Will Calihan vs. Fred Mitchell — Career Comparison

Will Calihan
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaRochester BroncosAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Fred Mitchell
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Mitchell built a career as a starting pitcher and Will Calihan 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 4.14 and 1.467 for Will Calihan. By the career numbers, Fred Mitchell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Will Calihan and Fred Mitchell

Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.1
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.22
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.04
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.08
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.53
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.39
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.46
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.63
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.27
38.27
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
94
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.66
88.66
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.93
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.89
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
4.14
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
4.1
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1225
27
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2155
27
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
408.1
9
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
718.1
9
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
9.41
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
10.1
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.41
9.41
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
10.1
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.24
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.2
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.79
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
303
3.8
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
3.42
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
2.71
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.801
0.801
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.723
0.723
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.37
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.43
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.62
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.66
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1838
40.51
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3172
39.74
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
6.02
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
5.89
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.02
6.02
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.467
1.467
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.544
1.544
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1638
36.1
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2816
35.28
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.51
40.51
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.74
39.74

Fielding Stats for Will Calihan and Fred Mitchell

Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.09
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.23
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.64
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1590
27
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4140
27
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
530
9
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1380
9
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.71
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
2.84
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
1.9
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.12
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.22
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.36
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
2.84
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
816
5.32
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
2.62
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
761
4.96
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.22
92.22
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.26
93.26
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.406
2.406
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.048
4.048
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.13
52.13
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.12
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.53
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.31

Hitting Stats for Will Calihan and Fred Mitchell

Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
63
165.07
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
198.69
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
229
600
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
610
600
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
215
563.32
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
572
562.62
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.449
0.449
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
34
89.08
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
118.03
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
26
68.12
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
95.41
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
13.1
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.74
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.24
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.89
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.62
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
8
20.96
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
22.62
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
10.95
28.69
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.91
38.27
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
46
120.52
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
147.54
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
48
125.76
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
144.59
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.424
0.424
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.508
0.508
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
57.64
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
54.1
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
18
47.16
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
51.15
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
39
102.18
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
105.25
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
9.18
24.04
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.68
41
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.62
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.92
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
34.06
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
21.64
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20.96
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
92
90.49
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.63
28.63
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
6.63
6.63
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.63
1.63
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.82
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.24
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.87
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.24
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.87
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100