Fred Mitchell vs. Joe Vance — Career Comparison

Fred Mitchell
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Vance
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Mitchell built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Vance 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 5.81 and 1.762 for Joe Vance. 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 Joe Vance

Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
1.22
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.35
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.08
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.39
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.47
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.63
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.27
38.27
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.66
88.66
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.89
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
4.1
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
5.81
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2155
27
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
27
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
718.1
9
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.1
9
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
10.1
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
10.52
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.1
10.1
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.52
10.52
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.2
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.78
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
3.8
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
5.34
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.71
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.67
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.723
0.723
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.43
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.66
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3172
39.74
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
41.44
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.14
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.41
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
5.89
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
6.28
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.544
1.544
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.762
1.762
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2816
35.28
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
36.1
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.74
39.74
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.44
41.44

Fielding Stats for Fred Mitchell and Joe Vance

Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.23
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.64
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4140
27
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1380
9
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
2.84
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.12
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.36
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
816
5.32
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
761
4.96
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.26
93.26
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.24
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.048
4.048
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.13
52.13
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.12
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.53
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.31
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Mitchell and Joe Vance

Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
202
198.69
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
480
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
610
600
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
572
562.62
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
600
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.538
0.538
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
118.03
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
95.41
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
3
90
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
15.74
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.89
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
22.62
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38.91
38.27
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.66
49.91
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
147.54
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
210
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
144.59
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.508
0.508
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.409
0.409
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
54.1
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
51.15
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
105.25
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41.68
41
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.71
51.22
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.92
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
21.64
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
90.49
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
150
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.63
6.63
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.82
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.87
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.87
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA