Roy Hitt vs. Phil Klein — Career Comparison

Roy Hitt
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Phil Klein
MillenialOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Roy Hitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Phil Klein 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 5.5 and 1.653 for Phil Klein. 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 Phil Klein

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Phil Klein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.23
Phil Klein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
6.47
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.65
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.35
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.32
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.59
Phil Klein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.49
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Phil Klein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.82
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.4
Phil Klein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
5.5
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
460
27
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
27
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153.1
9
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.2
9
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
8.39
Phil Klein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
9.22
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.39
8.39
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.22
9.22
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.46
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.29
Phil Klein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
4.69
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.97
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
3.7
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
8.73
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Phil Klein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.776
0.776
Phil Klein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.491
1.491
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.7
Phil Klein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.49
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
36.51
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
40.58
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Phil Klein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.78
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
4.46
Phil Klein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
5.82
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.32
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Klein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.29
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.298
1.298
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.545
1.545
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
554
32.52
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
34.92
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Phil Klein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.51
36.51
Phil Klein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.58
40.58

Fielding Stats for Roy Hitt and Phil Klein

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Phil Klein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.24
Phil Klein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
6.47
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.65
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
459
27
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
27
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
9
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.2
9
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.49
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.18
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.41
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.13
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.35
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.97
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.905
1.905
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Klein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Hitt and Phil Klein

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Phil Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
21
206.56
Phil Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
12000
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
600
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
550.82
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.55
25.05
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
137.7
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
49.18
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
108.2
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.78
27.3
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
39.34
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Phil Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.17
10.17
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA