Roy Hitt vs. Jack Keenan — Career Comparison

Roy Hitt
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jack Keenan
Pre-GenerationalKentuckyThrows RightNorth AmericaCincinnati Kelly's KillersAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Roy Hitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Keenan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jack Keenan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 0 and WHIP 1.250 compared to 3.4 and 1.298 for Roy Hitt. By the career numbers, Jack Keenan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Roy Hitt and Jack Keenan

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Keenan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.23
Jack Keenan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.06
Jack Keenan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.35
Jack Keenan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.59
Jack Keenan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Jack Keenan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Jack Keenan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.82
Jack Keenan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Jack Keenan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Keenan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
3.4
Jack Keenan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Jack Keenan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Jack Keenan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Jack Keenan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Jack Keenan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
460
27
Jack Keenan
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153.1
9
Jack Keenan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
8.39
Jack Keenan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6.75
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Jack Keenan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Jack Keenan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Jack Keenan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Jack Keenan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.29
Jack Keenan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.5
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Keenan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Jack Keenan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
3.7
Jack Keenan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.63
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Jack Keenan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.63
5.63
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jack Keenan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.776
0.776
Jack Keenan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Jack Keenan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.7
Jack Keenan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Keenan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
36.51
Jack Keenan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
39.38
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Jack Keenan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
4.46
Jack Keenan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
10.13
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Jack Keenan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Keenan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Keenan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Keenan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.298
1.298
Jack Keenan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
554
32.52
Jack Keenan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
33.75
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Jack Keenan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Jack Keenan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.51
36.51
Jack Keenan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.38
39.38

Fielding Stats for Roy Hitt and Jack Keenan

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Keenan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.24
Jack Keenan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
Jack Keenan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
459
27
Jack Keenan
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
9
Jack Keenan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Jack Keenan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.18
Jack Keenan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Jack Keenan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.41
Jack Keenan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.35
Jack Keenan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.56
97.56
Jack Keenan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.905
1.905
Jack Keenan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Jack Keenan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Keenan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Keenan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Keenan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Keenan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Keenan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Hitt and Jack Keenan

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jack Keenan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
206.56
Jack Keenan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
600
Jack Keenan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
550.82
Jack Keenan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Jack Keenan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Jack Keenan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.154
1.154
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
98.36
Jack Keenan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
98.36
Jack Keenan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Keenan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Keenan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Keenan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Keenan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Keenan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Keenan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Keenan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.55
25.05
Jack Keenan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.16
173.68
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
98.36
Jack Keenan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
137.7
Jack Keenan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Jack Keenan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Jack Keenan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Jack Keenan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Keenan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jack Keenan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Jack Keenan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jack Keenan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
59.02
Jack Keenan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
49.18
Jack Keenan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
108.2
Jack Keenan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.78
27.3
Jack Keenan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.22
182.68
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Keenan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
39.34
Jack Keenan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Keenan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Jack Keenan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.17
10.17
Jack Keenan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Jack Keenan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Jack Keenan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Keenan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Keenan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.84
Jack Keenan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Keenan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.84
Jack Keenan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Jack Keenan
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100