Fred Mitchell vs. Joe Nathan — Career Comparison

Fred Mitchell
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Nathan
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Fred Mitchell built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Nathan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Nathan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.87 and WHIP 1.153 compared to 4.1 and 1.544 for Fred Mitchell. By the career numbers, Joe Nathan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Mitchell and Joe Nathan

Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
1.22
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
787
7.67
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.08
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.28
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.39
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.62
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.63
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.33
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.27
38.27
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.31
65.31
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.66
88.66
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.89
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
3.67
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
327
4.1
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
2.87
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.206
0.206
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2155
27
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2770
27
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
718.1
9
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
923.1
9
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
10.1
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
6.73
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
10.1
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.73
6.73
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.2
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.82
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
3.8
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
3.35
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.3
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
2.71
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
976
9.51
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.51
9.51
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.723
0.723
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.43
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.46
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.66
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.22
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3172
39.74
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3771
36.76
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.14
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
5.72
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
470
5.89
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
3.09
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.24
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.23
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.48
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.544
1.544
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2816
35.28
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3355
32.7
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.74
39.74
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.76
36.76

Fielding Stats for Fred Mitchell and Joe Nathan

Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
1.23
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
787
7.67
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.64
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.28
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4140
27
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2770
27
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1380
9
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
923.1
9
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
2.84
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.49
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.12
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.8
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.36
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
816
5.32
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
1.35
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
761
4.96
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
1.29
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.26
93.26
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.96
94.96
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.048
4.048
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.168
0.168
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.13
52.13
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.12
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.53
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.31
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Mitchell and Joe Nathan

Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
202
198.69
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
787
6132.47
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
610
600
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
77
600
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
572
562.62
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
63
490.91
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.538
0.538
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.578
0.578
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
118.03
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
10
77.92
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
95.41
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
38.96
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
15.74
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.38
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.89
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.58
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
22.62
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.96
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.91
38.27
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
4.44
34.6
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
147.54
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
148.05
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
144.59
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
13
101.3
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.508
0.508
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.496
0.496
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.407
0.407
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
54.1
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
31.17
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
51.15
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
31.17
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
105.25
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
6
46.75
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.68
41
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
25.12
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.92
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
21.64
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.38
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
90.49
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
132.47
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.63
6.63
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
4.53
4.53
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
10.82
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
77.92
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.79
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.87
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.87
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA