Mel Parnell vs. Arnold Waites — Career Comparison

Mel Parnell
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Arnold Waites
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Mel Parnell posted a stronger line than Arnold Waites. Mel Parnell posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.5 vs 6.47) and WHIP (1.413 vs 1.705). 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 Arnold Waites

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.48
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.77
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.19
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.92
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.63
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.74
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.39
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.37
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.12
62.12
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.28
80.28
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.58
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.37
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
3.5
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
6.47
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.47
6.47
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.2
9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1715
8.81
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
11.1
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.1
11.1
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.53
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.74
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
758
3.89
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.25
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
732
3.76
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
6.1
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.1
6.1
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.151
1.151
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.55
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7547
38.75
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
42.72
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.18
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.55
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
4.09
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
7.03
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.03
7.03
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.92
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.11
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.411
1.411
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.706
1.706
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6761
34.72
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
36.99
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.344
0.344
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.75
38.75
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.72
42.72

Fielding Stats for Mel Parnell and Arnold Waites

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.94
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.2
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.94
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.94
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.87
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.87
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.06
97.06
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.22
15.22
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Parnell and Arnold Waites

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
241.15
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
400
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
600
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
668
549.79
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
21
525
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
108.64
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
4
100
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
92.18
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
13.99
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
16.46
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.35
28.28
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0.88
21.99
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
128.4
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
4
100
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
134.16
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
5
125
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0.418
0.418
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
42.8
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
41.15
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
83.13
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.85
28.69
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
1.09
27.12
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
23.87
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
94
77.37
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
7.76
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
24.69
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.7
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA