Mel Parnell vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Mel Parnell
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Mel Parnell and Roy Witherup are fairly close on the surface numbers. Mel Parnell carried a career ERA of 3.5 against Roy Witherup's 4.44. The surface numbers don't cleanly separate Mel Parnell and Roy Witherup — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mel Parnell and Roy Witherup

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.48
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.19
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.94
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.63
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.12
62.12
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.28
80.28
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.38
65.38
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.58
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
3.5
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1715
8.81
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.53
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
758
3.89
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
732
3.76
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.94
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.21
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.14
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7547
38.75
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.18
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
4.09
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.411
1.411
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6761
34.72
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.75
38.75
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Mel Parnell and Roy Witherup

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.94
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.33
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.61
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.39
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.22
15.22
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Parnell and Roy Witherup

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
241.15
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
294.34
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
600
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
668
549.79
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
108.64
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
92.18
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
13.99
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
16.46
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.35
28.28
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
128.4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
134.16
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
42.8
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
41.15
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
83.13
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.85
28.69
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
23.87
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
77.37
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
7.76
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
4.08
4.08
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
24.69
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.7
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA