Pete Fries vs. Fred Mitchell — Career Comparison

Pete Fries
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaColumbus BuckeyesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Fred Mitchell
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Mitchell built a career as a starting pitcher and Pete Fries 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 6.48 and 1.920 for Pete Fries. By the career numbers, Fred Mitchell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pete Fries and Fred Mitchell

Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.08
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.22
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.08
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
1.08
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.39
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.08
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.63
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.27
38.27
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.66
88.66
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.08
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.89
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
6.48
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
4.1
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
27
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2155
27
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
9
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
718.1
9
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
12.24
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
10.1
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.24
12.24
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.1
10.1
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.2
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
5.04
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
3.8
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.52
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.71
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.723
0.723
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
2.88
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.43
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.66
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
45.36
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3172
39.74
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
11.16
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
5.89
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.16
11.16
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.544
1.544
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
40.32
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2816
35.28
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.33
10.33
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.36
45.36
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.74
39.74

Fielding Stats for Pete Fries and Fred Mitchell

Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.97
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.23
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.64
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
27
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4140
27
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
9
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1380
9
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.24
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
2.84
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.46
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.12
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.73
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.36
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.43
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
816
5.32
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.7
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
761
4.96
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
70
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.26
93.26
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.048
4.048
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.13
52.13
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.12
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.53
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.31

Hitting Stats for Pete Fries and Fred Mitchell

Pete Fries
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Pete Fries
Career
Per 600 PA
4
160
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
198.69
Pete Fries
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
610
600
Pete Fries
Career
Per 600 PA
13
520
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
572
562.62
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.867
0.867
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.538
0.538
Pete Fries
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
118.03
Pete Fries
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
95.41
Pete Fries
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
15.74
Pete Fries
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.89
Pete Fries
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Fries
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
22.62
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Pete Fries
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Fries
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Fries
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.59
103.46
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38.91
38.27
Pete Fries
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
240
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
147.54
Pete Fries
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
240
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
144.59
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.508
0.508
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.889
0.889
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.409
0.409
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Pete Fries
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
54.1
Pete Fries
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
51.15
Pete Fries
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
105.25
Pete Fries
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.51
100.39
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41.68
41
Pete Fries
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.92
Pete Fries
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
21.64
Pete Fries
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
92
90.49
Pete Fries
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.63
6.63
Pete Fries
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Pete Fries
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.82
Pete Fries
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Fries
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Fries
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.87
Pete Fries
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Fries
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.87
Pete Fries
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100