Roy Hitt vs. Aaron Small — Career Comparison

Roy Hitt
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Aaron Small
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Roy Hitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Aaron Small 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 5.2 and 1.645 for Aaron Small. 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 Aaron Small

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.23
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
4.81
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.7
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.59
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.36
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.79
65.79
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.72
8.72
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.82
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.4
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
5.2
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
460
27
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
965
27
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
153.1
9
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321.2
9
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
8.39
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
380
10.63
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.39
8.39
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.63
10.63
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.04
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.29
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
3.83
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.7
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
4.76
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.776
0.776
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.954
0.954
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.7
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.39
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
622
36.51
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1454
40.68
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.26
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
4.46
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
5.65
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.12
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.298
1.298
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.607
1.607
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
554
32.52
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1279
35.79
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.51
36.51
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.68
40.68

Fielding Stats for Roy Hitt and Aaron Small

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.24
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
4.81
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
459
27
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
965
27
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
9
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321.2
9
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.36
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.18
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
1.06
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.41
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
1.45
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.35
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.43
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.56
97.56
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.08
98.08
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.905
1.905
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.72
8.72
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Hitt and Aaron Small

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
21
206.56
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
20640
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
600
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
550.82
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.55
25.05
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
137.7
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
49.18
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
108.2
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.78
27.3
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-48.1
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
39.34
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.17
10.17
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.84
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA