Fred Mitchell vs. Lefty Willis — Career Comparison

Fred Mitchell
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lefty Willis
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Mitchell built a career as a starting pitcher and Lefty Willis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lefty Willis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.92 and WHIP 1.508 compared to 4.1 and 1.544 for Fred Mitchell. By the career numbers, Lefty Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Mitchell and Lefty Willis

Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
1.22
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.06
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.08
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.39
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.42
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.63
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.27
38.27
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.66
88.66
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.79
13.79
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.89
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
327
4.1
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
3.92
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2155
27
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
27
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
718.1
9
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.1
9
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
10.1
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
10.07
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
10.1
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.07
10.07
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.2
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
303
3.8
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.5
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
2.71
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.22
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.723
0.723
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.746
0.746
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.43
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.66
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3172
39.74
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
39.17
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.14
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.98
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
470
5.89
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.76
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.544
1.544
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.508
1.508
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2816
35.28
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
35.53
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.74
39.74
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.17
39.17

Fielding Stats for Fred Mitchell and Lefty Willis

Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.23
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.64
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4140
27
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1380
9
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
2.84
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.12
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.36
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
816
5.32
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
761
4.96
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.26
93.26
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.65
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.048
4.048
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.759
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.13
52.13
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.12
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.53
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.31
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Mitchell and Lefty Willis

Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
202
198.69
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
915.79
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
610
600
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
572
562.62
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
568.42
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
118.03
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
95.41
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.74
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.89
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
22.62
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.91
38.27
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
9.91
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
147.54
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
144.59
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
94.74
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.508
0.508
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
54.1
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
51.15
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
105.25
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.68
41
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.14
-4.46
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.92
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
21.64
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
90.49
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
94.74
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.63
6.63
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
6.33
6.33
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.82
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.87
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.87
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA