Mel Parnell vs. Matt Williams — Career Comparison

Mel Parnell
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Matt Williams
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Mel Parnell posted a stronger line than Matt Williams. Mel Parnell posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.5 vs 5.29) and WHIP (1.413 vs 1.471). 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 Matt Williams

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.48
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.65
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
1.19
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.59
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.63
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.79
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.12
62.12
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.28
80.28
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.58
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
3.5
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
5.29
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1715
8.81
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
8.74
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.53
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
2.12
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.12
2.12
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
758
3.89
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
4.5
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
732
3.76
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
7.15
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.15
7.15
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7547
38.75
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
39.97
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.18
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
4.09
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
5.29
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.06
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.411
1.411
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.471
1.471
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6761
34.72
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
34.68
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.75
38.75
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.97
39.97

Fielding Stats for Mel Parnell and Matt Williams

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.65
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.47
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.59
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.06
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.32
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.06
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.22
15.22
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Parnell and Matt Williams

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