Mel Parnell vs. Steve Trout — Career Comparison

Mel Parnell
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Steve Trout
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Mel Parnell posted a stronger line than Steve Trout. Mel Parnell posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.5 vs 4.18) and WHIP (1.413 vs 1.526). 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 Steve Trout

Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
1.48
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
1.8
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
1.19
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
1.41
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.63
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.53
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.55
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.12
62.12
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.89
48.89
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.28
80.28
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.41
78.41
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.58
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.19
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
3.5
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
697
4.18
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
4504
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
1501.1
9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1715
8.81
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1665
9.98
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.98
9.98
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.53
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.54
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
758
3.89
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
578
3.46
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.29
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
732
3.76
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
656
3.93
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.18
2.18
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.822
0.822
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.3
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.1
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7547
38.75
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6550
39.27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.18
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.15
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
4.09
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
791
4.74
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.44
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.25
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.19
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.411
1.411
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.494
1.494
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6761
34.72
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5824
34.91
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.75
38.75
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.27
39.27

Fielding Stats for Mel Parnell and Steve Trout

Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
301
1.8
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
1.41
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4504
27
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1501.1
9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.46
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
1.86
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.13
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
409
2.45
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
387
2.32
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.62
94.62
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.286
1.286
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.22
15.22
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.41
78.41
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.17
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Parnell and Steve Trout

Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
293
241.15
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
301
651.99
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
600
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
277
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
668
549.79
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
238
515.52
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
0.439
0.439
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
108.64
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
38
82.31
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
92.18
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
36
77.98
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
13.99
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.33
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
16.46
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.33
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.35
28.28
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
6.83
14.8
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
128.4
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
40
86.64
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
134.16
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
47
101.81
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
42.8
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
18
38.99
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
41.15
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
9
19.49
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
83.13
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
27
58.48
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.85
28.69
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
4.77
10.34
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
23.87
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
9
19.49
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
77.37
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
168.95
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
7.76
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
3.55
3.55
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
24.69
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
62.82
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.17
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.7
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA