Mel Parnell vs. Ben Rivera — Career Comparison

Mel Parnell
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ben Rivera
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Mel Parnell posted a stronger line than Ben Rivera. Mel Parnell posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.5 vs 4.52) and WHIP (1.413 vs 1.489). 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 Ben Rivera

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.48
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.89
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
1.19
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.39
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.63
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.65
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.48
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.12
62.12
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.5
57.5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.28
80.28
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.13
73.13
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.58
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
3.5
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
4.52
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
955
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
318.1
9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1715
8.81
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
8.88
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.53
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
758
3.89
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
4.3
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.23
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
732
3.76
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.19
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.19
6.19
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.165
1.165
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.59
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7547
38.75
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1405
39.72
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.18
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.25
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
4.09
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
4.75
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.45
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.23
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.411
1.411
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.464
1.464
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6761
34.72
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1218
34.44
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.75
38.75
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.72
39.72

Fielding Stats for Mel Parnell and Ben Rivera

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.89
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1.39
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
955
27
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318.1
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.1
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.47
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.44
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.06
97.06
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.08
98.08
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.22
15.22
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.13
73.13
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Parnell and Ben Rivera

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
241.15
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
343.59
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
600
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
117
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
668
549.79
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
93
476.92
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
108.64
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
8
41.03
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
92.18
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
8
41.03
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
13.99
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
16.46
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.35
28.28
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
1.16
5.96
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
128.4
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
8
41.03
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
134.16
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
14
71.79
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
42.8
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
5
25.64
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
41.15
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.26
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
83.13
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
7
35.9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.85
28.69
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.72
-8.8
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
23.87
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
30.77
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
77.37
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
205.13
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
7.76
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
2.93
2.93
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
24.69
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
92.31
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.7
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA