Bugs Bennett vs. Harley Parker — Career Comparison

Bugs Bennett
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harley Parker
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bugs Bennett built a career as a starting pitcher and Harley Parker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Harley Parker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.9 and WHIP 1.749 compared to 6.68 and 2.109 for Bugs Bennett. By the career numbers, Harley Parker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bugs Bennett and Harley Parker

Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.67
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.21
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.34
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.94
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.33
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.34
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.54
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.46
38.46
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.78
77.78
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.87
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
6.68
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
5.9
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.68
6.68
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.9
5.9
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.76
7.76
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.02
6.02
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.62
6.62
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
27
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
27
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.2
9
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134.1
9
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
11.23
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
13.13
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.23
11.23
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.13
13.13
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.8
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.33
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
7.75
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.61
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.75
7.75
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.34
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.61
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.469
0.469
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.4
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.4
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
44.91
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
629
42.14
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.8
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
8.29
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
8.37
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.37
8.37
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.109
2.109
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.749
1.749
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
36.62
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
39.13
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.94
6.94
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.344
0.344
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.91
44.91
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.14
42.14

Fielding Stats for Bugs Bennett and Harley Parker

Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.25
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
27
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
9
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.59
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.3
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
3.15
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
2.89
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.67
91.67
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.316
2.316
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bugs Bennett and Harley Parker

Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
175.38
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
600
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
572.31
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.654
0.654
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
156.92
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
138.46
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.46
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.46
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.34
73
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.46
59.59
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
193.85
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
184.62
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.646
0.646
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.533
0.533
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
64.62
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
55.38
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
120
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.74
95.13
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.81
72.13
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.23
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.46
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
55.38
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
5.5
5.5
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.83
10.83
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA