Roy Hitt vs. Joe Paterson — Career Comparison

Roy Hitt
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Paterson
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Roy Hitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Paterson 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 6.25 and 1.686 for Joe Paterson. 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 Paterson

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.23
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
16.29
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.35
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.59
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.67
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.82
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.22
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.4
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.25
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.08
6.08
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
460
27
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
27
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153.1
9
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.1
9
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
8.39
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
10.93
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.39
8.39
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.93
10.93
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.67
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.29
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
4.24
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
3.7
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
6.69
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.69
6.69
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.776
0.776
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.7
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.79
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
36.51
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
43.96
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
4.46
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
4.46
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.25
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.89
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.67
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.67
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.298
1.298
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.686
1.686
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
554
32.52
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
36.37
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.354
0.354
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.51
36.51
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.96
43.96

Fielding Stats for Roy Hitt and Joe Paterson

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.24
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
16.29
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
459
27
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
27
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
9
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.1
9
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.67
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
2.18
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.23
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
2.41
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.12
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
2.35
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.9
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.905
1.905
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.178
0.178
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Hitt and Joe Paterson

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
206.56
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
600
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
550.82
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.55
25.05
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
137.7
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
49.18
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
108.2
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.78
27.3
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
39.34
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
6
59.02
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.17
10.17
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA