Roy Hitt vs. Takashi Saito — Career Comparison

Roy Hitt
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Takashi Saito
Gen XJapanThrows RightBats LeftAsiaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Roy Hitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Takashi Saito as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Takashi Saito posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.34 and WHIP 1.098 compared to 3.4 and 1.298 for Roy Hitt. By the career numbers, Takashi Saito had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Roy Hitt and Takashi Saito

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.23
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
9
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.56
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.59
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.4
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.82
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2.24
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
3.4
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.34
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.204
0.204
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
460
27
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1014
27
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
153.1
9
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
9
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
8.39
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
6.66
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.66
6.66
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.67
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
3.29
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.88
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.35
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.7
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
400
10.65
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.65
10.65
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.776
0.776
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.503
1.503
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.24
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.7
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.37
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
36.51
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1363
36.29
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
5.03
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
4.46
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
2.64
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.27
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.67
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.298
1.298
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.059
1.059
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
554
32.52
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1223
32.57
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.51
36.51
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.29
36.29

Fielding Stats for Roy Hitt and Takashi Saito

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.24
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
9
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
459
27
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1014
27
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
9
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
9
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.37
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.18
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.88
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.41
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
1.28
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.35
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1.25
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.56
97.56
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.92
97.92
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.905
1.905
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.139
0.139
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Hitt and Takashi Saito

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
21
206.56
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
338
101400
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
600
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
550.82
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.55
25.05
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
137.7
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
49.18
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
108.2
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.78
27.3
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
39.34
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.17
10.17
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA