Mel Parnell vs Vern Bickford

Mel ParnellVern Bickford

Mel Parnell and Vern Bickford compared on their MLB careers: Mel Parnell played 10 seasons, 1947 to 1956, Vern Bickford 7 seasons, 1948 to 1954. Mel Parnell has 123 wins to Vern Bickford's 66.

Who has the better career numbers?

Mel Parnell and Vern Bickford career totals
289GP182
123W66
75L57
3.5ERA3.7
1752.2IP1076.1
732K450
758BB467
1.4WHIP1.4
10SV2

Titles and awards

  • Mel Parnell: 0 championships; none on file
  • Vern Bickford: 0 championships; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Mel Parnell and Vern Bickford season by season
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.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.
1st1947236.3919481153.27
2nd19481583.14194916114.25
3rd19492572.77195019143.47
4th195018103.6119511193.12
5th195118113.2619527123.74
6th195212123.621953255.28
7th19532183.061954019.00
8th1954373.70————
9th1955237.83————
10th1956763.77————

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA