Roy Hitt vs. Hal Kelleher — Career Comparison

Roy Hitt
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Hal Kelleher
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Roy Hitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Hal Kelleher 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 5.95 and 1.894 for Hal Kelleher. 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 Hal Kelleher

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.23
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
3.34
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.6
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.35
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.59
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.6
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.77
30.77
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.82
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.4
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
5.95
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.46
6.46
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
460
27
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
404
27
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153.1
9
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
134.2
9
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
8.39
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
11.63
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.39
8.39
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.63
11.63
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.29
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
5.41
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.7
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
3.27
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.776
0.776
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.965
0.965
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.7
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.74
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
622
36.51
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
654
43.71
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.4
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
4.46
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
7.42
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.42
7.42
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.298
1.298
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.894
1.894
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
554
32.52
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
37.56
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.51
36.51
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.71
43.71

Fielding Stats for Roy Hitt and Hal Kelleher

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.24
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
459
27
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
9
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.18
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.41
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.35
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.48
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.905
1.905
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Hitt and Hal Kelleher

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
21
206.56
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
757.14
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
600
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
42
600
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
550.82
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
557.14
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
98.36
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
128.57
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
98.36
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
114.29
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.29
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.29
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.55
25.05
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.35
33.63
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
10
98.36
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
142.86
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
137.7
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
171.43
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
4
57.14
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
49.18
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
108.2
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
4
57.14
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.78
27.3
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.72
38.87
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
39.34
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
42.86
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
8
114.29
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.17
10.17
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
5.25
5.25
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
2
28.57
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA