Fred Mitchell vs. Alex Young — Career Comparison

Fred Mitchell
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Alex Young
MillenialIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Mitchell built a career as a starting pitcher and Alex Young 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 4.34 and 1.437 for Alex Young. 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 Alex Young

Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
1.22
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
5.74
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.08
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.81
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.39
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.52
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.63
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.58
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.27
38.27
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.66
88.66
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.12
14.12
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.89
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
4.1
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
4.34
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2155
27
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
833
27
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
718.1
9
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
277.2
9
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
10.1
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
9.24
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
10.1
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.24
9.24
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.2
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.59
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
303
3.8
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
3.44
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
2.71
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
7.75
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.75
7.75
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.723
0.723
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.43
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.29
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.66
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.32
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3172
39.74
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1219
39.51
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.14
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.91
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
470
5.89
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
5.06
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.88
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.544
1.544
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.408
1.408
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2816
35.28
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1089
35.3
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.74
39.74
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.51
39.51

Fielding Stats for Fred Mitchell and Alex Young

Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
1.23
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
5.74
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
0.64
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.81
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4140
27
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
833
27
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1380
9
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
277.2
9
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
2.84
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.45
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.12
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.78
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.36
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
816
5.32
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.26
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
761
4.96
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.23
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.26
93.26
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.44
97.44
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.048
4.048
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.215
0.215
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.13
52.13
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.12
14.12
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.12
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.53
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.31
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Mitchell and Alex Young

Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
202
198.69
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
177
3662.07
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
610
600
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
572
562.62
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
600
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
118.03
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
95.41
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.74
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.89
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
22.62
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.91
38.27
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.63
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
147.54
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
144.59
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.508
0.508
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
54.1
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
51.15
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
105.25
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.68
41
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.47
-51.03
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.92
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
21.64
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
90.49
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
455.17
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.63
6.63
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1.32
1.32
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.82
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.87
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.87
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA