Fred Mitchell vs. Lou Sleater — Career Comparison

Fred Mitchell
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lou Sleater
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Mitchell built a career as a starting pitcher and Lou Sleater 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 4.7 and 1.643 for Lou Sleater. 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 Lou Sleater

Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
1.22
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
3.92
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.08
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.63
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.39
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.36
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.63
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.54
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.27
38.27
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.66
88.66
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.03
16.03
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.89
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.21
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
4.1
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
4.7
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2155
27
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
902
27
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
718.1
9
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
300.2
9
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
10.1
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
9.16
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
10.1
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.16
9.16
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.2
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.96
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
3.8
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
5.15
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.48
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
2.71
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
4.55
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.723
0.723
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.078
1.078
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.43
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.66
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.24
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3172
39.74
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1367
40.92
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.14
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.62
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
470
5.89
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
5.42
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.42
5.42
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.544
1.544
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2816
35.28
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1187
35.53
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.74
39.74
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.92
40.92

Fielding Stats for Fred Mitchell and Lou Sleater

Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
1.23
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
7.71
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.64
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4140
27
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
459
27
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1380
9
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
9
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
2.84
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.65
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
2.12
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.76
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.36
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.35
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
816
5.32
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
3.76
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
761
4.96
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
3.41
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.26
93.26
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.63
90.63
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.048
4.048
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.443
0.443
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.13
52.13
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.12
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.53
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.31
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Mitchell and Lou Sleater

Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
202
198.69
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
798.17
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
610
600
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
109
600
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
572
562.62
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PAverified
103
566.97
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.538
0.538
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.587
0.587
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
118.03
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
21
115.6
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
95.41
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
16
88.07
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.74
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.89
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.5
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
22.02
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
22.62
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
27.52
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38.91
38.27
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8.76
48.25
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
147.54
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
192.66
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
144.59
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
25
137.61
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.508
0.508
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.409
0.409
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
54.1
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
8
44.04
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
51.15
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
66.06
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
105.25
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
16
88.07
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41.68
41
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.81
42.99
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.92
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
21.64
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
22.02
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.5
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
92
90.49
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
60.55
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
6.63
6.63
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.91
9.91
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
10.82
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.01
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
3
16.51
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.87
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.87
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA