Mel Parnell ERA in 1956

• 8th-best of Mel Parnell's 10 seasons on file; the best is 2.77 in 1949.
• Down 4.06 from 7.83 in 1955.

Average of 10 regular seasons, 1947 through 1956. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 21, 2026.

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Mel Parnell ERA in 1956, season by season

Season↓	Team↓	GP↓iGP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.	W↓iW: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.	L↓iL: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.	ERA↓iERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.	IP↓iIP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.	K↓iK: Batters this pitcher struck out.	BB↓iBB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.	WHIP↓iWHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.	SV↓iSV: 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