Roy Hitt vs. Roy Joiner — Career Comparison

Roy Hitt
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Roy Joiner
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Roy Hitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Roy Joiner 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 5.28 and 1.771 for Roy Joiner. By the career numbers, Roy Hitt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Roy Hitt and Roy Joiner

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.23
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
5.18
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.4
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.35
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.59
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.3
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.82
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.4
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
5.28
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
460
27
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
27
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153.1
9
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.1
9
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
8.39
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
13.25
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.39
8.39
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.25
13.25
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.1
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
3.29
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.69
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.7
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
3.39
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.776
0.776
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.7
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.5
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
36.51
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
42.74
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.39
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
4.46
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
6.28
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.298
1.298
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.771
1.771
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
554
32.52
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
39.55
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.347
0.347
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.51
36.51
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.74
42.74

Fielding Stats for Roy Hitt and Roy Joiner

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.24
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
459
27
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
9
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.18
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.41
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.35
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.66
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.905
1.905
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Hitt and Roy Joiner

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
21
206.56
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
1300
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
600
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
550.82
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
22
550
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
98.36
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
125
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
98.36
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
125
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.55
25.05
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.26
31.45
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
98.36
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
125
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
137.7
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
150
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.488
0.488
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
49.18
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
108.2
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.78
27.3
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.6
40
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
39.34
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
6
150
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.17
10.17
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.84
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA