Roy Hitt vs. Steve Shields — Career Comparison

Roy Hitt
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steve Shields
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Roy Hitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Shields 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 5.26 and 1.703 for Steve Shields. 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 Steve Shields

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.23
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
4.19
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.35
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.33
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.59
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.33
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.82
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.4
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
5.26
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
460
27
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
657
27
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
153.1
9
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
9
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
8.39
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
11.05
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.39
8.39
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.05
11.05
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.32
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.29
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
3.74
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.53
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.7
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
5.18
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.18
5.18
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.776
0.776
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.991
0.991
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.62
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.7
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
622
36.51
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
991
40.73
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.32
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
4.46
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
6
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.53
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.48
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.298
1.298
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.644
1.644
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
554
32.52
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
874
35.92
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.51
36.51
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.73
40.73

Fielding Stats for Roy Hitt and Steve Shields

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.24
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
4.19
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
459
27
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
657
27
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
9
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
9
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.74
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.18
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.99
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.41
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.81
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.35
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
1.73
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.45
95.45
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.905
1.905
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.412
0.412
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Hitt and Steve Shields

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
21
206.56
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
3060
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
600
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
550.82
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
570
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.55
25.05
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
8.92
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
137.7
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
3
90
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
49.18
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
108.2
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.78
27.3
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.29
-8.67
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
39.34
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
7
210
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.17
10.17
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
2.86
2.86
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA