Mel Parnell vs. Jack Wisner — Career Comparison

Mel Parnell
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jack Wisner
Lost GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mel Parnell built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Wisner as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jack Wisner posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.21 and WHIP 1.162 compared to 3.5 and 1.413 for Mel Parnell. By the career numbers, Jack Wisner had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mel Parnell and Jack Wisner

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.48
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
3.49
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.19
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.41
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.63
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.39
Jack Wisner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.34
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.12
62.12
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.28
80.28
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.76
11.76
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.58
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
682
3.5
Jack Wisner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
3.21
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Jack Wisner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Jack Wisner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Jack Wisner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 9 Innings
131.2
9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1715
8.81
Jack Wisner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
7.66
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Jack Wisner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.66
7.66
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.53
Jack Wisner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.62
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Jack Wisner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
758
3.89
Jack Wisner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.8
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jack Wisner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Jack Wisner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
732
3.76
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.39
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.577
0.577
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.21
Jack Wisner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Jack Wisner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jack Wisner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7547
38.75
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 9 Innings
539
36.84
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.18
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.05
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
797
4.09
Jack Wisner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
3.62
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Jack Wisner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.411
1.411
Jack Wisner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.162
1.162
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6761
34.72
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 9 Innings
494
33.77
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Jack Wisner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Jack Wisner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.75
38.75
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84

Fielding Stats for Mel Parnell and Jack Wisner

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
809
27
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269.2
9
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Jack Wisner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.23
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.961
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.22
15.22
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Parnell and Jack Wisner

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
241.15
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
956.25
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
600
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
668
549.79
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
581.25
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
108.64
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
92.18
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
13.99
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
16.46
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.35
28.28
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
3.41
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
128.4
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
134.16
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
42.8
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
41.15
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
83.13
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 600 PA
4
75
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.85
28.69
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.53
-28.63
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.65
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
23.87
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
77.37
Jack Wisner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
168.75
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
7.76
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 600 PA
3.56
3.56
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
24.69
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.7
Jack Wisner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 600 PA