Mel Parnell vs. Blade Tidwell — Career Comparison

Mel Parnell
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Blade Tidwell
Gen ZTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Mel Parnell posted a stronger line than Blade Tidwell. Mel Parnell posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.5 vs 9) and WHIP (1.413 vs 2.200). 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 Blade Tidwell

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.48
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.4
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
1.19
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.63
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Blade Tidwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.12
62.12
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.28
80.28
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.58
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
3.5
Blade Tidwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.33
10.33
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.33
7.33
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.349
0.349
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1715
8.81
Blade Tidwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
13.8
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.8
13.8
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.53
Blade Tidwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.4
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
758
3.89
Blade Tidwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
6
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Blade Tidwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
732
3.76
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
6
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Blade Tidwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Blade Tidwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.21
Blade Tidwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Blade Tidwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Blade Tidwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7547
38.75
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
46.8
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.18
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
4.09
Blade Tidwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blade Tidwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.411
1.411
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6761
34.72
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
39.6
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.365
0.365
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.75
38.75
Blade Tidwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.8
46.8

Fielding Stats for Mel Parnell and Blade Tidwell

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.4
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.8
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Blade Tidwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.4
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.4
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.06
97.06
Blade Tidwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.22
15.22
Blade Tidwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Parnell and Blade Tidwell

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
241.15
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
600
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
668
549.79
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
108.64
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
92.18
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
13.99
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
16.46
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.35
28.28
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
128.4
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
134.16
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
42.8
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
41.15
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
83.13
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.85
28.69
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
23.87
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
94
77.37
Blade Tidwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
7.76
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
24.69
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.7
Blade Tidwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Blade Tidwell
Career
Per 600 PA