Mel Parnell vs. Vic Willis — Career Comparison

Mel Parnell
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Vic Willis
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Vic Willis posted a stronger line than Mel Parnell. Vic Willis posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.63 vs 3.5) and WHIP (1.209 vs 1.413). By the career numbers, Vic Willis 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 Vic Willis

Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.48
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513
1.16
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.19
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
471
1.06
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.63
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249
0.56
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
0.46
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.12
62.12
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.85
54.85
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.28
80.28
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.81
91.81
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.58
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
0.87
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.1
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.11
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.02
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
682
3.5
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1167
2.63
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11988
27
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3996
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1715
8.81
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3621
8.16
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.16
8.16
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.53
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.15
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
758
3.89
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1212
2.73
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
732
3.76
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1651
3.72
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.717
0.717
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.21
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.21
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
0.35
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.01
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7547
38.75
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16263
36.63
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.18
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.09
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
797
4.09
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1620
3.65
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.411
1.411
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6761
34.72
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14895
33.55
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.75
38.75
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.63
36.63

Fielding Stats for Mel Parnell and Vic Willis

Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525
1.15
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
0.57
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12291
27
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4097
9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
0.85
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1131
2.48
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.16
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1592
3.5
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1520
3.34
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.48
95.48
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.895
2.895
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.22
15.22
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.14
49.14
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.07
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Parnell and Vic Willis

Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
293
241.15
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
531
196.3
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
729
600
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1623
600
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
668
549.79
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1493
551.94
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
132
108.64
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
248
91.68
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
112
92.18
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
224
82.81
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
13.99
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
7.02
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
1.48
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.37
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
16.46
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
8.87
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34.35
28.28
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61.59
22.77
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
128.4
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
278
102.77
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
163
134.16
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
337
124.58
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
42.8
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
39.56
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
41.15
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
31.05
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
83.13
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
70.24
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34.85
28.69
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56.49
20.88
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.65
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.96
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
29
23.87
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
29.94
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
77.37
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
199
73.57
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
7.76
7.76
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.16
8.16
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
24.69
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
15.16
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.7
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.11
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.11
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100