Fred Mitchell vs. Tony Watson — Career Comparison

Fred Mitchell
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tony Watson
MillenialIowaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Fred Mitchell built a career as a starting pitcher and Tony Watson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tony Watson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.9 and WHIP 1.114 compared to 4.1 and 1.544 for Fred Mitchell. By the career numbers, Tony Watson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Mitchell and Tony Watson

Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
1.22
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
9.56
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.08
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.39
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.65
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.63
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.4
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.27
38.27
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.84
61.84
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.66
88.66
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.89
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.44
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
327
4.1
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.9
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2155
27
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1945
27
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
718.1
9
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
648.1
9
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
10.1
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
7.33
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
10.1
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.33
7.33
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.2
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.87
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
303
3.8
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
2.42
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.28
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
2.71
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
570
7.91
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.723
0.723
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.148
1.148
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.43
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.66
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.46
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3172
39.74
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2620
36.37
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.14
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
1.51
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
470
5.89
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
3.08
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.37
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.25
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.87
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.544
1.544
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.083
1.083
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2816
35.28
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2368
32.87
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.74
39.74
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.37
36.37

Fielding Stats for Fred Mitchell and Tony Watson

Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
1.23
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
9.56
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.64
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4140
27
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1945
27
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1380
9
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
648.1
9
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
2.84
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.56
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.12
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
1.37
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.36
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
816
5.32
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
2.03
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
761
4.96
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
1.93
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.26
93.26
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.21
95.21
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.048
4.048
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.202
0.202
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.13
52.13
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.12
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.53
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.31
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Mitchell and Tony Watson

Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
202
198.69
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
689
37581.82
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
610
600
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
572
562.62
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
436.36
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.455
0.455
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
118.03
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
95.41
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.74
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.89
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
22.62
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.91
38.27
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
6.09
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
147.54
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
144.59
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.508
0.508
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
54.1
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
51.15
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
105.25
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.68
41
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.09
-4.89
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.92
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
21.64
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
90.49
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
381.82
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.63
6.63
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.57
1.57
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
10.82
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.87
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.87
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA