Mel Parnell vs. Tom Williams — Career Comparison

Mel Parnell
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Tom Williams
Lost GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Tom Williams posted a stronger line than Mel Parnell. Tom Williams posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.93 vs 3.5) and WHIP (1.141 vs 1.413). By the career numbers, Tom Williams 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 Tom Williams

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.48
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
1.65
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.19
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.93
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.63
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.68
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.39
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.32
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.12
62.12
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.86
67.86
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.28
80.28
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.52
56.52
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.58
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.63
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.1
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
682
3.5
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
2.93
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2255
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
751.2
9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1715
8.81
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
655
7.84
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.84
7.84
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.53
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.2
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
758
3.89
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
2.43
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
732
3.76
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
303
3.63
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.673
0.673
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.21
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7547
38.75
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3101
37.13
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.18
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.42
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
797
4.09
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
3.69
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
1.01
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.43
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.411
1.411
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.142
1.142
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6761
34.72
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2792
33.43
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.75
38.75
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.13
37.13

Fielding Stats for Mel Parnell and Tom Williams

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.67
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.68
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2294
27
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
764.2
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.4
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
3.51
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.18
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
4.08
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
332
3.91
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.68
95.68
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.338
2.338
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.22
15.22
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.85
40.85
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Parnell and Tom Williams

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
241.15
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
141
298.94
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
600
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
283
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
668
549.79
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
244
517.31
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
108.64
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
33
69.96
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
92.18
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
31
65.72
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
13.99
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.24
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
16.46
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.24
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.35
28.28
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
6.38
13.53
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
128.4
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
35
74.2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
134.16
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
49
103.89
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
42.8
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
7
14.84
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
41.15
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
8
16.96
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
83.13
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
15
31.8
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.85
28.69
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
3.89
8.26
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
23.87
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
33.92
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
94
77.37
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.36
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
7.76
7.76
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94.33
94.33
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
5.33
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
24.69
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
48.76
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.7
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.24
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.65
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.24
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0