Roy Hitt vs. Bill Smith — Career Comparison

Roy Hitt
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Smith
Silent GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Roy Hitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Smith 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 4.21 and 1.507 for Bill Smith. 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 Bill Smith

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.23
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
4.21
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.79
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.35
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.59
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.79
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.75
18.75
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.82
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.4
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
4.21
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
460
27
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
27
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153.1
9
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.1
9
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
8.39
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
10.8
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.39
8.39
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.05
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
3.29
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.24
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.53
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
3.7
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.48
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.776
0.776
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.7
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
36.51
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
38.85
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.19
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
4.46
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
5.53
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.298
1.298
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.449
1.449
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
554
32.52
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
36.48
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.51
36.51
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Roy Hitt and Bill Smith

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.24
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
4.21
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.79
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
459
27
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
27
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
9
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.1
9
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.92
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.18
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.19
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.41
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.37
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.35
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.11
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.905
1.905
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.75
18.75
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Hitt and Bill Smith

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
21
206.56
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
1200
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
600
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
550.82
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
14
525
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.55
25.05
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.91
34.02
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
98.36
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
137.7
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.464
0.464
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
49.18
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
108.2
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.78
27.3
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
26.22
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
39.34
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
225
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.17
10.17
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA