Mel Parnell vs. David West — Career Comparison

Mel Parnell
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
David West
Baby BoomersTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Mel Parnell posted a stronger line than David West. Mel Parnell posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.5 vs 4.66) and WHIP (1.413 vs 1.486). 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 David West

Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
David West
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.48
David West
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
3.22
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
1.19
David West
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.23
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.63
David West
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.49
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
David West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.6
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.12
62.12
David West
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.93
44.93
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.28
80.28
David West
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.58
David West
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
David West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
David West
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
3.5
David West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
295
4.66
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
David West
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
David West
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
David West
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
David West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
David West
Career
Per 9 Innings
1708
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
David West
Career
Per 9 Innings
569.1
9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1715
8.81
David West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
525
8.3
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
David West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.53
David West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.03
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
David West
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
David West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
758
3.89
David West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
311
4.92
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
David West
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
David West
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
732
3.76
David West
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
6.91
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
David West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.91
6.91
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
David West
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
David West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
David West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.41
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
David West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.25
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
David West
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7547
38.75
David West
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2522
39.87
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.18
David West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.62
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
4.09
David West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
5.07
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
David West
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David West
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.4
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David West
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.25
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.71
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.411
1.411
David West
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6761
34.72
David West
Career
Per 9 Innings
2154
34.05
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
David West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
David West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.75
38.75
David West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.87
39.87

Fielding Stats for Mel Parnell and David West

Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
David West
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
David West
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
3.22
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
David West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
1.23
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
809
27
David West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1708
27
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
David West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
569.1
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
David West
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.21
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
David West
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.79
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
David West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.14
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
David West
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
1.14
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
David West
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
David West
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
David West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.22
15.22
David West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.24
38.24
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
David West
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Parnell and David West

Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
David West
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
241.15
David West
Career
Per 600 PAverified
204
1826.87
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
600
David West
Career
Per 600 PA
67
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
668
549.79
David West
Career
Per 600 PA
55
492.54
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
David West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
David West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
108.64
David West
Career
Per 600 PA
10
89.55
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
92.18
David West
Career
Per 600 PA
7
62.69
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
13.99
David West
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.91
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
David West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.82
David West
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
16.46
David West
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.87
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
David West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
David West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
David West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34.35
28.28
David West
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.37
30.15
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156
128.4
David West
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
134.33
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
134.16
David West
Career
Per 600 PA
13
116.42
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
David West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
David West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
David West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.497
0.497
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
David West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
David West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
David West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
David West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
42.8
David West
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.87
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
41.15
David West
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
44.78
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
83.13
David West
Career
Per 600 PA
7
62.69
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.85
28.69
David West
Career
Per 600 PA
2.74
24.57
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
David West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
23.87
David West
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.87
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
77.37
David West
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
197.01
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
7.76
David West
Career
Per 600 PA
3.05
3.05
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
David West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
24.69
David West
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
80.6
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
10.7
David West
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
17.91
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
David West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
David West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
David West
Career
Per 600 PA