Roy Hitt vs. Doug Jones — Career Comparison

Roy Hitt
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Doug Jones
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Roy Hitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Doug Jones as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Doug Jones posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.3 and WHIP 1.290 compared to 3.4 and 1.298 for Roy Hitt. By the career numbers, Doug Jones had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Roy Hitt and Doug Jones

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.23
Doug Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
846
6.75
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
Doug Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Doug Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.55
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.59
Doug Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.63
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Doug Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.62
46.62
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Doug Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.82
Doug Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Doug Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
2.42
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
3.4
Doug Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
3.3
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Doug Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Doug Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Doug Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Doug Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
460
27
Doug Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3385
27
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
153.1
9
Doug Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1128.1
9
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
8.39
Doug Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1155
9.21
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.39
8.39
Doug Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.21
9.21
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Doug Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.69
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Doug Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Doug Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
3.29
Doug Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
1.97
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.42
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Doug Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.97
1.97
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.7
Doug Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
909
7.25
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Doug Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doug Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.776
0.776
Doug Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.025
1.025
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Doug Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.14
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.7
Doug Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.31
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
622
36.51
Doug Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4754
37.92
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Doug Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
640
5.1
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
4.46
Doug Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
3.71
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Doug Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.45
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.3
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.69
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.298
1.298
Doug Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
554
32.52
Doug Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4374
34.89
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Doug Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Doug Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.51
36.51
Doug Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Roy Hitt and Doug Jones

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.24
Doug Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
846
6.75
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
Doug Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
459
27
Doug Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3385
27
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
9
Doug Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1128.1
9
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Doug Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.48
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.18
Doug Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.21
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Doug Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.17
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.41
Doug Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
1.86
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.35
Doug Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
1.69
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Doug Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.99
90.99
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.905
1.905
Doug Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Doug Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.11
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Hitt and Doug Jones

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doug Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
21
206.56
Doug Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
846
63450
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
600
Doug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
550.82
Doug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
7
525
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Doug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Doug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Doug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Doug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.55
25.05
Doug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
21.24
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Doug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
137.7
Doug Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Doug Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Doug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Doug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Doug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Doug Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Doug Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Doug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
49.18
Doug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
108.2
Doug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.78
27.3
Doug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
20.48
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
39.34
Doug Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Doug Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.17
10.17
Doug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Doug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Doug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Doug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Doug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Doug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA