Mel Parnell vs. Rube Vickers — Career Comparison

Mel Parnell
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Rube Vickers
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Rube Vickers posted a stronger line than Mel Parnell. Rube Vickers posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.93 vs 3.5) and WHIP (1.190 vs 1.413). By the career numbers, Rube Vickers 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 Rube Vickers

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.48
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.73
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.19
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.88
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.63
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.43
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.53
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.12
62.12
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.9
44.9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.28
80.28
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.14
51.14
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.58
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.57
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.1
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
682
3.5
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
2.93
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1374
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1715
8.81
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
8.37
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.37
8.37
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.53
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.01
0.01
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
758
3.89
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
2.34
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
732
3.76
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
4.19
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.725
0.725
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.31
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7547
38.75
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1839
36.14
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.18
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.67
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
4.09
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
4.24
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.411
1.411
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6761
34.72
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
33.48
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.75
38.75
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.14
36.14

Fielding Stats for Mel Parnell and Rube Vickers

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.75
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.8
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1392
27
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
464
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.31
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
2.42
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.19
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
2.93
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
2.73
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.38
93.38
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.567
1.567
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.22
15.22
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.56
45.56
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02

Hitting Stats for Mel Parnell and Rube Vickers

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
241.15
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
301.68
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
600
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
179
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
668
549.79
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
163
546.37
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
108.64
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
26
87.15
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
92.18
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
22
73.74
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
13.99
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
4
13.41
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
16.46
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
4
13.41
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.35
28.28
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
6.49
21.76
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
128.4
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
30
100.56
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
134.16
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
36
120.67
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
42.8
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
4
13.41
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
41.15
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
43.58
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
83.13
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
17
56.98
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.85
28.69
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
5.3
17.76
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
23.87
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
33.52
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
77.37
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
113.97
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
7.76
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
5.26
5.26
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
24.69
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
6
20.11
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.7
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA