Roy Hitt vs. Dan Plesac — Career Comparison

Roy Hitt
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dan Plesac
Baby BoomersIndianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Roy Hitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Dan Plesac 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 3.64 and 1.337 for Dan Plesac. 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 Dan Plesac

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.23
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1064
8.93
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.12
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.55
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.59
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.6
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.79
47.79
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.82
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
1.33
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.4
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
3.64
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
460
27
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3216
27
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
153.1
9
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072
9
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
8.39
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
977
8.2
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.88
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.29
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
402
3.38
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.45
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.7
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1041
8.74
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.776
0.776
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.346
1.346
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.34
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.7
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.14
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
622
36.51
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4539
38.11
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
3.54
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
4.46
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
4.01
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.39
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.35
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.57
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.298
1.298
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
554
32.52
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4031
33.84
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.51
36.51
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.11
38.11

Fielding Stats for Roy Hitt and Dan Plesac

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.24
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1064
8.93
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.12
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
459
27
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3216
27
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
9
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072
9
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.18
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.84
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.41
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
0.94
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.35
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.92
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.32
97.32
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.905
1.905
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.102
0.102
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Hitt and Dan Plesac

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
21
206.56
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1064
42560
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
600
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
550.82
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
600
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.55
25.05
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.3
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
137.7
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
49.18
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
108.2
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.78
27.3
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.27
-50.93
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
39.34
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
10
400
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.17
10.17
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA