How many strikeouts (pitching) did Mel Parnell have in 1956?
411956 Regular Season
Mel Parnell recorded 41 strikeouts (pitching) in the 1956 regular season, 108th in the MLB.
- 7th-best of Mel Parnell's 10 seasons on file; the high is 136 in 1953.
- Up 23 from 18 in 1955.
- 6% of the Boston Red Sox's strikeouts (pitching) that regular season.
Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 21, 2026.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win. | L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss. | ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | SV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 |  BOS | 15 | 2 | 3 | 6.39 | 50.2 | 23 | 27 | 1.72 | 0 |
| 1948 | BOS | 35 | 15 | 8 | 3.14 | 212.0 | 77 | 90 | 1.39 | 0 |
| 1949 | BOS | 39 | 25 | 7 | 2.77 | 295.1 | 122 | 134 | 1.33 | 2 |
| 1950 | BOS | 40 | 18 | 10 | 3.61 | 249.0 | 93 | 106 | 1.41 | 3 |
| 1951 | BOS | 36 | 18 | 11 | 3.26 | 221.0 | 77 | 77 | 1.38 | 2 |
| 1952 | BOS | 33 | 12 | 12 | 3.62 | 214.0 | 107 | 89 | 1.38 | 2 |
| 1953 | BOS | 38 | 21 | 8 | 3.06 | 241.0 | 136 | 116 | 1.38 | 0 |
| 1954 | BOS | 19 | 3 | 7 | 3.70 | 92.1 | 38 | 35 | 1.51 | 0 |
| 1955 | BOS | 13 | 2 | 3 | 7.83 | 46.0 | 18 | 25 | 1.89 | 1 |
| 1956 | BOS | 21 | 7 | 6 | 3.77 | 131.1 | 41 | 59 | 1.43 | 0 |
What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP · SV