Joe Connors vs. Fred Mitchell — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Fred Mitchell
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Mitchell built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Connors 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 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. 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 Connors and Fred Mitchell

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.29
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
1.22
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.39
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.63
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.27
38.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.66
88.66
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.89
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
4.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2155
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
718.1
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
10.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.1
10.1
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
303
3.8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.43
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.66
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3172
39.74
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.14
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
5.89
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.544
1.544
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2816
35.28
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.74
39.74

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Fred Mitchell

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.23
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.64
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4140
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1380
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.26
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
2.84
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.12
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.36
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.84
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
816
5.32
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.37
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
761
4.96
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.26
93.26
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.143
2.143
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.048
4.048
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.13
52.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.12
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.53
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.31

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Fred Mitchell

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
198.69
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
610
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
572
562.62
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
118.03
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
95.41
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.74
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.89
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
22.62
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.91
38.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
147.54
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
144.59
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.508
0.508
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
54.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
51.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
105.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.68
41
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.92
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
21.64
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
92
90.49
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.63
6.63
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.82
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.87
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.87
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100