Roy Hitt vs. Sam Long — Career Comparison

Roy Hitt
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Sam Long
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Roy Hitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Sam Long 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 4.65 and 1.431 for Sam Long. 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 Sam Long

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.23
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.35
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.59
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.47
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.82
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.4
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
4.65
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
460
27
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
153.1
9
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
8.39
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
207
8.83
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.39
8.39
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.28
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.29
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
3.8
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.7
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
7.68
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.776
0.776
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.77
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.7
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.34
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
622
36.51
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
39.28
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.26
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
4.46
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
5.42
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.64
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.298
1.298
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.403
1.403
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
554
32.52
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
815
34.76
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.51
36.51
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.28
39.28

Fielding Stats for Roy Hitt and Sam Long

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.24
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
459
27
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
9
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.18
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.02
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.41
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.19
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.35
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.15
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.43
96.43
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.905
1.905
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Hitt and Sam Long

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
21
206.56
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
8836.36
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
600
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
550.82
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
10
545.45
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.55
25.05
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
4.86
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
137.7
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
49.18
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
108.2
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.78
27.3
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-17.94
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
39.34
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.17
10.17
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.84
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA