Roy Hitt vs. Dave Patterson — Career Comparison

Roy Hitt
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Patterson
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Roy Hitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave 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 5.26 and 1.698 for Dave 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 Dave Patterson

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.23
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
6.11
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.68
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.59
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.82
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.02
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.4
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
5.26
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
460
27
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
27
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153.1
9
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
9
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
8.39
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
10.53
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.39
8.39
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.53
10.53
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.85
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.29
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
3.74
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.02
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
3.7
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
5.77
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.77
5.77
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.776
0.776
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.057
1.057
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.7
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
36.51
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
40.42
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.23
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
4.46
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
5.94
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.34
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.298
1.298
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.585
1.585
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
554
32.52
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
36
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.51
36.51
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.42
40.42

Fielding Stats for Roy Hitt and Dave Patterson

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.24
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
6.11
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
459
27
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
27
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
9
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
9
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.02
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.18
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.85
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.41
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.87
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.35
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.87
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.56
97.56
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.905
1.905
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Hitt and Dave Patterson

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
21
206.56
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
2466.67
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
600
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
550.82
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
466.67
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.55
25.05
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.06
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
137.7
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
49.18
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
108.2
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.78
27.3
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-21.71
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
39.34
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.17
10.17
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
4.5
4.5
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.84
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.84
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0