Mel Parnell vs. Mike Thompson — Career Comparison

Mel Parnell
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mike Thompson
Gen XColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Mel Parnell posted a stronger line than Mike Thompson. Mel Parnell posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.5 vs 5.27) and WHIP (1.413 vs 1.533). 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 Mike Thompson

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.48
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.17
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
1.19
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.34
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.63
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.12
62.12
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.28
80.28
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.54
61.54
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.58
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
3.5
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
5.27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
107.2
9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1715
8.81
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
10.2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
10.2
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.53
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.25
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
758
3.89
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
3.09
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.5
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
732
3.76
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
3.34
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.715
0.715
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.21
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.84
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7547
38.75
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
40.12
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.18
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.5
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
4.09
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
5.93
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.59
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.17
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.411
1.411
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.477
1.477
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6761
34.72
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
35.19
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.75
38.75
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12

Fielding Stats for Mel Parnell and Mike Thompson

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
2.17
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.34
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
107.2
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.84
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.42
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.25
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
2.51
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
2.26
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.039
1.039
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.22
15.22
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Parnell and Mike Thompson

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
241.15
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
503.23
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
600
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
668
549.79
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
27
522.58
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
108.64
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
77.42
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
92.18
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
77.42
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
13.99
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
16.46
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.35
28.28
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
13.19
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
128.4
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
77.42
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
134.16
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
96.77
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
42.8
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
41.15
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
83.13
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.85
28.69
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
6.66
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
23.87
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
77.37
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
251.61
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
7.76
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
24.69
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.7
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA