John Ewing vs. Roy Hitt — Career Comparison

John Ewing
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Roy Hitt
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Hitt built a career as a starting pitcher and John Ewing 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 3.68 and 1.420 for John Ewing. By the career numbers, Roy Hitt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for John Ewing and Roy Hitt

John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.1
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.23
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
1.03
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.45
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.54
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.59
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.69
45.69
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.8
93.8
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.96
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.82
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
3.68
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.4
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3176
27
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
460
27
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1058.2
9
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
153.1
9
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1113
9.46
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
8.39
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.46
9.46
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.39
8.39
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.14
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
3.32
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.29
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
525
4.46
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.7
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.864
0.864
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.776
0.776
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.31
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.42
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.7
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4714
40.07
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
622
36.51
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
6.08
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
4.46
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.08
6.08
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.298
1.298
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4275
36.34
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
554
32.52
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.07
40.07
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.51
36.51

Fielding Stats for John Ewing and Roy Hitt

John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
1.09
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.24
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3285
27
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
459
27
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1095
9
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
9
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.41
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
1.87
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.18
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.19
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
2.47
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
2.41
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278
2.28
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.35
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.36
92.36
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.09
2.09
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.905
1.905
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Ewing and Roy Hitt

John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
168.35
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
206.56
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
600
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
61
600
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
454
574.68
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
56
550.82
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
110.13
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
10
98.36
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
96.2
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.59
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.8
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.53
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.92
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.5
34.81
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.55
25.05
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
132.91
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
10
98.36
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
135.44
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
137.7
John Ewing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
59.49
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
6
59.02
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
45.57
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
49.18
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
102.53
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
108.2
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.94
34.1
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.78
27.3
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.53
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
22.78
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
39.34
John Ewing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Ewing
Career
Per 600 PA
94
118.99
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
John Ewing
Career
Per 600 PA
5.04
5.04
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.17
10.17
John Ewing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
John Ewing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
John Ewing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Ewing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
22.78
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.84
John Ewing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
22.78
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.84
John Ewing
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100