Roy Oswalt vs. Mike Parisi — Career Comparison

Roy Oswalt
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mike Parisi
MillenialMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Roy Oswalt built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Parisi as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Roy Oswalt posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.36 and WHIP 1.226 compared to 8.22 and 2.348 for Mike Parisi. By the career numbers, Roy Oswalt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Roy Oswalt and Mike Parisi

Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mike Parisi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
1.46
Mike Parisi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
4.7
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
1.37
Mike Parisi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.65
Mike Parisi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.41
Mike Parisi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.51
61.51
Mike Parisi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.42
93.42
Mike Parisi
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Mike Parisi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.03
Mike Parisi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Parisi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
3.36
Mike Parisi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
8.22
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Mike Parisi
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.22
8.22
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Mike Parisi
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Mike Parisi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Mike Parisi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6736
27
Mike Parisi
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2245.1
9
Mike Parisi
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2199
8.81
Mike Parisi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
14.48
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Mike Parisi
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.48
14.48
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
0.79
Mike Parisi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.78
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Mike Parisi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Mike Parisi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
520
2.08
Mike Parisi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.87
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.14
Mike Parisi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Mike Parisi
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1852
7.42
Mike Parisi
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
5.09
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.42
7.42
Mike Parisi
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Mike Parisi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.056
1.056
Mike Parisi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.12
Mike Parisi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.17
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.32
Mike Parisi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Mike Parisi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9301
37.28
Mike Parisi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
47.35
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Mike Parisi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.35
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
897
3.6
Mike Parisi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
9.39
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Mike Parisi
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.39
9.39
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.42
Mike Parisi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.17
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.23
Mike Parisi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
0.81
Mike Parisi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.211
1.211
Mike Parisi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.261
2.261
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8539
34.23
Mike Parisi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
39.91
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Mike Parisi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Mike Parisi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.402
0.402
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.28
37.28
Mike Parisi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.35
47.35

Fielding Stats for Roy Oswalt and Mike Parisi

Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mike Parisi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
366
1.47
Mike Parisi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
4.7
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
1.37
Mike Parisi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6742
27
Mike Parisi
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2247.1
9
Mike Parisi
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
0.68
Mike Parisi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
1.24
Mike Parisi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Mike Parisi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
488
1.95
Mike Parisi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.13
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
479
1.92
Mike Parisi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.13
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.16
98.16
Mike Parisi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.309
1.309
Mike Parisi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.44
93.44
Mike Parisi
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.12
Mike Parisi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Parisi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Parisi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Parisi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Parisi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Oswalt and Mike Parisi

Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Mike Parisi
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
370
278.89
Mike Parisi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
1800
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
796
600
Mike Parisi
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
657
495.23
Mike Parisi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Mike Parisi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.461
0.461
Mike Parisi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
76.13
Mike Parisi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
70.1
Mike Parisi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
5.28
Mike Parisi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Parisi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.75
Mike Parisi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
6.03
Mike Parisi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Mike Parisi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Mike Parisi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Mike Parisi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.7
15.6
Mike Parisi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
66.97
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
83.67
Mike Parisi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
100.25
Mike Parisi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Mike Parisi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Mike Parisi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
Mike Parisi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Mike Parisi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Mike Parisi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Mike Parisi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Mike Parisi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
22.61
Mike Parisi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
27.14
Mike Parisi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
48.99
Mike Parisi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.77
11.89
Mike Parisi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
62.88
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.77
Mike Parisi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
20.35
Mike Parisi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Parisi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
181
136.43
Mike Parisi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.4
4.4
Mike Parisi
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Mike Parisi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
79.9
Mike Parisi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.75
Mike Parisi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
6
4.52
Mike Parisi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Parisi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Parisi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Parisi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Parisi
Career
Per 600 PA