Mel Parnell vs. Alex Torres — Career Comparison

Mel Parnell
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Alex Torres
MillenialVenezuelaThrows LeftBats LeftSouth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mel Parnell built a career as a starting pitcher and Alex Torres as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Alex Torres posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.68 and WHIP 1.315 compared to 3.5 and 1.413 for Mel Parnell. By the career numbers, Alex Torres had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mel Parnell and Alex Torres

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.48
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
8.86
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.19
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.63
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.41
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.39
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.23
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.12
62.12
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.28
80.28
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.58
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
682
3.5
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
2.68
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
463
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
154.1
9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1715
8.81
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
6.53
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.53
6.53
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.53
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.52
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
758
3.89
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
5.02
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
732
3.76
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
9.16
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.16
9.16
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.575
1.575
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.58
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.47
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7547
38.75
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
660
38.49
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.18
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.75
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
797
4.09
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.32
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.52
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.411
1.411
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.283
1.283
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6761
34.72
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
559
32.6
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.75
38.75
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Mel Parnell and Alex Torres

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
8.86
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
463
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
154.1
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.52
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.17
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.87
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.69
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.63
90.63
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.191
0.191
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.22
15.22
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Parnell and Alex Torres

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
241.15
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PAverified
152
45600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
600
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
668
549.79
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
108.64
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
92.18
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
13.99
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
16.46
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.35
28.28
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
128.4
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
134.16
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
42.8
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
41.15
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
83.13
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.85
28.69
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
23.87
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
77.37
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
7.76
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
24.69
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.7
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA