Bob Clark vs. Fred Mitchell — Career Comparison

Bob Clark
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Mitchell
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Mitchell built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Clark 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 5.44 and 1.968 for Bob Clark. By the career numbers, Fred Mitchell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Clark and Fred Mitchell

Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.81
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
1.22
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.08
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.39
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.63
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.27
38.27
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.66
88.66
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.89
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
5.44
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
4.1
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.13
8.13
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.402
0.402
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
27
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2155
27
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.1
9
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
718.1
9
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
14.38
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
10.1
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.38
14.38
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.1
10.1
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.2
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.33
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
303
3.8
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.75
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.71
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.565
0.565
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.43
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.66
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
39.45
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3172
39.74
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.88
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.14
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
6.31
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
5.89
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.31
6.31
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.968
1.968
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.544
1.544
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
35.77
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2816
35.28
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.417
0.417
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.45
39.45
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.74
39.74

Fielding Stats for Bob Clark and Fred Mitchell

Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.23
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.64
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4140
27
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1380
9
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
2.84
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.12
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.36
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
816
5.32
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
761
4.96
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.26
93.26
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.048
4.048
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.13
52.13
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.12
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.53
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.31

Hitting Stats for Bob Clark and Fred Mitchell

Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
738.46
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
202
198.69
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
610
600
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
600
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
572
562.62
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
118.03
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
95.41
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.74
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.89
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
22.62
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
12.73
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.91
38.27
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
147.54
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
144.59
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.508
0.508
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
54.1
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
51.15
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
105.25
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
3.51
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.68
41
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.92
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
21.64
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
92
90.49
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.63
6.63
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.82
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.87
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.87
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100