William Parson vs. Joe Poetz — Career Comparison

William Parson
Lost GenerationSouth DakotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Poetz
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Poetz built a career as a starting pitcher and William Parson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Poetz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.38 and WHIP 1.625 compared to 4.92 and 1.856 for William Parson. By the career numbers, Joe Poetz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for William Parson and Joe Poetz

William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.54
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.6
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.45
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
4.92
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.99
6.99
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.23
6.23
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.73
5.73
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.63
9.63
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.185
0.185
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
27
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60.1
9
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
10.59
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.63
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.63
5.63
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.6
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
6.12
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
9
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.09
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.09
2.09
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.912
0.912
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.9
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
40.13
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
40.5
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.94
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
7.91
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.91
7.91
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.856
1.856
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.625
1.625
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
33.12
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
30.38
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.13
40.13
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for William Parson and Joe Poetz

William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
4.37
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.03
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
27
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
9
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.11
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.51
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
4.63
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.11
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.941
0.941
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.5
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.53
23.53
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for William Parson and Joe Poetz

William Parson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
463.64
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
600
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.37
9.98
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
29.73
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.17
-4.52
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
68.03
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA