Ed Lennon vs. Fred Mitchell — Career Comparison

Ed Lennon
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Mitchell
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Mitchell built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Lennon 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 8.76 and 2.351 for Ed Lennon. By the career numbers, Fred Mitchell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Lennon and Fred Mitchell

Ed Lennon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ed Lennon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.65
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
1.22
Ed Lennon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.08
Ed Lennon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.39
Ed Lennon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.63
Ed Lennon
Career
Per 9 Innings
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.27
38.27
Ed Lennon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.66
88.66
Ed Lennon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.89
Ed Lennon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Ed Lennon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ed Lennon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
8.76
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
4.1
Ed Lennon
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Ed Lennon
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.17
8.17
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Ed Lennon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Ed Lennon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Ed Lennon
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2155
27
Ed Lennon
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
718.1
9
Ed Lennon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
13.86
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
10.1
Ed Lennon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.86
13.86
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.1
10.1
Ed Lennon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.2
Ed Lennon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Ed Lennon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Ed Lennon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
7.3
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
3.8
Ed Lennon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Lennon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.3
7.3
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Ed Lennon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
2.71
Ed Lennon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Ed Lennon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Ed Lennon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.297
1.297
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.723
0.723
Ed Lennon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.43
Ed Lennon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.66
Ed Lennon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Ed Lennon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
47.43
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3172
39.74
Ed Lennon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.92
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.14
Ed Lennon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
10.22
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
5.89
Ed Lennon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.22
10.22
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Ed Lennon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Lennon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Lennon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Lennon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.351
2.351
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.544
1.544
Ed Lennon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
40.14
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2816
35.28
Ed Lennon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Ed Lennon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.388
0.388
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Ed Lennon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.43
47.43
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.74
39.74

Fielding Stats for Ed Lennon and Fred Mitchell

Ed Lennon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Lennon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.23
Ed Lennon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.64
Ed Lennon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4140
27
Ed Lennon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1380
9
Ed Lennon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
2.84
Ed Lennon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.12
Ed Lennon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.36
Ed Lennon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
816
5.32
Ed Lennon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
761
4.96
Ed Lennon
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.26
93.26
Ed Lennon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.048
4.048
Ed Lennon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.13
52.13
Ed Lennon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.12
Ed Lennon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Ed Lennon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Lennon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.53
Ed Lennon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.31

Hitting Stats for Ed Lennon and Fred Mitchell

Ed Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ed Lennon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
750
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
202
198.69
Ed Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
610
600
Ed Lennon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
572
562.62
Ed Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Ed Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Ed Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
118.03
Ed Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
95.41
Ed Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.74
Ed Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.89
Ed Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
22.62
Ed Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ed Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.91
38.27
Ed Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
147.54
Ed Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
144.59
Ed Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Ed Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Ed Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.508
0.508
Ed Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Ed Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Ed Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Ed Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
54.1
Ed Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
51.15
Ed Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
105.25
Ed Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.42
-63.2
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.68
41
Ed Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.92
Ed Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
21.64
Ed Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lennon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
90.49
Ed Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.63
6.63
Ed Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Ed Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.82
Ed Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.87
Ed Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.87
Ed Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100