Fred Mitchell vs. Alex Speas — Career Comparison

Fred Mitchell
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Alex Speas
Gen ZGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Mitchell built a career as a starting pitcher and Alex Speas 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 9 and 2.750 for Alex Speas. 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 Alex Speas

Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
1.22
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.08
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.39
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.63
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.27
38.27
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.66
88.66
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.89
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
4.1
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.36
10.36
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.75
7.75
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2155
27
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
718.1
9
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
10.1
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
10.1
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.2
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
3.8
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
13.5
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
2.71
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
13.5
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.5
13.5
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.723
0.723
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.43
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.66
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3172
39.74
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
45
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.14
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
5.89
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.544
1.544
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2816
35.28
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
31.5
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.429
0.429
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.74
39.74
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Fred Mitchell and Alex Speas

Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
1.23
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.64
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4140
27
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1380
9
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
2.84
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.12
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.36
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
816
5.32
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
761
4.96
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.26
93.26
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.048
4.048
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.13
52.13
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.12
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.53
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.31
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Mitchell and Alex Speas

Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Alex Speas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
198.69
Alex Speas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
610
600
Alex Speas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
572
562.62
Alex Speas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Alex Speas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Alex Speas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
118.03
Alex Speas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
95.41
Alex Speas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.74
Alex Speas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.89
Alex Speas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Speas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
22.62
Alex Speas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Alex Speas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Speas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Speas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.91
38.27
Alex Speas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
147.54
Alex Speas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
144.59
Alex Speas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Alex Speas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Alex Speas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.508
0.508
Alex Speas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Alex Speas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Alex Speas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Alex Speas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Alex Speas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
54.1
Alex Speas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
51.15
Alex Speas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
105.25
Alex Speas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.68
41
Alex Speas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.92
Alex Speas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
21.64
Alex Speas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Speas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
92
90.49
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.63
6.63
Alex Speas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Alex Speas
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.82
Alex Speas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Speas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Speas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.87
Alex Speas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Speas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.87
Alex Speas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Alex Speas
Career
Per 600 PA