Roy Hitt vs. Greg Shanahan — Career Comparison

Roy Hitt
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Greg Shanahan
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Roy Hitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Greg Shanahan 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 3.57 and 1.324 for Greg Shanahan. 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 Greg Shanahan

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Greg Shanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
1.23
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.37
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.35
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.59
Greg Shanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.82
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Shanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.4
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.4
Greg Shanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
3.57
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Greg Shanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
460
27
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
27
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153.1
9
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.2
9
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
8.39
Greg Shanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
8.34
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Greg Shanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.19
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.29
Greg Shanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
3.57
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
3.7
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.16
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Greg Shanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.776
0.776
Greg Shanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.971
0.971
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.7
Greg Shanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
36.51
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
39.71
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Greg Shanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.38
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
4.46
Greg Shanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.57
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Greg Shanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.79
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.298
1.298
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.324
1.324
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
554
32.52
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
34.94
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Greg Shanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Greg Shanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.51
36.51
Greg Shanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.71
39.71

Fielding Stats for Roy Hitt and Greg Shanahan

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Greg Shanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
1.24
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.37
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
459
27
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
27
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
9
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.2
9
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.4
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.18
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.59
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Greg Shanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.41
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.99
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.35
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.99
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.56
97.56
Greg Shanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.905
1.905
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.455
0.455
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Hitt and Greg Shanahan

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Greg Shanahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
206.56
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
3300
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
600
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
550.82
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Greg Shanahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.55
25.05
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
29.73
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
137.7
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Greg Shanahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Greg Shanahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Greg Shanahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Greg Shanahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
59.02
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
49.18
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
108.2
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.78
27.3
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
64.17
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Shanahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
39.34
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Greg Shanahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.17
10.17
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 600 PA