Joe Adams vs. Fred Mitchell — Career Comparison

Joe Adams
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Mitchell
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Mitchell built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Adams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Mitchell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.1 and WHIP 1.544 compared to 9 and 2.750 for Joe Adams. By the career numbers, Fred Mitchell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Adams and Fred Mitchell

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
1.22
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.08
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.39
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.63
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.27
38.27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.66
88.66
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.89
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
4.1
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.21
13.21
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2155
27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
718.1
9
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
20.25
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
10.1
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.1
10.1
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.2
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
3.8
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.71
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.43
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.66
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
51.75
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3172
39.74
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.14
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
13.5
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
5.89
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.544
1.544
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
45
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2816
35.28
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.74
39.74

Fielding Stats for Joe Adams and Fred Mitchell

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
1.23
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.64
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4140
27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1380
9
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
2.84
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
2.12
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.36
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
816
5.32
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
761
4.96
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.26
93.26
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.048
4.048
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.13
52.13
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.12
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.53
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.31

Hitting Stats for Joe Adams and Fred Mitchell

Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
202
198.69
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
610
600
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
572
562.62
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
118.03
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
95.41
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.74
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.89
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
22.62
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.91
38.27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
147.54
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
144.59
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.508
0.508
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
54.1
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
51.15
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
105.25
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.68
41
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.92
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
21.64
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
92
90.49
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.63
6.63
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.82
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.87
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.87
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100