Mel Parnell vs. Paul Penson — Career Comparison

Mel Parnell
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Paul Penson
Silent GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Mel Parnell posted a stronger line than Paul Penson. Mel Parnell posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.5 vs 4.5) and WHIP (1.413 vs 1.750). By the career numbers, Mel Parnell had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Mel Parnell and Paul Penson

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.48
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.81
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
1.19
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.69
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.63
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Paul Penson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.12
62.12
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.28
80.28
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.58
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
3.5
Paul Penson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
4.5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Paul Penson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1715
8.81
Paul Penson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
7.88
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Paul Penson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.53
Paul Penson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Paul Penson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
758
3.89
Paul Penson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
7.88
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Paul Penson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
732
3.76
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Paul Penson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Paul Penson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.14
Paul Penson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Paul Penson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7547
38.75
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
42.75
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.18
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
4.09
Paul Penson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.19
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.411
1.411
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6761
34.72
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
34.88
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Paul Penson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Paul Penson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.224
0.224
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.75
38.75
Paul Penson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.75
42.75

Fielding Stats for Mel Parnell and Paul Penson

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.81
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.47
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.69
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.4
Paul Penson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.22
15.22
Paul Penson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Penson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Parnell and Paul Penson

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
241.15
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
428.57
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
600
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
668
549.79
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
108.64
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
92.18
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
13.99
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
16.46
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.35
28.28
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
128.4
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
134.16
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
42.8
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
41.15
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
83.13
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.85
28.69
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.04
-89.43
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
23.87
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
77.37
Paul Penson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
7.76
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
24.69
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
10.7
Paul Penson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Paul Penson
Career
Per 600 PA