Mel Parnell vs. William Sheppard — Career Comparison

Mel Parnell
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
William Sheppard
UnknownMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, William Sheppard posted a stronger line than Mel Parnell. William Sheppard posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.9 vs 3.5) and WHIP (1.226 vs 1.413). By the career numbers, William Sheppard 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 William Sheppard

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.48
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.74
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
1.19
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.45
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.63
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.58
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.12
62.12
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.28
80.28
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.58
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.1
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
682
3.5
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1715
8.81
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
7.55
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.55
7.55
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.53
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
758
3.89
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.48
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
732
3.76
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.74
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.581
0.581
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.21
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.58
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7547
38.75
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
39.19
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.18
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
797
4.09
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.06
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.74
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.411
1.411
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6761
34.72
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
33.39
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.75
38.75
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.19
39.19

Fielding Stats for Mel Parnell and William Sheppard

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.8
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.29
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809
27
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.77
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
5.4
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
6.17
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
6.17
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.06
97.06
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.429
3.429
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.22
15.22
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Parnell and William Sheppard

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
241.15
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
350
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
600
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
668
549.79
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
108.64
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
92.18
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
13.99
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
16.46
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.35
28.28
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
2.15
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
128.4
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
134.16
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
42.8
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
41.15
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
83.13
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.85
28.69
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.37
-18.4
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
23.87
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
94
77.37
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
7.76
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
24.69
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.7
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA