Mel Parnell vs. Mike Wood — Career Comparison

Mel Parnell
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mike Wood
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Mel Parnell posted a stronger line than Mike Wood. Mel Parnell posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.5 vs 5.49) and WHIP (1.413 vs 1.622). By the career numbers, Mel Parnell 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 Mike Wood

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.48
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
3.01
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.19
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.02
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.63
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.42
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Mike Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.58
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.12
62.12
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.28
80.28
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.91
33.91
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.58
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
3.5
Mike Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210
5.49
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1032
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
344
9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1715
8.81
Mike Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419
10.96
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.96
10.96
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.53
Mike Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
1.41
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
758
3.89
Mike Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.37
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Mike Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
732
3.76
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
4.79
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Mike Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Mike Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.895
0.895
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Mike Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.55
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Mike Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.71
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Mike Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7547
38.75
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1565
40.94
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.18
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.44
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
4.09
Mike Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
6.2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.34
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.29
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.13
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.411
1.411
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.581
1.581
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6761
34.72
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1389
36.34
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Mike Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.75
38.75
Mike Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.94
40.94

Fielding Stats for Mel Parnell and Mike Wood

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
3.01
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.02
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Mike Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1032
27
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Mike Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
344
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.65
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.54
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Mike Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
2.35
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
2.2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.22
15.22
Mike Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.91
33.91
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Parnell and Mike Wood

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
241.15
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
115
13800
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
600
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
668
549.79
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
108.64
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
92.18
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
13.99
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
16.46
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.35
28.28
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
128.4
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
134.16
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
42.8
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
41.15
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
83.13
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.85
28.69
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-62.56
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
23.87
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
77.37
Mike Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
7.76
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
24.69
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.7
Mike Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA