Mel Parnell vs. Lou Tost — Career Comparison

Mel Parnell
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Lou Tost
Greatest GenerationWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Mel Parnell posted a stronger line than Lou Tost. Mel Parnell posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.5 vs 3.65) and home runs allowed (0.53 per nine innings vs 0.81). 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 Lou Tost

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.48
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.26
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
1.19
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.33
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.63
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.58
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.64
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.12
62.12
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.62
47.62
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.28
80.28
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.97
58.97
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.58
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
3.5
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
3.65
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
466
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
155.1
9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1715
8.81
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
9.21
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.21
9.21
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.53
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.81
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
758
3.89
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.24
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
732
3.76
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
2.67
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.657
0.657
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.21
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7547
38.75
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
38.88
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.18
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.35
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
4.09
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
4.17
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.411
1.411
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.384
1.384
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6761
34.72
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
35.4
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.75
38.75
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Mel Parnell and Lou Tost

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
809
27
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269.2
9
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.14
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.872
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.22
15.22
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Parnell and Lou Tost

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
241.15
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
417.86
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
600
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
668
549.79
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
557.14
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
108.64
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
9
96.43
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
92.18
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
7
75
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
13.99
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
16.46
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.35
28.28
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
2.28
24.39
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
128.4
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
11
117.86
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
134.16
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
11
117.86
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
42.8
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
41.15
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
83.13
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
4
42.86
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.85
28.69
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
1.83
19.64
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
23.87
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
77.37
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
171.43
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
7.76
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
24.69
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.7
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA