Mel Parnell vs. Scott Williamson — Career Comparison

Mel Parnell
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Scott Williamson
Gen XLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star

Mel Parnell built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Williamson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Scott Williamson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.36 and WHIP 1.357 compared to 3.5 and 1.413 for Mel Parnell. By the career numbers, Scott Williamson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mel Parnell and Scott Williamson

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
1.48
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
7.05
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.19
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.63
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.57
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.57
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.12
62.12
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.28
80.28
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.58
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.13
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
682
3.5
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
3.36
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.207
0.207
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1318
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
439.1
9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1715
8.81
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
6.68
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.68
6.68
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.53
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.72
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
758
3.89
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.53
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
732
3.76
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
510
10.45
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.45
10.45
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.716
1.716
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
1.47
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.29
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7547
38.75
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1864
38.19
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.18
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
2.81
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
797
4.09
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
3.69
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.37
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.29
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.7
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.411
1.411
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.297
1.297
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6761
34.72
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1574
32.24
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.75
38.75
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.19
38.19

Fielding Stats for Mel Parnell and Scott Williamson

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
344
7.05
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.2
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1318
27
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439.1
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.37
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.82
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1.25
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.19
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.08
95.08
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.169
0.169
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.22
15.22
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Parnell and Scott Williamson

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
293
241.15
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
344
6254.55
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
600
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
668
549.79
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
418.18
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.409
0.409
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
108.64
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
92.18
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
13.99
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
16.46
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.35
28.28
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
3.79
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
128.4
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
134.16
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
72.73
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
42.8
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
41.15
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
83.13
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.85
28.69
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.56
-10.27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
23.87
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
77.37
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
254.55
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
7.76
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.36
2.36
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
24.69
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.7
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA