Mel Parnell vs. Willy Wilson — Career Comparison

Mel Parnell
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Willy Wilson
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Willy Wilson posted a stronger line than Mel Parnell. Willy Wilson posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.57 vs 3.5) and WHIP (0.714 vs 1.413). By the career numbers, Willy Wilson 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 Willy Wilson

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Willy Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.48
Willy Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
1.19
Willy Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.63
Willy Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Willy Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.12
62.12
Willy Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.28
80.28
Willy Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.58
Willy Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Willy Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Willy Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
682
3.5
Willy Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Willy Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Willy Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Willy Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Willy Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Willy Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Willy Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1715
8.81
Willy Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.86
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Willy Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.53
Willy Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Willy Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Willy Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
758
3.89
Willy Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Willy Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Willy Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
732
3.76
Willy Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Willy Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Willy Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Willy Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.429
0.429
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.21
Willy Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Willy Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Willy Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7547
38.75
Willy Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
33.43
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.18
Willy Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
797
4.09
Willy Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Willy Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willy Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willy Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willy Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.411
1.411
Willy Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.714
0.714
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6761
34.72
Willy Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
29.57
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Willy Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Willy Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.136
0.136
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.75
38.75
Willy Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.43
33.43

Fielding Stats for Mel Parnell and Willy Wilson

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Willy Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
Willy Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
Willy Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Willy Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Willy Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Willy Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Willy Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.86
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Willy Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Willy Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.86
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Willy Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.86
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.06
97.06
Willy Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Willy Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.22
15.22
Willy Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Willy Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willy Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willy Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willy Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willy Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Parnell and Willy Wilson

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Willy Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
241.15
Willy Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
600
Willy Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
668
549.79
Willy Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Willy Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Willy Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
108.64
Willy Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
92.18
Willy Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
13.99
Willy Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Willy Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Willy Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
16.46
Willy Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Willy Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Willy Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Willy Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.35
28.28
Willy Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
128.4
Willy Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
134.16
Willy Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Willy Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Willy Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Willy Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Willy Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Willy Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Willy Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Willy Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
42.8
Willy Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
41.15
Willy Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
83.13
Willy Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.85
28.69
Willy Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Willy Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
23.87
Willy Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willy Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
94
77.37
Willy Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
7.76
Willy Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Willy Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
24.69
Willy Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willy Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.7
Willy Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Willy Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willy Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Willy Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Willy Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA