Roy Hitt vs. Jim Kern — Career Comparison

Roy Hitt
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Kern
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Roy Hitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Kern as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Kern posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.32 and WHIP 1.481 compared to 3.4 and 1.298 for Roy Hitt. By the career numbers, Jim Kern had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Roy Hitt and Jim Kern

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.23
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
4.72
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.16
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.6
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.59
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.65
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.18
48.18
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.82
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
3.4
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
3.32
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
460
27
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2380
27
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
153.1
9
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
793.1
9
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
8.39
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
7.6
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.6
7.6
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.4
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.29
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
444
5.04
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.69
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.7
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
651
7.39
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.39
7.39
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.776
0.776
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.54
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.7
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.33
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
622
36.51
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3422
38.82
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.88
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
4.46
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
3.77
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.81
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.36
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.84
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.298
1.298
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.404
1.404
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
554
32.52
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2846
32.29
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.51
36.51
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.82
38.82

Fielding Stats for Roy Hitt and Jim Kern

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.24
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
4.72
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.16
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
459
27
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2380
27
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
9
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
793.1
9
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.49
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.18
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
1.3
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.18
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.41
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
1.97
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.35
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
1.79
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.8
90.8
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.905
1.905
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Hitt and Jim Kern

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
21
206.56
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
416
24960
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
600
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
550.82
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
9
540
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.55
25.05
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.72
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
137.7
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
49.18
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
108.2
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.78
27.3
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.66
-39.83
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
39.34
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
7
420
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.17
10.17
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
1.43
1.43
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA