Fred Mitchell vs. Joe Schaffernoth — Career Comparison

Fred Mitchell
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Schaffernoth
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Mitchell built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Schaffernoth 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 4.58 and 1.475 for Joe Schaffernoth. By the career numbers, Fred Mitchell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Mitchell and Joe Schaffernoth

Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
1.22
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.08
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.39
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.63
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.61
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.27
38.27
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.66
88.66
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.89
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
4.1
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
4.58
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2155
27
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
718.1
9
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
10.1
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
8.85
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
10.1
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.2
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.92
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
3.8
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
4.04
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
2.71
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
5.19
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.723
0.723
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.025
1.025
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.43
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.66
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3172
39.74
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
509
38.82
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.14
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.59
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
470
5.89
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
5.19
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.544
1.544
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.432
1.432
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2816
35.28
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
34.55
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.74
39.74
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.82
38.82

Fielding Stats for Fred Mitchell and Joe Schaffernoth

Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
1.23
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.64
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4140
27
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1380
9
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
2.84
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.12
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.91
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.36
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
816
5.32
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.36
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
761
4.96
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
2.29
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.26
93.26
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.77
96.77
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.048
4.048
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.405
0.405
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.13
52.13
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.12
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.53
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.31
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Mitchell and Joe Schaffernoth

Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
202
198.69
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
2611.76
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
610
600
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
572
562.62
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
564.71
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
118.03
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
95.41
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.74
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.89
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
22.62
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.91
38.27
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
7.88
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
147.54
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
144.59
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.508
0.508
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
54.1
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
51.15
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
105.25
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.68
41
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.25
-8.9
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.92
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
21.64
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
90.49
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
176.47
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.63
6.63
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA
3.4
3.4
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
10.82
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.87
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.87
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA