Fred Mitchell vs. Scott Williamson — Career Comparison

Fred Mitchell
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Scott Williamson
Gen XLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star

Fred Mitchell built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Williamson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Scott Williamson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.36 and WHIP 1.357 compared to 4.1 and 1.544 for Fred Mitchell. By the career numbers, Scott Williamson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Mitchell and Scott Williamson

Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
1.22
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
7.05
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.08
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.2
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.39
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.57
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.63
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.57
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.27
38.27
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.66
88.66
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.89
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.13
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
327
4.1
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
3.36
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.207
0.207
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2155
27
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1318
27
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
718.1
9
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
439.1
9
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
10.1
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
6.68
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
10.1
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.68
6.68
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.2
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.72
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
3.8
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
5
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.53
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
2.71
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
510
10.45
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.45
10.45
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.723
0.723
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.716
1.716
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.43
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
1.47
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.66
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.29
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3172
39.74
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1864
38.19
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.14
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
2.81
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
470
5.89
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
3.69
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.37
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.29
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.7
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.544
1.544
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.297
1.297
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2816
35.28
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1574
32.24
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.74
39.74
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.19
38.19

Fielding Stats for Fred Mitchell and Scott Williamson

Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
1.23
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
7.05
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.64
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.2
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4140
27
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1318
27
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1380
9
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
439.1
9
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
2.84
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.37
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.12
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.82
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.36
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
816
5.32
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1.25
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
761
4.96
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.19
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.26
93.26
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.08
95.08
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.048
4.048
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.169
0.169
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.13
52.13
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.12
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.53
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.31
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Mitchell and Scott Williamson

Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
202
198.69
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
344
6254.55
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
610
600
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
572
562.62
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
418.18
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.409
0.409
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
118.03
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
95.41
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.74
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.89
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
22.62
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.91
38.27
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
3.79
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
147.54
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
144.59
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
72.73
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.508
0.508
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
54.1
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
51.15
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
105.25
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.68
41
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.56
-10.27
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.92
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
21.64
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
90.49
Scott Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
254.55
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.63
6.63
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.36
2.36
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
10.82
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.87
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.87
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Scott Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA