Fred Mitchell vs. Joe Smith — Career Comparison

Fred Mitchell
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Smith
MillenialOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Mitchell built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.14 and WHIP 1.230 compared to 4.1 and 1.544 for Fred Mitchell. By the career numbers, Joe Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Mitchell and Joe Smith

Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
1.22
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
10.22
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.08
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.39
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.65
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.63
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.4
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.27
38.27
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.8
61.8
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.66
88.66
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.89
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.35
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
327
4.1
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.14
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2155
27
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2287
27
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
718.1
9
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
762.1
9
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
10.1
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
653
7.71
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
10.1
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.2
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.78
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
303
3.8
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
3
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.37
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
2.71
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
666
7.86
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.86
7.86
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.723
0.723
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.43
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.22
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.66
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.47
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3172
39.74
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3150
37.19
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.14
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
2.08
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
470
5.89
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
3.41
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.27
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.14
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.86
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.544
1.544
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2816
35.28
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2821
33.3
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.74
39.74
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.19
37.19

Fielding Stats for Fred Mitchell and Joe Smith

Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
1.23
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
10.22
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.64
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4140
27
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2287
27
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1380
9
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
762.1
9
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
2.84
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.12
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
1.91
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.36
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
816
5.32
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
2.33
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
761
4.96
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
2.25
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.26
93.26
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.95
96.95
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.048
4.048
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.221
0.221
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.13
52.13
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.12
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.14
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.53
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.31
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Mitchell and Joe Smith

Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
202
198.69
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
866
259800
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
610
600
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
572
562.62
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
118.03
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
95.41
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.74
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.89
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
22.62
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.91
38.27
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
147.54
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
144.59
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.508
0.508
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
54.1
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
51.15
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
105.25
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.68
41
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.92
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
21.64
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
90.49
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.63
6.63
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.82
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.87
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.87
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA