Roy Hitt vs. Ken Penner — Career Comparison

Roy Hitt
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Penner
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Roy Hitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Penner 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 3.55 and 1.500 for Ken Penner. 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 Ken Penner

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
1.23
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.2
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.71
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.59
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.82
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.4
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
3.55
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
460
27
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
27
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153.1
9
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.1
9
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
8.39
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.95
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.39
8.39
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.95
9.95
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.29
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
3.55
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.7
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.84
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.776
0.776
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.711
0.711
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.7
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
36.51
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
38.37
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.07
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
4.46
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
6.04
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.298
1.298
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
554
32.52
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
34.82
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.51
36.51
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.37
38.37

Fielding Stats for Roy Hitt and Ken Penner

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.24
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
459
27
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
9
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.18
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.41
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.35
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.905
1.905
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.111
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Hitt and Ken Penner

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
206.56
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
900
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
600
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
550.82
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
98.36
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
98.36
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.55
25.05
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
98.36
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
137.7
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
49.18
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
108.2
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.78
27.3
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
7.84
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
39.34
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
100
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.17
10.17
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA