Doc Leitner vs. Fred Mitchell — Career Comparison

Doc Leitner
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaIndianapolis HoosiersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Mitchell
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Mitchell built a career as a starting pitcher and Doc Leitner 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 5.68 and 1.692 for Doc Leitner. By the career numbers, Fred Mitchell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doc Leitner and Fred Mitchell

Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.11
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.22
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.11
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
1.08
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.39
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.83
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.63
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.27
38.27
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.66
88.66
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.11
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.89
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
5.68
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
4.1
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
27
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2155
27
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
9
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
718.1
9
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
9.55
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
10.1
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
10.1
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.83
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.2
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
5.68
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
3.8
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.74
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
2.71
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.723
0.723
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.66
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.43
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.66
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
42.51
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3172
39.74
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
9.14
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
5.89
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.692
1.692
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.544
1.544
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
36.83
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2816
35.28
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.25
8.25
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.51
42.51
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.74
39.74

Fielding Stats for Doc Leitner and Fred Mitchell

Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.11
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.23
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.64
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
27
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4140
27
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
9
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1380
9
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
2.84
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.12
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.36
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.11
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
816
5.32
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
761
4.96
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.5
62.5
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.26
93.26
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.048
4.048
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.13
52.13
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.12
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.53
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.31

Hitting Stats for Doc Leitner and Fred Mitchell

Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
8
177.78
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
198.69
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
610
600
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
600
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
572
562.62
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
118.03
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
95.41
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.74
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.89
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
22.62
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
14.57
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.91
38.27
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
147.54
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
144.59
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.508
0.508
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
54.1
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
51.15
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
105.25
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
2.93
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.68
41
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.92
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
21.64
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
111.11
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
90.49
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
5.4
5.4
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.63
6.63
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.82
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.87
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.87
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100