Mel Parnell vs. Henry Wright — Career Comparison

Mel Parnell
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Henry Wright
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightNorth AmericaNashville Elite GiantsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Mel Parnell and Henry Wright are fairly close on the surface numbers. Mel Parnell had the edge in ERA (3.5 vs 4.6). 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 Henry Wright

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Henry Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.48
Henry Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.55
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.19
Henry Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.99
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.63
Henry Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.54
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.12
62.12
Henry Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.12
44.12
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.28
80.28
Henry Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.64
63.64
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.58
Henry Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.71
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Henry Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Henry Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
3.5
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
4.6
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Henry Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Henry Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Henry Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Henry Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
957
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Henry Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
319
9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1715
8.81
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
357
10.07
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Henry Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.07
10.07
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.53
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.45
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
758
3.89
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
2.99
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
732
3.76
Henry Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
3.27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Henry Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Henry Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.11
2.11
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Henry Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.696
0.696
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.21
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7547
38.75
Henry Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1414
39.89
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.18
Henry Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.28
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
4.09
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
5.81
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Henry Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Henry Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.93
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.51
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.411
1.411
Henry Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.451
1.451
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6761
34.72
Henry Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1260
35.55
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Henry Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Henry Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.75
38.75
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.89
39.89

Fielding Stats for Mel Parnell and Henry Wright

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Henry Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
Henry Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.68
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
Henry Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.98
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1106
27
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
368.2
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Henry Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.49
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Henry Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
2.61
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.17
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Henry Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
3.27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Henry Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
3.1
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Henry Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.78
94.78
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.841
1.841
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.22
15.22
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.97
57.97
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Henry Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Parnell and Henry Wright

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Henry Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
241.15
Henry Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
281.48
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
600
Henry Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
162
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
668
549.79
Henry Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
151
559.26
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Henry Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Henry Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
108.64
Henry Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
25
92.59
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
92.18
Henry Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
22
81.48
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
13.99
Henry Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.11
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Henry Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Henry Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
16.46
Henry Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.11
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Henry Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Henry Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Henry Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.35
28.28
Henry Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
6.21
23.01
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
128.4
Henry Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
28
103.7
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
134.16
Henry Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
32
118.52
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Henry Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Henry Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Henry Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Henry Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Henry Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Henry Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Henry Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
42.8
Henry Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
48.15
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
41.15
Henry Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
7
25.93
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
83.13
Henry Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
20
74.07
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.85
28.69
Henry Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
5.42
20.09
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Henry Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
23.87
Henry Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.93
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
94
77.37
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.41
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
7.76
7.76
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
81
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
24.69
Henry Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.81
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.7
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.65
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.11
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.65
Henry Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.11
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Henry Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100