Mel Parnell vs. Mule Watson — Career Comparison

Mel Parnell
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mule Watson
Lost GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Mel Parnell and Mule Watson are fairly close on the surface numbers. Mel Parnell had the edge in ERA (3.5 vs 4.03). 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 Mule Watson

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.48
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
1.7
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
1.19
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.63
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.48
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.51
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.12
62.12
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.54
48.54
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.28
80.28
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.79
70.79
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.58
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.51
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
3.5
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
422
4.03
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2825
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
941.2
9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1715
8.81
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1062
10.15
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.15
10.15
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.53
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.42
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
758
3.89
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
2.45
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
732
3.76
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
1.99
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.493
0.493
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.21
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.15
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7547
38.75
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4030
38.52
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.18
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.31
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
4.09
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
520
4.97
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.411
1.411
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6761
34.72
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3758
35.92
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.75
38.75
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.52
38.52

Fielding Stats for Mel Parnell and Mule Watson

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
809
27
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269.2
9
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.49
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.436
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.22
15.22
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Parnell and Mule Watson

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Mule Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
241.15
Mule Watson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
178
312.28
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
600
Mule Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
342
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
668
549.79
Mule Watson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
322
564.91
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Mule Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Mule Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
108.64
Mule Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
53
92.98
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
92.18
Mule Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
40
70.18
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
13.99
Mule Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12.28
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.65
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.02
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.82
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.51
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
16.46
Mule Watson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.81
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.35
28.28
Mule Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
14.4
25.26
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156
128.4
Mule Watson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
129.82
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
134.16
Mule Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
60
105.26
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Mule Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Mule Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Mule Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Mule Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Mule Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
42.8
Mule Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
40.35
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
41.15
Mule Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
36.84
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
83.13
Mule Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
42
73.68
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.85
28.69
Mule Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
10.26
18
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.65
Mule Watson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.75
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
23.87
Mule Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
10.53
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mule Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
77.37
Mule Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
108
189.47
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
7.76
Mule Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Mule Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
24.69
Mule Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
22.81
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mule Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.7
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Mule Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mule Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Mule Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mule Watson
Career
Per 600 PA