Roy Hitt vs. Lou Sleater — Career Comparison

Roy Hitt
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lou Sleater
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Roy Hitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Lou Sleater 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 4.7 and 1.643 for Lou Sleater. 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 Lou Sleater

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.23
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
3.92
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.63
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.36
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.59
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.54
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.03
16.03
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.82
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.21
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.4
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
4.7
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
460
27
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
902
27
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
153.1
9
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
300.2
9
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
8.39
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
306
9.16
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.39
8.39
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.96
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.29
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
5.15
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.48
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.7
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
4.55
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.776
0.776
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.078
1.078
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.7
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.24
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
622
36.51
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1367
40.92
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.62
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
4.46
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
5.42
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.298
1.298
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
554
32.52
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1187
35.53
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.51
36.51
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.92
40.92

Fielding Stats for Roy Hitt and Lou Sleater

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.24
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
7.71
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
459
27
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
459
27
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
9
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
9
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.65
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
2.18
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.76
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
2.41
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.76
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
2.35
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.41
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.63
90.63
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.905
1.905
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.443
0.443
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Hitt and Lou Sleater

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
21
206.56
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
798.17
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
61
600
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
600
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
56
550.82
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
566.97
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.587
0.587
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
10
98.36
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
115.6
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
88.07
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.5
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
22.02
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
27.52
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.55
25.05
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.76
48.25
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
10
98.36
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
192.66
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
137.7
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
137.61
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
44.04
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
5
49.18
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
66.06
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
108.2
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
88.07
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.78
27.3
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.81
42.99
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
39.34
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
4
22.02
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.5
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
11
60.55
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.17
10.17
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
9.91
9.91
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.84
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.01
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
3
16.51
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA