Bob File vs. Fred Mitchell — Career Comparison

Bob File
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Mitchell
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Mitchell built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob File 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 4.2 and 1.464 for Bob File. 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 File and Fred Mitchell

Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
7.19
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
1.22
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.08
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.49
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.39
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.32
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.63
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.27
38.27
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.66
88.66
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.89
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
4.2
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
4.1
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
27
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2155
27
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
111.1
9
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
718.1
9
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
8.89
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
10.1
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.89
8.89
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
10.1
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.81
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.2
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.48
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
303
3.8
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.81
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
4.45
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
2.71
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.723
0.723
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.43
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.73
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.66
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
38.24
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3172
39.74
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.18
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.14
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
4.37
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
470
5.89
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.62
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.374
1.374
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.544
1.544
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
412
33.31
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2816
35.28
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.74
39.74

Fielding Stats for Bob File and Fred Mitchell

Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
7.19
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
1.23
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.64
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
27
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4140
27
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
111.1
9
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1380
9
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.81
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
2.84
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.54
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.12
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.36
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
2.43
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
816
5.32
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.34
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
761
4.96
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.26
93.26
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.048
4.048
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.13
52.13
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.12
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.53
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.31

Hitting Stats for Bob File and Fred Mitchell

Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
53400
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
202
198.69
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
610
600
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
572
562.62
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
118.03
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
95.41
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.74
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.89
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
22.62
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.91
38.27
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
147.54
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
144.59
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.508
0.508
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
54.1
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
51.15
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
105.25
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.68
41
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.92
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
21.64
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
90.49
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.63
6.63
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.82
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.87
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.87
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100