Ron Davis vs. Roy Hitt — Career Comparison

Ron Davis
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Roy Hitt
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Hitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron Davis 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 4.05 and 1.461 for Ron Davis. By the career numbers, Roy Hitt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ron Davis and Roy Hitt

Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
5.8
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.23
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.57
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.64
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.59
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
47
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.82
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.57
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
4.05
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.4
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2240
27
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
460
27
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746.2
9
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
153.1
9
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
735
8.86
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
8.39
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.39
8.39
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.99
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
3.62
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.29
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.68
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
7.2
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.7
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.201
1.201
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.776
0.776
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.47
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.27
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.7
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3217
38.78
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
622
36.51
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
4.1
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
4.35
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
4.46
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.42
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.41
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.68
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.386
1.386
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.298
1.298
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2826
34.06
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
554
32.52
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.78
38.78
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.51
36.51

Fielding Stats for Ron Davis and Roy Hitt

Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
5.8
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.24
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2240
27
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
459
27
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746.2
9
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
9
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.42
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
1
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.18
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
1.47
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.41
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
1.42
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.35
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.72
96.72
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.905
1.905
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Davis and Roy Hitt

Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
481
48100
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
21
206.56
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
600
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
550.82
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.55
25.05
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
137.7
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
49.18
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
108.2
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.64
-64.27
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.78
27.3
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
39.34
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
400
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.17
10.17
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100