Gene Ford vs. Fred Mitchell — Career Comparison

Gene Ford
Greatest GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Mitchell
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Mitchell built a career as a starting pitcher and Gene Ford 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 9.56 and 2.188 for Gene Ford. By the career numbers, Fred Mitchell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gene Ford and Fred Mitchell

Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.81
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
1.22
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.08
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.39
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.63
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.27
38.27
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.66
88.66
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.89
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
9.56
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
4.1
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.81
7.81
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2155
27
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
718.1
9
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
12.94
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
10.1
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.94
12.94
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.1
10.1
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.2
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6.75
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
3.8
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.71
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.875
0.875
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.723
0.723
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.43
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.66
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
46.13
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3172
39.74
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.25
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.14
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
9.56
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
5.89
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.188
2.188
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.544
1.544
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
39.38
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2816
35.28
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.13
46.13
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.74
39.74

Fielding Stats for Gene Ford and Fred Mitchell

Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.23
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.64
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4140
27
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1380
9
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
2.84
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.12
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.36
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
816
5.32
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
761
4.96
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.26
93.26
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.048
4.048
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.13
52.13
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.12
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.53
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.31

Hitting Stats for Gene Ford and Fred Mitchell

Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
500
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
202
198.69
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
610
600
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
572
562.62
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
118.03
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
95.41
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.74
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.89
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
22.62
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.91
38.27
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
147.54
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
144.59
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.508
0.508
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
54.1
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
51.15
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
105.25
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
6.7
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.68
41
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.92
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
21.64
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
90.49
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.63
6.63
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.82
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.87
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.87
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100