Tom Ford vs. Fred Mitchell — Career Comparison

Tom Ford
Pre-GenerationalTennesseeNorth AmericaBrooklyn GladiatorsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Fred Mitchell
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Mitchell built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom 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 4.94 and 2.059 for Tom 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 Tom Ford and Fred Mitchell

Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.41
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
1.22
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.06
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.08
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.39
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.06
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.63
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.27
38.27
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.66
88.66
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.06
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.89
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
4.94
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
4.1
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.87
6.87
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2155
27
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
718.1
9
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
12.35
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
10.1
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.35
12.35
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.1
10.1
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.2
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
6.18
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
3.8
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.12
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.71
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.12
2.12
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.922
0.922
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.723
0.723
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.43
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.66
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
45.18
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3172
39.74
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.14
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
10.59
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
5.89
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.059
2.059
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.544
1.544
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
39
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2816
35.28
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.18
45.18
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.74
39.74

Fielding Stats for Tom Ford and Fred Mitchell

Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.48
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
1.23
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.64
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
27
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4140
27
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
9
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1380
9
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.37
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
2.84
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.59
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
2.12
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.99
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.36
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
3.95
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
816
5.32
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
2.96
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
761
4.96
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.26
93.26
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.048
4.048
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.13
52.13
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.12
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.53
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.31

Hitting Stats for Tom Ford and Fred Mitchell

Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
206.25
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
202
198.69
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
610
600
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
581.25
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
572
562.62
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
118.03
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
95.41
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.74
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.89
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
22.62
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
2.32
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.91
38.27
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
147.54
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
144.59
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.508
0.508
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
54.1
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
51.15
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
105.25
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.98
-37.08
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.68
41
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.92
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
21.64
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
92
90.49
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.63
6.63
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.82
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.87
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.87
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100