Roy Hitt vs. Clyde Shoun — Career Comparison

Roy Hitt
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Clyde Shoun
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Roy Hitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Clyde Shoun 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 3.91 and 1.343 for Clyde Shoun. 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 Clyde Shoun

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Clyde Shoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.23
Clyde Shoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
3.17
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
Clyde Shoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.59
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Clyde Shoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.51
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.59
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.41
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Clyde Shoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.3
55.3
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.72
18.72
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.82
Clyde Shoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.24
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Clyde Shoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde Shoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.2
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.4
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
559
3.91
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
460
27
Clyde Shoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3861
27
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
153.1
9
Clyde Shoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1287
9
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
8.39
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
1325
9.27
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.39
8.39
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.27
9.27
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.57
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
3.29
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
2.83
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Clyde Shoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.7
Clyde Shoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
483
3.38
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.776
0.776
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.689
0.689
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.7
Clyde Shoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
622
36.51
Clyde Shoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5466
38.22
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Clyde Shoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
1.45
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
4.46
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
631
4.41
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Clyde Shoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.298
1.298
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.343
1.343
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
554
32.52
Clyde Shoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5052
35.33
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Clyde Shoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Clyde Shoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.51
36.51
Clyde Shoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.22
38.22

Fielding Stats for Roy Hitt and Clyde Shoun

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Clyde Shoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.24
Clyde Shoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
459
27
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
9
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Clyde Shoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.18
Clyde Shoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.41
Clyde Shoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.35
Clyde Shoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.04
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.905
1.905
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde Shoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Hitt and Clyde Shoun

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Clyde Shoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
21
206.56
Clyde Shoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
454
698.46
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
61
600
Clyde Shoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
390
600
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
56
550.82
Clyde Shoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362
556.92
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Clyde Shoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Clyde Shoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
10
98.36
Clyde Shoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
112.31
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
10
98.36
Clyde Shoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
100
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Shoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.23
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Shoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.08
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Shoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.31
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Shoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.55
25.05
Clyde Shoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.13
24.81
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
10
98.36
Clyde Shoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
127.69
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
137.7
Clyde Shoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
124.62
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Clyde Shoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Clyde Shoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Shoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Clyde Shoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Clyde Shoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Clyde Shoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
36.92
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
49.18
Clyde Shoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
38.46
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
108.2
Clyde Shoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
75.38
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.78
27.3
Clyde Shoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.68
25.67
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Shoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.54
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
39.34
Clyde Shoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
10.77
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 600 PA
45
69.23
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.17
10.17
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 600 PA
8.67
8.67
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.84
Clyde Shoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
30.77
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 600 PA
7
10.77
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 600 PA