Mel Parnell vs. Ted Shaw — Career Comparison

Mel Parnell
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ted Shaw
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Mel Parnell and Ted Shaw are fairly close on the surface numbers. Mel Parnell had the edge in ERA (3.5 vs 4.77). 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 Ted Shaw

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.48
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1.4
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.19
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.01
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.63
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.55
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.44
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.12
62.12
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.81
55.81
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.28
80.28
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.13
72.13
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.58
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.71
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
3.5
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
4.77
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1177
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
392.1
9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1715
8.81
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
9.43
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.53
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.41
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
758
3.89
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
3.42
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
732
3.76
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
4.38
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.867
0.867
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.46
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7547
38.75
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1721
39.48
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.18
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.23
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
4.09
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
5.78
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.38
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.67
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.411
1.411
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.427
1.427
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6761
34.72
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1492
34.23
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.75
38.75
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.48
39.48

Fielding Stats for Mel Parnell and Ted Shaw

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1.4
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
1.03
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1177
27
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392.1
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
2.2
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
2.55
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
2.39
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.69
93.69
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.705
1.705
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.22
15.22
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.77
73.77
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Parnell and Ted Shaw

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
241.15
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
67
232.37
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
600
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
173
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
668
549.79
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
156
541.04
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
108.64
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
128.32
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
92.18
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
97.11
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
13.99
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
20.81
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.65
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.94
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.82
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
16.46
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
31.21
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34.35
28.28
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15.19
52.69
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156
128.4
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
173.41
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
134.16
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
166.47
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.608
0.608
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
42.8
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
79.77
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
41.15
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
58.96
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
83.13
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
135.26
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34.85
28.69
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17.01
58.99
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.65
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
23.87
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
34.68
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
94
77.37
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
7.76
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
24.69
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
6
20.81
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.7
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.65
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.65
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100