Mel Parnell vs. Dave Veres — Career Comparison

Mel Parnell
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dave Veres
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mel Parnell built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Veres as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dave Veres posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.44 and WHIP 1.366 compared to 3.5 and 1.413 for Mel Parnell. By the career numbers, Dave Veres had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mel Parnell and Dave Veres

Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
1.48
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
7.85
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.19
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.63
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.47
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.45
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.12
62.12
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.7
50.7
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.28
80.28
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.58
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.23
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
682
3.5
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
3.44
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
2082
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
694
9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1715
8.81
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
8.57
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.53
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
1.01
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
758
3.89
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
3.33
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.39
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
732
3.76
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
617
8
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.58
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.36
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7547
38.75
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
2957
38.35
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.18
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
3.68
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
797
4.09
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
3.72
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.41
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.36
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.78
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.411
1.411
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.323
1.323
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6761
34.72
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
2612
33.87
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.75
38.75
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.35
38.35

Fielding Stats for Mel Parnell and Dave Veres

Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
7.85
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2082
27
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
694
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.56
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.93
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
1.63
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
1.49
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.27
91.27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.22
15.22
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Parnell and Dave Veres

Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
293
241.15
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
605
11709.68
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
600
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
668
549.79
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA
27
522.58
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.629
0.629
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
108.64
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
135.48
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
92.18
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
116.13
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
13.99
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
16.46
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34.35
28.28
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
43.48
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156
128.4
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
154.84
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
134.16
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
154.84
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.582
0.582
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
42.8
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
41.15
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
83.13
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34.85
28.69
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.66
51.5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
23.87
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
77.37
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
232.26
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
7.76
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA
2.58
2.58
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
24.69
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.7
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA