Fred Mitchell vs. Joe Wheeler — Career Comparison

Fred Mitchell
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Wheeler
Lost GenerationThrows RightBats RightBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IIRelief Pitcher

Fred Mitchell built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Wheeler 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 5.68 and 1.421 for Joe Wheeler. 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 Wheeler

Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
1.22
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.37
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.08
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.39
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.63
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.27
38.27
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.66
88.66
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.89
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
4.1
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
5.68
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2155
27
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
718.1
9
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
10.1
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
7.11
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
10.1
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.11
7.11
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.2
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
3.8
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
5.68
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.71
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.89
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.89
1.89
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.723
0.723
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.842
0.842
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.43
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.66
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3172
39.74
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
36.47
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.14
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.95
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
5.89
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
7.58
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.58
7.58
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.84
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.544
1.544
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.421
1.421
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2816
35.28
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
27.47
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.74
39.74
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.47
36.47

Fielding Stats for Fred Mitchell and Joe Wheeler

Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
1.23
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.81
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.64
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4140
27
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1380
9
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
2.84
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.12
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.36
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
816
5.32
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
761
4.96
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.26
93.26
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.048
4.048
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.13
52.13
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.12
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.53
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.31
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Mitchell and Joe Wheeler

Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
202
198.69
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
300
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
610
600
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
572
562.62
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
9
540
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
118.03
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
95.41
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.74
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.89
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
22.62
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.91
38.27
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
147.54
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
144.59
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.508
0.508
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
54.1
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
51.15
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
105.25
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.68
41
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.87
-52.13
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.92
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
21.64
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
92
90.49
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.63
6.63
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
10.82
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.87
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.87
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA