Roy Hitt vs. Bill Kelso — Career Comparison

Roy Hitt
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Kelso
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Roy Hitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Kelso as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Kelso posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.13 and WHIP 1.393 compared to 3.4 and 1.298 for Roy Hitt. By the career numbers, Bill Kelso had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Roy Hitt and Bill Kelso

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.23
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
5.33
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.54
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.59
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.22
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.59
70.59
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.82
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.54
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
3.4
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
3.13
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
460
27
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
603
27
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
153.1
9
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
9
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
8.39
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
7.66
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.66
7.66
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.72
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.29
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
4.16
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.72
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.7
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.25
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.776
0.776
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.7
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
622
36.51
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
853
38.19
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.84
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
4.46
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
3.4
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.298
1.298
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.313
1.313
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
554
32.52
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
751
33.63
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.51
36.51
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.19
38.19

Fielding Stats for Roy Hitt and Bill Kelso

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.24
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
5.32
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
459
27
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
604
27
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
9
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201.1
9
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.18
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.43
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.41
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.83
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.35
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.74
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.12
95.12
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.905
1.905
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Hitt and Bill Kelso

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
21
206.56
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
1929.73
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
600
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
37
600
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
550.82
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
551.35
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.55
25.05
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
2.69
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
137.7
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
3
48.65
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
49.18
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
108.2
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.78
27.3
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.89
-30.67
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
39.34
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
21
340.54
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.17
10.17
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
1.76
1.76
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.84
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA