Joe Colon vs. Fred Mitchell — Career Comparison

Joe Colon
MillenialP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Mitchell
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Mitchell built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Colon 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 7.2 and 2.000 for Joe Colon. 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 Colon and Fred Mitchell

Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
9.9
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
1.22
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.08
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.39
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.7
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.63
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.27
38.27
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.66
88.66
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.89
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
7.2
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
4.1
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.84
6.84
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2155
27
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
718.1
9
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
10.8
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
10.1
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.1
10.1
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.2
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
6.3
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
3.8
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
9
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
2.71
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.723
0.723
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.43
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.66
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
45
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3172
39.74
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
4.5
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.14
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
8.1
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
5.89
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.544
1.544
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
38.7
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2816
35.28
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.74
39.74

Fielding Stats for Joe Colon and Fred Mitchell

Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
9.9
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
1.23
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.64
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4140
27
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1380
9
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
2.84
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.12
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.36
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
816
5.32
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
761
4.96
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.26
93.26
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.182
0.182
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.048
4.048
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.13
52.13
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.12
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.53
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.31

Hitting Stats for Joe Colon and Fred Mitchell

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