Fred Mitchell vs. Sam Shaw — Career Comparison

Fred Mitchell
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Sam Shaw
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Fred Mitchell built a career as a starting pitcher and Sam Shaw as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Sam Shaw posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.91 and WHIP 1.522 compared to 4.1 and 1.544 for Fred Mitchell. By the career numbers, Sam Shaw had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Mitchell and Sam Shaw

Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.22
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.04
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.08
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.04
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.39
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.63
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.27
38.27
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.66
88.66
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.89
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
327
4.1
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.91
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2155
27
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
207
27
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
718.1
9
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
9
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
10.1
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
10.04
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
10.1
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.04
10.04
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.2
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
303
3.8
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
3.65
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
2.71
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.723
0.723
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.739
0.739
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.43
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.66
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.7
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3172
39.74
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
42.13
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
5.89
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
6.39
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.39
6.39
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.544
1.544
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.522
1.522
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2816
35.28
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
36.78
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.74
39.74
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.13
42.13

Fielding Stats for Fred Mitchell and Sam Shaw

Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.23
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.04
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.64
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4140
27
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
207
27
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1380
9
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
9
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
2.84
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.12
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.7
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.36
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.65
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
816
5.32
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
2.61
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
761
4.96
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.96
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.26
93.26
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.048
4.048
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.875
1.875
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.13
52.13
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.12
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.53
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.31
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Mitchell and Sam Shaw

Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
198.69
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
8
165.52
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
610
600
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
572
562.62
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
27
558.62
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.477
0.477
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
118.03
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
5
103.45
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
95.41
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
103.45
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.74
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.89
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
22.62
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.91
38.27
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
1.42
29.43
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
147.54
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
5
103.45
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
144.59
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
144.83
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.508
0.508
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.427
0.427
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
54.1
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
82.76
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
51.15
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
105.25
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
5
103.45
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.68
41
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
1.52
31.52
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.92
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
21.64
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
90.49
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
103.45
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.63
6.63
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
5.8
5.8
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.82
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.87
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.87
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100