Bob Ferguson vs. Fred Mitchell — Career Comparison

Bob Ferguson
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Mitchell
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Mitchell built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Ferguson 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 9 and 2.125 for Bob Ferguson. 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 Ferguson and Fred Mitchell

Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
5.06
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
1.22
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
1.08
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.39
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.63
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.27
38.27
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.66
88.66
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.89
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
4.1
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.53
9.53
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.343
0.343
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2155
27
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
718.1
9
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
13.5
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
10.1
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.1
10.1
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.2
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
5.63
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
3.8
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
5.06
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
2.71
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.188
1.188
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.723
0.723
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.43
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.66
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
46.13
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3172
39.74
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.38
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.14
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
9.56
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
5.89
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.125
2.125
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.544
1.544
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
39.38
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2816
35.28
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.362
0.362
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.13
46.13
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.74
39.74

Fielding Stats for Bob Ferguson and Fred Mitchell

Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.23
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.64
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4140
27
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1380
9
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
2.84
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.12
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.36
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
816
5.32
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
761
4.96
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.26
93.26
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.048
4.048
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.13
52.13
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.12
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.53
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.31

Hitting Stats for Bob Ferguson and Fred Mitchell

Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
1800
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
202
198.69
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
610
600
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
572
562.62
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.538
0.538
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
118.03
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
95.41
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.74
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.89
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
22.62
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38.91
38.27
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
147.54
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
144.59
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.508
0.508
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.409
0.409
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
54.1
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
51.15
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
105.25
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
82.59
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41.68
41
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.92
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
21.64
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
92
90.49
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.63
6.63
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.82
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.87
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.87
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100