Bob Lawson vs. Fred Mitchell — Career Comparison

Bob Lawson
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Mitchell
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Mitchell built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Lawson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bob Lawson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.66 and WHIP 1.644 compared to 4.1 and 1.544 for Fred Mitchell. By the career numbers, Bob Lawson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Lawson and Fred Mitchell

Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.37
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
1.22
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.92
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.08
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.39
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.61
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.63
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.27
38.27
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.66
88.66
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.76
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.89
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.66
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
327
4.1
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
27
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2155
27
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
9
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
718.1
9
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
10.07
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
10.1
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.07
10.07
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
10.1
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.2
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
4.73
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
3.8
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.59
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.71
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.89
1.89
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.814
0.814
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.723
0.723
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.43
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.76
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.66
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
41.34
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3172
39.74
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.14
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
5.95
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
5.89
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.644
1.644
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.544
1.544
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
35.85
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2816
35.28
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.34
41.34
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.74
39.74

Fielding Stats for Bob Lawson and Fred Mitchell

Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.34
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
1.23
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.64
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
27
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4140
27
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
9
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1380
9
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.62
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
2.84
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.59
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
2.12
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.36
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
3.62
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
816
5.32
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
3.21
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
761
4.96
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.57
88.57
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.26
93.26
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.385
2.385
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.048
4.048
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.13
52.13
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.12
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.53
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.31

Hitting Stats for Bob Lawson and Fred Mitchell

Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
216.67
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
202
198.69
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
610
600
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PA
33
550
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
572
562.62
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.509
0.509
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
118.03
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
50
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
95.41
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
15.74
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.89
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
22.62
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.15
35.83
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.91
38.27
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
150
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
147.54
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
100
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
144.59
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.449
0.449
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.508
0.508
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
54.1
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
66.67
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
51.15
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
105.25
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.47
24.55
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.68
41
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.92
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
21.64
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
66.67
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
92
90.49
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
6.63
6.63
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
10.82
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.87
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.87
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100