Roy Hitt vs. Billy Serad — Career Comparison

Roy Hitt
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Billy Serad
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBuffalo BisonsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Roy Hitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Billy Serad 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 4.13 and 1.556 for Billy Serad. 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 Billy Serad

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Billy Serad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.23
Billy Serad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
1.09
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
Billy Serad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
1.05
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Billy Serad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.4
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.59
Billy Serad
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.63
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Billy Serad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.89
38.89
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Billy Serad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.84
96.84
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.82
Billy Serad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.98
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Billy Serad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Serad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.4
Billy Serad
Career
Per 9 Innings
361
4.13
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Billy Serad
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Billy Serad
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Billy Serad
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Billy Serad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
460
27
Billy Serad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2362
27
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
153.1
9
Billy Serad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
787.1
9
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
8.39
Billy Serad
Career
Per 9 Innings
935
10.69
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.39
8.39
Billy Serad
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.69
10.69
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Billy Serad
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.39
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Billy Serad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Billy Serad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.29
Billy Serad
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
3.31
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Serad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Billy Serad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.7
Billy Serad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278
3.18
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Billy Serad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Billy Serad
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.776
0.776
Billy Serad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.721
0.721
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Billy Serad
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
1.11
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.7
Billy Serad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.16
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Serad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
622
36.51
Billy Serad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3623
41.41
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Billy Serad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
4.46
Billy Serad
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
7.56
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Billy Serad
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.56
7.56
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Serad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Serad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Serad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.298
1.298
Billy Serad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.556
1.556
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
554
32.52
Billy Serad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3319
37.94
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Billy Serad
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.96
6.96
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Billy Serad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.51
36.51
Billy Serad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.41
41.41

Fielding Stats for Roy Hitt and Billy Serad

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Billy Serad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.24
Billy Serad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
1.13
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
Billy Serad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
459
27
Billy Serad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2373
27
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
9
Billy Serad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
791
9
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Billy Serad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.25
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.18
Billy Serad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.62
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Billy Serad
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.36
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.41
Billy Serad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
2.23
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.35
Billy Serad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
1.87
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Billy Serad
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.67
83.67
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.905
1.905
Billy Serad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.657
1.657
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Billy Serad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Serad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Serad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Serad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Serad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Serad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Hitt and Billy Serad

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Billy Serad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
206.56
Billy Serad
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
162.39
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
61
600
Billy Serad
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
351
600
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
56
550.82
Billy Serad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
343
586.32
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Billy Serad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Billy Serad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.396
0.396
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Billy Serad
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
97.44
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Billy Serad
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
80.34
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Serad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
11.97
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Serad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.13
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Serad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Serad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
17.09
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Serad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Serad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Serad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.55
25.05
Billy Serad
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.94
22.11
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
10
98.36
Billy Serad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
119.66
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
137.7
Billy Serad
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
111.11
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Billy Serad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Billy Serad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Billy Serad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Serad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Billy Serad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Billy Serad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Billy Serad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Billy Serad
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
56.41
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
49.18
Billy Serad
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
35.9
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
108.2
Billy Serad
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
92.31
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.78
27.3
Billy Serad
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.36
16
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Serad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
39.34
Billy Serad
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
13.68
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Serad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Billy Serad
Career
Per 600 PA
65
111.11
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.17
10.17
Billy Serad
Career
Per 600 PA
5.4
5.4
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Billy Serad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Billy Serad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Serad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Serad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Billy Serad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Serad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Billy Serad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Billy Serad
Career
Per 600 PA