Roy Hitt vs. Arlie Pond — Career Comparison

Roy Hitt
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Arlie Pond
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Roy Hitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Arlie Pond 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 3.45 and 1.345 for Arlie Pond. 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 Arlie Pond

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.23
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.25
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
1.03
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.64
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.59
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.34
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.81
64.81
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.61
82.61
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.82
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.83
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.4
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
3.45
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
460
27
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1488
27
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
153.1
9
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
496
9
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
8.39
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
517
9.38
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.39
8.39
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.38
9.38
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
3.29
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.72
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.7
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
2.83
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.83
2.83
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.776
0.776
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.617
0.617
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.25
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.7
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.44
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
622
36.51
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2115
38.38
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.2
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
4.46
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
5.1
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.298
1.298
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.345
1.345
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
554
32.52
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1941
35.22
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.51
36.51
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.38
38.38

Fielding Stats for Roy Hitt and Arlie Pond

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.24
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.28
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
459
27
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1500
27
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
9
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
500
9
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.34
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.18
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
1.85
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.2
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.41
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
2.39
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.35
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
2.2
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.73
91.73
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.905
1.905
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.718
1.718
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Hitt and Arlie Pond

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
206.56
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
199.07
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
61
600
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
600
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
550.82
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
184
515.89
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
10
98.36
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
126.17
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
10
98.36
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
109.35
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.02
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.82
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.55
25.05
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.18
53.79
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
10
98.36
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
145.79
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
14
137.7
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
187.85
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.608
0.608
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.554
0.554
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
6
59.02
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.5
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
49.18
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
39.25
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
11
108.2
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
117.76
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.78
27.3
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.26
62.4
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
4
39.34
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
58.88
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PA
32
89.72
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.17
10.17
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PA
6.69
6.69
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.84
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.43
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8.41
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8.41
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100