William Parson vs. Nels Potter — Career Comparison

William Parson
Lost GenerationSouth DakotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Nels Potter
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Nels Potter 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. Nels Potter posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.366 compared to 4.92 and 1.856 for William Parson. By the career numbers, Nels Potter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for William Parson and Nels Potter

William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.54
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
1.86
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.6
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.94
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.49
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.45
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.52
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.68
48.68
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.72
50.72
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.48
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.12
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
4.92
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
3.99
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.99
6.99
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
27
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5058
27
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.1
9
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1686
9
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
10.59
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1721
9.19
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.19
9.19
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.6
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.66
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
6.12
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
3.11
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.09
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
747
3.99
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.09
2.09
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.912
0.912
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.788
0.788
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.21
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.9
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.11
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
40.13
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7248
38.69
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.94
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
0.67
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
7.91
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
4.5
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.91
7.91
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.856
1.856
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.366
1.366
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
33.12
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6645
35.47
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.13
40.13
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for William Parson and Nels Potter

William Parson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
4.37
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.03
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
27
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
9
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.11
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.51
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
4.63
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.11
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.74
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.941
0.941
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.161
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.53
23.53
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for William Parson and Nels Potter

William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
463.64
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
352
337.38
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
626
600
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
562
538.66
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.564
0.564
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
122.68
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
108.31
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.38
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.38
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
9.98
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.96
34.47
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
137.06
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
157.19
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
23.96
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
35.46
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
59.42
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.17
-4.52
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42.78
41
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.96
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
33.55
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
47.92
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.52
12.52
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
26.84
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
14
13.42
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA