Roy Hitt vs. Fred Kipp — Career Comparison

Roy Hitt
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Fred Kipp
Silent GenerationKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Roy Hitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Kipp 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 5.08 and 1.544 for Fred Kipp. 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 Fred Kipp

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.23
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
3.73
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.71
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.48
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.59
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.56
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.15
46.15
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.15
19.15
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.82
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.4
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
5.08
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
460
27
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
27
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153.1
9
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
113.1
9
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
8.39
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
9.45
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.39
8.39
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.45
9.45
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.43
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.29
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
3.81
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.64
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.7
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
5.08
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.776
0.776
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.988
0.988
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.7
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
36.51
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
38.99
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.87
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
4.46
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
5.32
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.298
1.298
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.474
1.474
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
554
32.52
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
35.1
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.51
36.51
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.99
38.99

Fielding Stats for Roy Hitt and Fred Kipp

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.24
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
3.73
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.71
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
459
27
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
27
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
9
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
113.1
9
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.56
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.18
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.75
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.41
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.3
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.35
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.3
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.56
97.56
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.905
1.905
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.617
0.617
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.15
19.15
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Hitt and Fred Kipp

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
21
206.56
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
773.68
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
600
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
550.82
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
584.21
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
98.36
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
142.11
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
98.36
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
126.32
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.55
25.05
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.55
40.22
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
10
98.36
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
157.89
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
137.7
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
157.89
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.534
0.534
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
59.02
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
49.18
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
108.2
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
5
78.95
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.78
27.3
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
47.86
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
39.34
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
63.16
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.17
10.17
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
9.5
9.5
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA