Roy Hitt vs. Scott Service — Career Comparison

Roy Hitt
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Scott Service
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Roy Hitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Service 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 4.99 and 1.549 for Scott Service. 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 Scott Service

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.23
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.43
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.59
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.48
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.62
47.62
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.82
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.35
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.4
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
4.99
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
460
27
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
153.1
9
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
8.39
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
9.4
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.39
8.39
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.4
9.4
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.21
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.29
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
3.93
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.61
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.7
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
8.93
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.93
8.93
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.776
0.776
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.429
1.429
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.7
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.56
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
622
36.51
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1853
40.06
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.18
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
4.46
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
5.3
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.45
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.56
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.298
1.298
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.482
1.482
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
554
32.52
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1599
34.57
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.51
36.51
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.06
40.06

Fielding Stats for Roy Hitt and Scott Service

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.24
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
459
27
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
9
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.54
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.18
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.99
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.41
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
1.6
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.35
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.53
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.95
95.95
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.905
1.905
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Hitt and Scott Service

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
21
206.56
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
340
12000
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
600
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
550.82
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
600
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.55
25.05
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
1.84
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
137.7
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
49.18
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
108.2
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.78
27.3
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.12
-39.65
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
39.34
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
9
317.65
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.17
10.17
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
1.89
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA