Mel Parnell vs. Bob Welch — Career Comparison

Mel Parnell
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bob Welch
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Mel Parnell and Bob Welch are fairly close on the surface numbers. Mel Parnell carried a career ERA of 3.5 against Bob Welch's 3.47. The surface numbers don't cleanly separate Mel Parnell and Bob Welch — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mel Parnell and Bob Welch

Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.48
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
1.47
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
1.19
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.34
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.63
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
0.61
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.42
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.12
62.12
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.1
59.1
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.28
80.28
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.3
91.3
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.58
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.18
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.08
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
682
3.5
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1191
3.47
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9276
27
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3092
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1715
8.81
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2894
8.42
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.53
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
0.78
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
758
3.89
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1034
3.01
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.17
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
732
3.76
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1969
5.73
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.73
5.73
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.971
0.971
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.21
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.16
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.23
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.13
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7547
38.75
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12956
37.71
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.18
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.06
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
797
4.09
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1310
3.81
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.36
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.24
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.61
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.411
1.411
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6761
34.72
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11638
33.88
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.75
38.75
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.71
37.71

Fielding Stats for Mel Parnell and Bob Welch

Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
507
1.48
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.34
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9279
27
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3093
9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
0.71
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
394
1.15
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.08
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
663
1.93
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
637
1.85
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.08
96.08
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.256
1.256
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.22
15.22
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.12
91.12
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Parnell and Bob Welch

Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
293
241.15
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
467.07
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
600
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
668
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
668
549.79
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
582
522.75
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
108.64
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
88
79.04
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
92.18
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
78
70.06
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
13.99
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
7
6.29
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.82
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.8
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
16.46
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.98
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.35
28.28
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
19.24
17.28
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
128.4
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
103
92.51
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
134.16
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
113
101.5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
42.8
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
26
23.35
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
41.15
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
30
26.95
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
83.13
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
54
48.5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.85
28.69
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
11.96
10.74
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.65
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.69
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
23.87
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
22
19.76
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
77.37
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
171
153.59
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
7.76
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
3.91
3.91
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
30
24.69
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
52.99
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.8
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.7
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.59
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0