Mel Parnell vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Mel Parnell
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Lon Warneke posted a stronger line than Mel Parnell. Lon Warneke posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.18 vs 3.5) and WHIP (1.245 vs 1.413). By the career numbers, Lon Warneke 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 Lon Warneke

Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.48
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.19
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
1.11
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.63
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
0.62
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.39
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.39
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.12
62.12
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.34
61.34
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.28
80.28
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.08
77.08
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.58
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.1
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
682
3.5
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1715
8.81
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2726
8.82
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.53
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
0.57
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
758
3.89
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
732
3.76
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140
3.69
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.21
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.14
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7547
38.75
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.18
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.21
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
797
4.09
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.411
1.411
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6761
34.72
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10842
35.07
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.75
38.75
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Mel Parnell and Lon Warneke

Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
809
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269.2
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.22
15.22
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Parnell and Lon Warneke

Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
293
241.15
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
459
255
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
729
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
668
549.79
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
962
534.44
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
132
108.64
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
112
92.18
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
17
13.99
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.11
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.82
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
20
16.46
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
34.35
28.28
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
156
128.4
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
163
134.16
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
52
42.8
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
50
41.15
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
101
83.13
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
34.85
28.69
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.65
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
29
23.87
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
77.37
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
148
82.22
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
7.76
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
7.3
7.3
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
30
24.69
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
10.7
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.56
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.56
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100