Pete Appleton vs. Roy Hitt — Career Comparison

Pete Appleton
Greatest GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Hitt
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Hitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Pete Appleton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Roy Hitt posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.4 and WHIP 1.298 compared to 4.3 and 1.466 for Pete Appleton. By the career numbers, Roy Hitt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pete Appleton and Roy Hitt

Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
2.69
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.23
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.56
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.45
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.52
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.59
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.34
46.34
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.82
20.82
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.27
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.82
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.21
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
545
4.3
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.4
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3423
27
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
460
27
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1141
9
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
153.1
9
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1187
9.36
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
8.39
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.36
9.36
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.39
8.39
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.6
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
3.83
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.29
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
420
3.31
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.7
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.794
0.794
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.776
0.776
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.25
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.21
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.7
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5044
39.79
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
622
36.51
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.47
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
667
5.26
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
4.46
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.298
1.298
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4532
35.75
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
554
32.52
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.79
39.79
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.51
36.51

Fielding Stats for Pete Appleton and Roy Hitt

Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.24
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
459
27
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
9
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.18
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.41
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.35
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.43
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.947
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.905
1.905
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pete Appleton and Roy Hitt

Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
343
522.34
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
21
206.56
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
394
600
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
61
600
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
374
569.54
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
56
550.82
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
132.49
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
10
98.36
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
109.64
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
10
98.36
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.18
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.66
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
22.84
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.84
39.35
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.55
25.05
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
165.99
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
10
98.36
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
144.67
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
14
137.7
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
45.69
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
51.78
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
5
49.18
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
97.46
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
108.2
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.38
44.74
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.78
27.3
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
12.18
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
39.34
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
66
100.51
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
5.97
5.97
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.17
10.17
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
18.27
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.84
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.52
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.52
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100