Mel Parnell vs. Mark Prior — Career Comparison

Mel Parnell
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mark Prior
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Mel Parnell and Mark Prior are fairly close on the surface numbers. Mel Parnell carried a career ERA of 3.5 against Mark Prior's 3.51. The surface numbers don't cleanly separate Mel Parnell and Mark Prior — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mel Parnell and Mark Prior

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.48
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.45
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
1.19
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.45
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.63
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.58
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.4
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.12
62.12
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.15
59.15
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.28
80.28
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.58
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
3.5
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256
3.51
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
1971
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
657
9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1715
8.81
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
7.97
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.97
7.97
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.53
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.05
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
758
3.89
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
3.05
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.14
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
732
3.76
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
757
10.37
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.37
10.37
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.492
1.492
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.29
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.42
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7547
38.75
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
2771
37.96
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.18
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
797
4.09
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
3.79
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.37
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.21
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.47
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.411
1.411
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6761
34.72
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
2475
33.9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.75
38.75
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.96
37.96

Fielding Stats for Mel Parnell and Mark Prior

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.45
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.45
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1971
27
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
657
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.34
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.71
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
1.14
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.05
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.77
92.77
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.726
0.726
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.22
15.22
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Parnell and Mark Prior

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
241.15
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
276.92
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
600
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
234
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
668
549.79
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
204
523.08
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.551
0.551
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
108.64
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
41
105.13
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
92.18
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
30
76.92
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
13.99
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.64
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.82
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.56
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
16.46
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
28.21
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34.35
28.28
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12.45
31.93
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156
128.4
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
138.46
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
134.16
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
49
125.64
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
42.8
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
48.72
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
41.15
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.33
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
83.13
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
31
79.49
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34.85
28.69
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11.93
30.58
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
23.87
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
8
20.51
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
77.37
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
207.69
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
7.76
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
2.89
2.89
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
24.69
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
56.41
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.7
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.13
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA