Grant Jackson vs. Mel Parnell — Career Comparison

Grant Jackson
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Mel Parnell
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mel Parnell built a career as a starting pitcher and Grant Jackson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Grant Jackson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.46 and WHIP 1.365 compared to 3.5 and 1.413 for Mel Parnell. By the career numbers, Grant Jackson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Grant Jackson and Mel Parnell

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.58
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
1.48
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.55
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.19
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.57
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.63
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.5
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.42
53.42
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.12
62.12
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.99
11.99
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.28
80.28
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.58
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.52
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.46
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
682
3.5
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4076
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1358.2
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1272
8.43
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1715
8.81
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.72
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.53
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
3.38
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
758
3.89
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.47
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
5.89
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
732
3.76
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.29
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.14
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.14
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5749
38.08
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7547
38.75
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
1.93
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.18
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
3.9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
797
4.09
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.41
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.28
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.34
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.411
1.411
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5112
33.86
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6761
34.72
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.75
38.75

Fielding Stats for Grant Jackson and Mel Parnell

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
692
4.58
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.55
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4078
27
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1359.1
9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.36
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
1.13
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
1.6
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
1.49
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.36
93.36
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.99
11.99
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.22
15.22
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Grant Jackson and Mel Parnell

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
1709.52
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
293
241.15
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
252
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
600
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
236
561.9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
668
549.79
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
32
76.19
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
108.64
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
27
64.29
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
92.18
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.76
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
13.99
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.65
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.76
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.82
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
11.9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
16.46
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
7.48
17.81
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.35
28.28
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
42
100
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
128.4
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
40
95.24
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
134.16
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
47.62
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
42.8
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
40.48
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
41.15
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
83.33
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
83.13
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.36
3.23
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.85
28.69
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.65
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
16.67
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
23.87
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
214.29
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
77.37
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.8
2.8
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
7.76
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
19.05
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
24.69
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.7
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100