Roy Hitt vs. Shawn Kelley — Career Comparison

Roy Hitt
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Shawn Kelley
MillenialKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Roy Hitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Shawn Kelley 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 3.8 and 1.250 for Shawn Kelley. 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 Shawn Kelley

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Shawn Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.23
Shawn Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
9.55
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
Shawn Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Shawn Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.62
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.59
Shawn Kelley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Shawn Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.14
56.14
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Shawn Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.82
Shawn Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Shawn Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.5
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.4
Shawn Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
3.8
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Shawn Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Shawn Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Shawn Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Shawn Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
460
27
Shawn Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1394
27
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
153.1
9
Shawn Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
464.2
9
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
8.39
Shawn Kelley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
412
7.98
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Shawn Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.98
7.98
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Shawn Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.47
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Shawn Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Shawn Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
3.29
Shawn Kelley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
2.73
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shawn Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.54
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Shawn Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.7
Shawn Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
10.09
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Shawn Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.09
10.09
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Shawn Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.776
0.776
Shawn Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.425
1.425
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Shawn Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.45
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.7
Shawn Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.17
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shawn Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
622
36.51
Shawn Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1932
37.42
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Shawn Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
3
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
4.46
Shawn Kelley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
4.05
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Shawn Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shawn Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.21
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shawn Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.33
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.31
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.298
1.298
Shawn Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
554
32.52
Shawn Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1754
33.97
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Shawn Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Shawn Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.51
36.51
Shawn Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.42
37.42

Fielding Stats for Roy Hitt and Shawn Kelley

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Shawn Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.24
Shawn Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
9.55
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
Shawn Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
459
27
Shawn Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1394
27
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
9
Shawn Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
464.2
9
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Shawn Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.62
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.18
Shawn Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.54
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Shawn Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.41
Shawn Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
1.22
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.35
Shawn Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
1.16
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Shawn Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.24
95.24
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.905
1.905
Shawn Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.122
0.122
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Shawn Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Hitt and Shawn Kelley

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Shawn Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
21
206.56
Shawn Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
494
148200
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
600
Shawn Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
550.82
Shawn Kelley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Shawn Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Shawn Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Shawn Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Shawn Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.55
25.05
Shawn Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Shawn Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
137.7
Shawn Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Shawn Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Shawn Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Shawn Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Shawn Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Shawn Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Shawn Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Shawn Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
49.18
Shawn Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
108.2
Shawn Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.78
27.3
Shawn Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
39.34
Shawn Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Shawn Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.17
10.17
Shawn Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Shawn Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Shawn Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Shawn Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Shawn Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Shawn Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA