Roy Hitt vs. Eric Knott — Career Comparison

Roy Hitt
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Eric Knott
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Roy Hitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Eric Knott 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 4.5 and 1.542 for Eric Knott. 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 Eric Knott

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
1.23
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
6
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.38
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.59
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.13
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.82
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.4
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4.5
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
460
27
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
27
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153.1
9
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
9
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
8.39
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
11.63
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.39
8.39
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.63
11.63
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
3.29
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.25
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
3.7
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
7.88
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.776
0.776
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.7
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
36.51
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
41.63
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.38
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
4.46
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
7.88
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.75
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.298
1.298
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.542
1.542
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
554
32.52
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
37.88
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.372
0.372
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.51
36.51
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.63
41.63

Fielding Stats for Roy Hitt and Eric Knott

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
1.24
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
6
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
459
27
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
27
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
9
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
9
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.18
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.41
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.13
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.35
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.905
1.905
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.125
0.125
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Hitt and Eric Knott

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
206.56
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
1600
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
600
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
550.82
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.55
25.05
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
137.7
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
49.18
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
108.2
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.78
27.3
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.63
-63.2
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
39.34
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.17
10.17
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA