Mel Parnell vs. Jim Tobin — Career Comparison

Mel Parnell
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jim Tobin
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Mel Parnell and Jim Tobin are fairly close on the surface numbers. Jim Tobin had the edge in WHIP (1.308 vs 1.413). By the career numbers, Jim Tobin 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 Jim Tobin

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.48
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
1.36
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.19
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
1.08
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.63
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.53
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.12
62.12
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.39
48.39
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.28
80.28
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.09
79.09
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.58
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.74
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.06
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
682
3.5
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
3.44
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5700
27
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1900
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1715
8.81
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1929
9.14
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.53
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.51
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
758
3.89
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
2.64
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
732
3.76
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
498
2.36
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.555
0.555
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.21
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.13
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.14
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.13
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7547
38.75
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8074
38.25
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.18
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.22
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
797
4.09
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
4.08
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.411
1.411
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6761
34.72
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7490
35.48
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.75
38.75
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.25
38.25

Fielding Stats for Mel Parnell and Jim Tobin

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
288
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
809
27
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269.2
9
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
480
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
604
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.52
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.024
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.22
15.22
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Parnell and Jim Tobin

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
293
241.15
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
268.78
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
729
600
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
884
600
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
668
549.79
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
796
540.27
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.666
0.666
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
132
108.64
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
124.21
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
112
92.18
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
86.88
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
17
13.99
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
23.76
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.65
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.04
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.82
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
11.54
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
20
16.46
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
37.33
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
34.35
28.28
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84.25
57.18
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
156
128.4
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
275
186.65
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
163
134.16
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
266
180.54
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.648
0.648
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.565
0.565
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
52
42.8
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
54.98
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
50
41.15
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
69.23
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
101
83.13
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
112.67
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
34.85
28.69
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85.75
58.2
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.65
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.04
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
29
23.87
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
54.3
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
77.37
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
162
109.95
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
7.76
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
5.46
5.46
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
24.69
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.39
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
10.7
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
22
14.93
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100