Mel Parnell vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Mel Parnell
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Mel Parnell posted a stronger line than Bud Smith. Mel Parnell posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.5 vs 4.95) and WHIP (1.413 vs 1.500). 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 Bud Smith

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.48
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
1.19
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.63
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.12
62.12
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.28
80.28
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.58
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
3.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1715
8.81
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.53
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
758
3.89
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
732
3.76
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.21
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7547
38.75
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.18
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
4.09
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.411
1.411
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6761
34.72
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.75
38.75
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Mel Parnell and Bud Smith

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.47
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.42
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.06
97.06
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.22
15.22
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Parnell and Bud Smith

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
241.15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
352.17
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
600
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
668
549.79
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
108.64
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
92.18
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
78.26
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
13.99
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
16.46
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.35
28.28
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.37
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
128.4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
104.35
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
134.16
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
42.8
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
41.15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
83.13
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.85
28.69
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
19.06
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
23.87
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
77.37
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
7.76
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.11
5.11
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
24.69
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
10.7
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA