Fred Mitchell vs. Phil Niekro — Career Comparison

Fred Mitchell
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Phil Niekro
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Fred Mitchell and Phil Niekro are fairly close on the surface numbers. Phil Niekro posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.35 vs 4.1) and WHIP (1.284 vs 1.544). Fred Mitchell had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.2 per nine innings vs 0.8). By the career numbers, Phil Niekro had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Fred Mitchell and Phil Niekro

Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
1.22
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
1.44
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
1.08
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
1.19
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.39
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
0.53
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.63
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
0.46
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.27
38.27
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.72
53.72
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.66
88.66
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.87
82.87
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.89
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
0.41
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.07
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.05
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
4.1
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2012
3.35
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2155
27
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16213
27
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
718.1
9
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5404.1
9
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
806
10.1
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5044
8.4
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
10.1
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.4
8.4
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.2
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
482
0.8
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
3.8
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1809
3.01
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.14
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
2.71
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3342
5.57
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.57
5.57
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.723
0.723
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.953
0.953
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.43
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.38
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.66
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.2
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.07
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3172
39.74
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22677
37.76
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.14
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.14
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
470
5.89
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2337
3.89
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
0.28
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.14
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
0.49
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.544
1.544
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.268
1.268
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2816
35.28
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20491
34.12
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.74
39.74
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.76
37.76

Fielding Stats for Fred Mitchell and Phil Niekro

Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
1.23
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
1.44
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.64
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
1.19
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4140
27
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16213
27
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1380
9
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5404.1
9
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
2.84
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
386
0.64
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.12
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
878
1.46
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.36
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.06
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
816
5.32
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1301
2.17
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
761
4.96
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1264
2.1
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.26
93.26
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.048
4.048
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.463
1.463
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.13
52.13
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.87
82.87
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.12
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.14
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.53
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.31
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Mitchell and Phil Niekro

Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
202
198.69
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
866
304.39
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
610
600
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1707
600
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
572
562.62
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1537
540.25
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.451
0.451
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
120
118.03
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
260
91.39
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
95.41
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
73.81
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.74
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
14.76
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.89
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.35
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.46
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
22.62
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
17.57
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38.91
38.27
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55.59
19.54
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150
147.54
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
325
114.24
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
147
144.59
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
101.58
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.508
0.508
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
54.1
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
28.12
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
51.15
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
38.31
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
105.25
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
63.97
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.68
41
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
34.77
12.22
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.92
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
4.22
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
21.64
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
17
5.98
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
90.49
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
314
110.37
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.63
6.63
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
5.44
5.44
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
11
10.82
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
45.34
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.22
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
35
12.3
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.87
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.35
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.87
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.35
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0