Mel Parnell vs. Ed Walsh — Career Comparison

Mel Parnell
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ed Walsh
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Ed Walsh posted a stronger line than Mel Parnell. Ed Walsh posted stronger numbers in ERA (1.82 vs 3.5) and WHIP (1.000 vs 1.413). By the career numbers, Ed Walsh 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 Ed Walsh

Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.48
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
430
1.31
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.19
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
0.96
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.63
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
0.59
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.39
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.38
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.12
62.12
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.75
60.75
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.28
80.28
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.26
73.26
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.58
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
0.76
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.1
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.17
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.11
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
682
3.5
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
1.82
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.87
1.87
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8893
27
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2964.1
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1715
8.81
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2346
7.12
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.12
7.12
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.53
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.07
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
758
3.89
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
617
1.87
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.87
1.87
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
732
3.76
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1736
5.27
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.794
0.794
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.26
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.16
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.04
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7547
38.75
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11500
34.92
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.18
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.32
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
797
4.09
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
873
2.65
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.411
1.411
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6761
34.72
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10830
32.88
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.75
38.75
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.92
34.92

Fielding Stats for Mel Parnell and Ed Walsh

Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
436
1.92
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
0.94
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6147
27
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
1.04
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1208
5.31
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.25
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1502
6.6
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1445
6.35
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.21
96.21
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.314
3.314
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.22
15.22
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.85
48.85
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.14
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Parnell and Ed Walsh

Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
293
241.15
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
459
235.18
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
729
600
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1171
600
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
668
549.79
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1088
557.47
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.519
0.519
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
132
108.64
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
107.6
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
112
92.18
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
81.47
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
17
13.99
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
19.47
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.65
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.12
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.82
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.54
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
20
16.46
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
26.13
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
34.35
28.28
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.63
35.16
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
156
128.4
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
141.93
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
163
134.16
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
263
134.76
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.485
0.485
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
52
42.8
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
47.65
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
41.15
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
34.84
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
83.13
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
80.96
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
34.85
28.69
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.47
34.06
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.65
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.59
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
23.87
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
23.57
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
77.37
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
282
144.49
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
7.76
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
4.15
4.15
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
24.69
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
30
15.37
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.7
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.65
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
7.17
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.51
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.65
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
7.69
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
93.33
93.33