Brad Hand vs. Roy Hitt — Career Comparison

Brad Hand
MillenialMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Roy Hitt
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Hitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Brad Hand 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 3.75 and 1.290 for Brad Hand. By the career numbers, Roy Hitt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brad Hand and Roy Hitt

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.23
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.47
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.64
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.59
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.82
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.54
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
322
3.75
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.4
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
460
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
153.1
9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
7.85
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
8.39
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.93
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
3.46
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.29
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
9.12
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.7
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.776
0.776
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.54
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.7
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3266
38.08
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
622
36.51
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.96
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
4.15
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
4.46
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.35
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.64
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.298
1.298
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2871
33.47
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
554
32.52
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.51
36.51

Fielding Stats for Brad Hand and Roy Hitt

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.24
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
459
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.26
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
1.12
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.18
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
1.43
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.41
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
1.38
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.35
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.93
95.93
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.905
1.905
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Hand and Roy Hitt

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
579
3993.1
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
21
206.56
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
600
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
61
600
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
496.55
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
550.82
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
1.17
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.55
25.05
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
137.7
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
4
27.59
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
49.18
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
6
41.38
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
108.2
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.25
-29.32
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.78
27.3
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
39.34
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
22
151.72
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
3.95
3.95
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.17
10.17
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
103.45
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.84
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100