Ed Eiteljorge vs. Roy Hitt — Career Comparison

Ed Eiteljorge
Pre-GenerationalGermanyThrows RightBats RightEuropeWashington StatesmenAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Roy Hitt
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Hitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Eiteljorge 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 6.68 and 1.989 for Ed Eiteljorge. By the career numbers, Roy Hitt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Eiteljorge and Roy Hitt

Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.28
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
1.23
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.14
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.06
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.35
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.85
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.59
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.85
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.82
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
6.68
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.4
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.68
6.68
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
27
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
460
27
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.1
9
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153.1
9
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
11.94
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
8.39
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.94
11.94
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.39
8.39
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.43
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
5.97
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.29
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
3.41
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.7
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.042
1.042
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.776
0.776
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.28
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.7
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
45.9
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
36.51
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
10.52
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
4.46
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.52
10.52
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.298
1.298
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
38.65
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
554
32.52
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.22
8.22
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.9
45.9
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.51
36.51

Fielding Stats for Ed Eiteljorge and Roy Hitt

Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.29
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
1.24
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
27
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
459
27
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
9
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
9
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.43
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.86
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
2.18
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.57
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
2.41
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.29
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
2.35
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
92
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.556
2.556
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.905
1.905
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Eiteljorge and Roy Hitt

Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
9
192.86
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
206.56
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
28
600
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
600
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
578.57
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
550.82
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
107.14
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
98.36
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
4
85.71
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
27.73
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.55
25.05
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
128.57
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
98.36
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
6
128.57
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
137.7
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.437
0.437
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
59.02
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
85.71
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
49.18
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
150
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
108.2
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
1.15
24.56
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.78
27.3
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
39.34
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
7
150
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.17
10.17
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100