Mel Parnell vs. Charlie Root — Career Comparison

Mel Parnell
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Charlie Root
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Mel Parnell and Charlie Root are fairly close on the surface numbers. Charlie Root had the edge in WHIP (1.295 vs 1.413). By the career numbers, Charlie Root 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 Charlie Root

Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
1.48
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
632
1.78
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.19
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
0.96
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.63
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
0.57
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.45
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.12
62.12
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.68
55.68
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.28
80.28
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.96
53.96
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.58
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.5
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.06
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.11
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
3.5
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
1274
3.59
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9592
27
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3197.1
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1715
8.81
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3252
9.15
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.15
9.15
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.53
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
0.53
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
758
3.89
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
2.5
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
732
3.76
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1459
4.11
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.734
0.734
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.21
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.22
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7547
38.75
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13529
38.08
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.18
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.52
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
4.09
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
1467
4.13
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.411
1.411
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6761
34.72
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12561
35.36
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.75
38.75
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Mel Parnell and Charlie Root

Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
809
27
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269.2
9
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
601
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.56
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.22
15.22
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Parnell and Charlie Root

Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
293
241.15
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
632
318.39
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
729
600
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1191
600
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
668
549.79
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1086
547.1
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
132
108.64
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
98.74
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
112
92.18
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
66.5
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
17
13.99
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
23.17
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.65
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.82
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.54
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
20
16.46
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
32.24
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
34.35
28.28
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.6
33.55
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
156
128.4
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
145.59
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
163
134.16
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
124.43
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
52
42.8
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
43.32
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
50
41.15
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
46.85
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
101
83.13
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
84.63
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34.85
28.69
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56.6
28.51
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.65
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
23.87
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
22.17
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
77.37
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
329
165.74
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
7.76
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
3.62
3.62
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
30
24.69
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
27.2
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.7
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.53
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.5
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.5
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100