Mel Parnell vs. Kris Wilson — Career Comparison

Mel Parnell
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Kris Wilson
Gen XDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mel Parnell built a career as a starting pitcher and Kris Wilson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mel Parnell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.5 and WHIP 1.413 compared to 5.44 and 1.558 for Kris Wilson. By the career numbers, Mel Parnell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mel Parnell and Kris Wilson

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.48
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
3.51
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.19
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.74
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.63
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.52
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.39
Kris Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.33
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.12
62.12
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.87
60.87
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.28
80.28
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.05
21.05
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.58
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
3.5
Kris Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
5.44
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.69
5.69
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
730
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
243.1
9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1715
8.81
Kris Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
11.28
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.28
11.28
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.53
Kris Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
1.96
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
758
3.89
Kris Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.52
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.22
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Kris Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
732
3.76
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
5.25
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Kris Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Kris Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.863
0.863
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.21
Kris Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Kris Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.55
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Kris Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7547
38.75
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1093
40.43
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.18
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.85
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
4.09
Kris Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
6.25
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.37
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.411
1.411
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.533
1.533
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6761
34.72
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
998
36.91
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Kris Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.75
38.75
Kris Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.43
40.43

Fielding Stats for Mel Parnell and Kris Wilson

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
3.51
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.74
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
730
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
243.1
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.04
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.11
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Kris Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.3
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
2.44
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
2.15
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.88
87.88
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.611
0.611
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.22
15.22
Kris Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21.05
21.05
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Parnell and Kris Wilson

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
241.15
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
19000
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
600
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
668
549.79
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Kris Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Kris Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
108.64
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
92.18
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
13.99
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
16.46
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34.35
28.28
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156
128.4
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
134.16
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Kris Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Kris Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Kris Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Kris Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Kris Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Kris Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
42.8
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
41.15
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
83.13
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34.85
28.69
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
80.16
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
23.87
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
77.37
Kris Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
7.76
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
24.69
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.7
Kris Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA