Roy Hitt vs. Alex Pearson — Career Comparison

Roy Hitt
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Alex Pearson
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Roy Hitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Alex Pearson 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 3.85 and 1.326 for Alex Pearson. 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 Alex Pearson

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.23
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.2
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.04
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.35
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.59
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.64
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.67
86.67
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.82
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.8
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.4
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
3.85
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
460
27
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
337
27
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153.1
9
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.1
9
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
8.39
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
9.93
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.39
8.39
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.93
9.93
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
3.29
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.7
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
2.88
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.776
0.776
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.543
0.543
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.7
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.32
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
36.51
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
37.9
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
4.46
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
4.97
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.298
1.298
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.326
1.326
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
554
32.52
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
35.57
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.51
36.51
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.9
37.9

Fielding Stats for Roy Hitt and Alex Pearson

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.24
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.21
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
459
27
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
27
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
9
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
9
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
2.18
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.57
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
2.41
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.97
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
2.35
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.73
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.89
91.89
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.905
1.905
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.267
2.267
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Hitt and Alex Pearson

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
206.56
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
191.49
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
600
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
47
600
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
550.82
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
587.23
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
10
98.36
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
127.66
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
10
98.36
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
127.66
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.55
25.05
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.18
27.86
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
10
98.36
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
127.66
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
137.7
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
140.43
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
38.3
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
49.18
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25.53
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
108.2
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
63.83
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.78
27.3
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.62
33.4
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.77
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
39.34
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
102.13
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.17
10.17
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
5.88
5.88
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA