Mel Parnell vs. Rube Walberg — Career Comparison

Mel Parnell
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Rube Walberg
Lost GenerationMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Mel Parnell and Rube Walberg are fairly close on the surface numbers. Mel Parnell had the edge in ERA (3.5 vs 4.16). 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 Rube Walberg

Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
1.48
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
544
1.85
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.19
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
1.05
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.63
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
0.53
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
0.48
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.12
62.12
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.36
52.36
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.28
80.28
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.43
56.43
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.58
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.48
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.05
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.11
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
3.5
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1223
4.16
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7932
27
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2644
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1715
8.81
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
2795
9.51
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.53
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
0.55
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
758
3.89
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1031
3.51
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
732
3.76
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1085
3.69
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.21
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.14
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.14
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7547
38.75
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11538
39.27
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.18
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.49
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
4.09
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1423
4.84
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.411
1.411
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6761
34.72
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10480
35.67
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.75
38.75
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.27
39.27

Fielding Stats for Mel Parnell and Rube Walberg

Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
544
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
809
27
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269.2
9
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
558
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
708
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
671
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.77
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.234
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.22
15.22
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Parnell and Rube Walberg

Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
293
241.15
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
547
326.57
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
729
600
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1005
600
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
668
549.79
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
905
540.3
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.495
0.495
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
132
108.64
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
96.72
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
112
92.18
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
75.82
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
17
13.99
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
15.52
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.65
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.99
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.82
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.39
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
20
16.46
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
20.9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
34.35
28.28
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.27
29.42
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
128.4
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
125.37
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
163
134.16
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
125.37
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
52
42.8
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
46.57
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
50
41.15
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
50.15
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
101
83.13
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
94.33
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34.85
28.69
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46.26
27.62
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
29
23.87
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
28.66
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
77.37
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 600 PA
179
106.87
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
7.76
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 600 PA
5.61
5.61
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
30
24.69
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
31.04
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.7
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.19
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.6
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.65
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.79
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67