Roy Hitt vs. Joe Page — Career Comparison

Roy Hitt
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Page
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Roy Hitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Page 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 3.53 and 1.453 for Joe Page. 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 Joe Page

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.23
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
3.25
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.51
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.65
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.59
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.56
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.77
53.77
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.79
15.79
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.82
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.16
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.87
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.4
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
3.53
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
460
27
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2370
27
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
153.1
9
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
790
9
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
8.39
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
727
8.28
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.48
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.29
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
4.8
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.7
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
5.91
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.91
5.91
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.82
1.82
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.776
0.776
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.18
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.7
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.17
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
622
36.51
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3450
39.3
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
2.07
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
4.46
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
4.2
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.298
1.298
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.453
1.453
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
554
32.52
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3014
34.34
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.51
36.51
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.3
39.3

Fielding Stats for Roy Hitt and Joe Page

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.24
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
265.34
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
459
27
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
27
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
9
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
15.83
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
2.18
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
96.83
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
7.45
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
2.41
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
120.1
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
2.35
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
112.66
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.8
93.8
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.905
1.905
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.425
0.425
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.72
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Hitt and Joe Page

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
21
206.56
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
286
683.67
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
61
600
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
600
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
550.82
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
229
547.41
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.552
0.552
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
10
98.36
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
112.35
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
88.45
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.95
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.17
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.78
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
23.9
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.55
25.05
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.34
36.68
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
10
98.36
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
152.99
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
14
137.7
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
138.65
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
47.81
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
5
49.18
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
62.15
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
108.2
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
105.18
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.78
27.3
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.32
36.61
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
39.34
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
26.29
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
67
160.16
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.17
10.17
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
3.75
3.75
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.84
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
26.29
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.56
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA