Mel Parnell vs. Jacob Webb — Career Comparison

Mel Parnell
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jacob Webb
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mel Parnell built a career as a starting pitcher and Jacob Webb as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jacob Webb posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.99 and WHIP 1.245 compared to 3.5 and 1.413 for Mel Parnell. By the career numbers, Jacob Webb had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mel Parnell and Jacob Webb

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jacob Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.48
Jacob Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
8.79
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.19
Jacob Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.63
Jacob Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.6
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Jacob Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.12
62.12
Jacob Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.84
54.84
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.28
80.28
Jacob Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.58
Jacob Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Jacob Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Jacob Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.25
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
682
3.5
Jacob Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2.99
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Jacob Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Jacob Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Jacob Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Jacob Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Jacob Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
759
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Jacob Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1715
8.81
Jacob Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
7.01
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Jacob Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.53
Jacob Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Jacob Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Jacob Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
758
3.89
Jacob Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
3.81
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jacob Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Jacob Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
732
3.76
Jacob Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
8.68
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Jacob Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Jacob Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Jacob Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.387
1.387
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Jacob Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.25
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Jacob Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jacob Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7547
38.75
Jacob Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1060
37.71
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.18
Jacob Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.99
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
797
4.09
Jacob Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
3.66
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Jacob Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jacob Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jacob Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.14
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jacob Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.57
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.411
1.411
Jacob Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.202
1.202
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6761
34.72
Jacob Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
935
33.26
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Jacob Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Jacob Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.75
38.75
Jacob Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.71
37.71

Fielding Stats for Mel Parnell and Jacob Webb

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jacob Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
Jacob Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
8.79
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
Jacob Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Jacob Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
759
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Jacob Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Jacob Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Jacob Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.85
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Jacob Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.21
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Jacob Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.39
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Jacob Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.17
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Jacob Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.62
84.62
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Jacob Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.134
0.134
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.22
15.22
Jacob Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Jacob Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jacob Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jacob Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jacob Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jacob Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Parnell and Jacob Webb

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jacob Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
241.15
Jacob Webb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
247
49400
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
600
Jacob Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
668
549.79
Jacob Webb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Jacob Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Jacob Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
108.64
Jacob Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
92.18
Jacob Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
13.99
Jacob Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Jacob Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Jacob Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
16.46
Jacob Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Jacob Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Jacob Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Jacob Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.35
28.28
Jacob Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
128.4
Jacob Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
134.16
Jacob Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jacob Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Jacob Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Jacob Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Jacob Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Jacob Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Jacob Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Jacob Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
42.8
Jacob Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
41.15
Jacob Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
83.13
Jacob Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.85
28.69
Jacob Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-66.4
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Jacob Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
23.87
Jacob Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
77.37
Jacob Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
7.76
Jacob Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Jacob Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
24.69
Jacob Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.7
Jacob Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Jacob Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Jacob Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jacob Webb
Career
Per 600 PA