Fred Mitchell vs. Fred Smith — Career Comparison

Fred Mitchell
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Fred Smith
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaToledo MaumeesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Fred Mitchell built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.27 and WHIP 1.269 compared to 4.1 and 1.544 for Fred Mitchell. By the career numbers, Fred Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Mitchell and Fred Smith

Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.22
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.1
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.08
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.07
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.39
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.6
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.63
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.41
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.27
38.27
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.66
88.66
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.14
97.14
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.89
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.98
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
327
4.1
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.27
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2155
27
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
858
27
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
718.1
9
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
9
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
10.1
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
8.59
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
10.1
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.2
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.41
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
303
3.8
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
2.83
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
2.71
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
3.65
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.43
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.31
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.66
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.41
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3172
39.74
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1223
38.49
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
470
5.89
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
4.88
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.544
1.544
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2816
35.28
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1120
35.24
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.74
39.74
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Fred Mitchell and Fred Smith

Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.23
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.07
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.64
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4140
27
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
960
27
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1380
9
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
320
9
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
2.84
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.53
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.12
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
1.97
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.36
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.17
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
816
5.32
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
2.67
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
761
4.96
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
2.5
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.26
93.26
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.68
93.68
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.048
4.048
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.342
2.342
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.13
52.13
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.12
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.53
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.31
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Mitchell and Fred Smith

Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
198.69
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
38
168.89
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
610
600
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
135
600
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
572
562.62
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
126
560
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
118.03
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
21
93.33
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
95.41
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
13
57.78
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
15.74
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
31.11
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.89
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.44
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
22.62
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
35.56
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.91
38.27
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7.86
34.94
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
147.54
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
30
133.33
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
144.59
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
30
133.33
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.508
0.508
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.409
0.409
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
54.1
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
11
48.89
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
51.15
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
10
44.44
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
105.25
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
21
93.33
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.68
41
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6.9
30.64
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.92
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.44
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
21.64
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
35.56
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
92
90.49
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.63
6.63
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.82
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.87
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.78
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.87
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.78
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100