Mel Parnell vs. Fred Wenz — Career Comparison

Mel Parnell
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Fred Wenz
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mel Parnell built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Wenz as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mel Parnell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.5 and WHIP 1.413 compared to 4.68 and 1.512 for Fred Wenz. By the career numbers, Mel Parnell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mel Parnell and Fred Wenz

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.48
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
6.59
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.19
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.63
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.39
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.12
62.12
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.28
80.28
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.58
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
3.5
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.68
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1715
8.81
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
7.65
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.65
7.65
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.53
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.91
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
758
3.89
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
5.31
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
732
3.76
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
8.08
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.08
8.08
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.488
1.488
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7547
38.75
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
39.97
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.18
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.76
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
4.09
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.89
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.411
1.411
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.441
1.441
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6761
34.72
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
33.38
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.75
38.75
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.97
39.97

Fielding Stats for Mel Parnell and Fred Wenz

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
6.64
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.86
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.86
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.06
97.06
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.129
0.129
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.22
15.22
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Parnell and Fred Wenz

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
241.15
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
3100
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
600
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
668
549.79
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
108.64
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
92.18
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
13.99
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
16.46
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.35
28.28
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
2.15
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
128.4
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
134.16
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
42.8
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
41.15
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
83.13
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.85
28.69
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.24
-24.1
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
23.87
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
77.37
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
500
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
7.76
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
1.2
1.2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
24.69
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.7
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA