Roy Hitt vs. Bob Patterson — Career Comparison

Roy Hitt
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bob Patterson
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Roy Hitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Patterson 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 4.08 and 1.356 for Bob Patterson. 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 Bob Patterson

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.23
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
8.15
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.31
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.57
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.59
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.58
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.37
49.37
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.82
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.41
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.4
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
4.08
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
460
27
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1852
27
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
153.1
9
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
617.1
9
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
8.39
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
619
9.02
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.39
8.39
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.02
9.02
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
1.02
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
3.29
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
2.62
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.55
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.7
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
7.04
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.04
7.04
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.776
0.776
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.074
1.074
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.7
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.09
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
622
36.51
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2593
37.8
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
2.55
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
4.46
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
4.29
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.42
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.36
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.58
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.298
1.298
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
554
32.52
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2350
34.26
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.51
36.51
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.8
37.8

Fielding Stats for Roy Hitt and Bob Patterson

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.24
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
8.15
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.31
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
459
27
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1852
27
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
9
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
617.1
9
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.41
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.18
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
1.01
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.41
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
1.43
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.35
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
1.41
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.56
97.56
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.98
98.98
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.905
1.905
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.174
0.174
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Hitt and Bob Patterson

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
21
206.56
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
559
5160
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
61
600
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
600
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
550.82
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
56
516.92
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
64.62
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
55.38
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.23
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.23
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.55
25.05
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.25
11.56
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
73.85
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
137.7
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
83.08
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.69
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
49.18
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
36.92
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
108.2
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
64.62
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.78
27.3
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.04
-0.4
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
39.34
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.46
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
24
221.54
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.17
10.17
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
2.71
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.84
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
64.62
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA