Mel Parnell vs. Bill Werle — Career Comparison

Mel Parnell
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bill Werle
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Mel Parnell posted a stronger line than Bill Werle. Mel Parnell posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.5 vs 4.69) and home runs allowed (0.53 per nine innings vs 1.08). 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 Bill Werle

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.48
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
2.5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.19
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.81
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.63
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.39
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.53
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.12
62.12
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.65
42.65
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.28
80.28
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.43
32.43
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.58
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.24
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.2
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
3.5
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
347
4.69
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1996
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
665.1
9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1715
8.81
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
770
10.42
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.42
10.42
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.53
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
1.08
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
758
3.89
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
2.62
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
732
3.76
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.83
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.717
0.717
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.21
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.31
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7547
38.75
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2906
39.31
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.18
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.81
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
4.09
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
5.28
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.411
1.411
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.449
1.449
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6761
34.72
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2689
36.37
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.75
38.75
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.31
39.31

Fielding Stats for Mel Parnell and Bill Werle

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
9.65
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
67.5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.2
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
2.3
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
11.68
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
10.91
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
60.93
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.4
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
2.19
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
13.62
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
74.8
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
13.22
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
72.61
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.06
97.06
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.07
97.07
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.076
1.076
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.22
15.22
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.9
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
5.11
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Parnell and Bill Werle

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bill Werle
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
241.15
Bill Werle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
185
506.85
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
600
Bill Werle
Career
Per 600 PA
219
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
668
549.79
Bill Werle
Career
Per 600 PA
199
545.21
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Bill Werle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Bill Werle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.482
0.482
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
108.64
Bill Werle
Career
Per 600 PA
35
95.89
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
92.18
Bill Werle
Career
Per 600 PA
28
76.71
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
13.99
Bill Werle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.44
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.65
Bill Werle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.74
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Bill Werle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
16.46
Bill Werle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.18
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Bill Werle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Bill Werle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.35
28.28
Bill Werle
Career
Per 600 PA
10.01
27.42
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
128.4
Bill Werle
Career
Per 600 PA
43
117.81
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
134.16
Bill Werle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
136.99
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Bill Werle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Bill Werle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Bill Werle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
42.8
Bill Werle
Career
Per 600 PA
13
35.62
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
41.15
Bill Werle
Career
Per 600 PA
8
21.92
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
83.13
Bill Werle
Career
Per 600 PA
21
57.53
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.85
28.69
Bill Werle
Career
Per 600 PA
9.16
25.08
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Bill Werle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
23.87
Bill Werle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
41.1
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Werle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
77.37
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
136.99
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
7.76
Bill Werle
Career
Per 600 PA
4.38
4.38
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Bill Werle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
24.69
Bill Werle
Career
Per 600 PA
5
13.7
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Werle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.7
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.22
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Bill Werle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Werle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Bill Werle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bill Werle
Career
Per 600 PA