Bill Cox vs. Fred Mitchell — Career Comparison

Bill Cox
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Mitchell
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Mitchell built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Cox 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 6.56 and 1.817 for Bill Cox. By the career numbers, Fred Mitchell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Cox and Fred Mitchell

Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
3.86
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
1.22
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.93
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.08
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.39
Bill Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.63
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.18
18.18
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.27
38.27
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
24
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.66
88.66
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.89
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bill Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
6.56
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
4.1
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.05
6.05
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
350
27
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2155
27
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
116.2
9
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
718.1
9
Bill Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
10.65
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
10.1
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.65
10.65
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.1
10.1
Bill Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.85
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.2
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Bill Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
5.71
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
3.8
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.47
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
2.71
Bill Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Bill Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.723
0.723
Bill Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.43
Bill Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.66
Bill Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
550
42.43
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3172
39.74
Bill Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.77
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.14
Bill Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
7.71
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
5.89
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.817
1.817
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.544
1.544
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
36.72
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2816
35.28
Bill Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Bill Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Bill Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.43
42.43
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.74
39.74

Fielding Stats for Bill Cox and Fred Mitchell

Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.23
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.64
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4140
27
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1380
9
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
2.84
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.12
Bill Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.36
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
816
5.32
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
761
4.96
Bill Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.94
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.26
93.26
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.048
4.048
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.13
52.13
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.12
Bill Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.53
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.31

Hitting Stats for Bill Cox and Fred Mitchell

Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
1177.78
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
202
198.69
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
610
600
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
25
555.56
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
572
562.62
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
118.03
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
95.41
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
15.74
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.89
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
22.62
Bill Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
11.8
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.91
38.27
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
147.54
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
144.59
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.508
0.508
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
54.1
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
51.15
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
105.25
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.47
-10.49
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.68
41
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
4.92
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
21.64
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
200
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
90.49
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.63
6.63
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.82
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.87
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.87
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100