Mel Parnell vs. Billy Traber — Career Comparison

Mel Parnell
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Billy Traber
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Mel Parnell posted a stronger line than Billy Traber. Mel Parnell posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.5 vs 5.65) and WHIP (1.413 vs 1.637). 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 Billy Traber

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.48
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
4.02
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.19
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.17
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.63
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.5
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.59
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.12
62.12
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.15
46.15
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.28
80.28
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.17
29.17
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.58
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
3.5
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
5.65
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
645
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1715
8.81
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
11.18
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.53
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.21
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
758
3.89
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
3.14
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
732
3.76
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
6.36
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.36
6.36
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.58
1.58
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.056
1.056
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.33
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.71
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7547
38.75
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
987
41.32
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.18
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.33
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
4.09
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
5.86
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.8
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.411
1.411
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.591
1.591
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6761
34.72
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
876
36.67
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.75
38.75
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.32
41.32

Fielding Stats for Mel Parnell and Billy Traber

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
4.02
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.17
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
645
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.46
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.09
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.59
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.55
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.06
97.06
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.37
97.37
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.385
0.385
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.22
15.22
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.17
29.17
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Parnell and Billy Traber

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
241.15
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
2400
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
600
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
668
549.79
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
21
525
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
108.64
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
92.18
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
13.99
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
16.46
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.35
28.28
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
2.36
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
128.4
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
134.16
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
42.8
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
41.15
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
83.13
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.85
28.69
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.18
-29.51
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
23.87
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
77.37
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
325
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
7.76
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
1.85
1.85
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
24.69
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.7
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA