Roy Hitt vs. Bill Kunkel — Career Comparison

Roy Hitt
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Kunkel
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Roy Hitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Kunkel 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 4.29 and 1.451 for Bill Kunkel. 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 Bill Kunkel

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.23
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
5.61
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.38
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.59
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.38
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.82
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.25
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.4
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
4.29
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
460
27
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
428
27
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153.1
9
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
142.2
9
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
8.39
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
9.65
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.39
8.39
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.07
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
3.29
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.09
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.32
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.7
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
5.24
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.24
5.24
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.776
0.776
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.925
0.925
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.5
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.7
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
622
36.51
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
623
39.3
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.46
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
4.46
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
5.05
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.298
1.298
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.416
1.416
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
554
32.52
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
36.21
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.51
36.51
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.3
39.3

Fielding Stats for Roy Hitt and Bill Kunkel

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.24
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
5.61
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
459
27
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
428
27
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
9
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
142.2
9
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.76
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.18
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.14
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.19
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.41
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
2.08
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.35
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.89
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.905
1.905
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.337
0.337
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Hitt and Bill Kunkel

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
21
206.56
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
3141.18
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
600
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
550.82
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
14
494.12
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
98.36
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
98.36
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.55
25.05
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.03
36.41
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
98.36
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
137.7
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
176.47
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.527
0.527
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
59.02
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
49.18
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
108.2
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
105.88
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.78
27.3
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
46.81
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
39.34
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
7
247.06
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.17
10.17
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.84
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA