Roy Hitt vs. Chad Smith — Career Comparison

Roy Hitt
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chad Smith
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Roy Hitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Chad 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 7.11 and 1.674 for Chad 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 Chad Smith

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chad Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.23
Chad Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
7.11
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.35
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.28
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.59
Chad Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.85
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.82
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.4
Chad Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
7.11
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.11
7.11
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.03
6.03
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
460
27
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
27
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153.1
9
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.2
9
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
8.39
Chad Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
8.81
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.39
8.39
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.14
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.29
Chad Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
6.25
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
3.7
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
9.09
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Chad Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.09
9.09
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.776
0.776
Chad Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.705
1.705
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.14
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.7
Chad Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.14
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
36.51
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
41.21
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Chad Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.99
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
4.46
Chad Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
7.11
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.11
7.11
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.28
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.298
1.298
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.674
1.674
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
554
32.52
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
33.54
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Chad Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.51
36.51
Chad Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.21
41.21

Fielding Stats for Roy Hitt and Chad Smith

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chad Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.24
Chad Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
7.11
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
459
27
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
27
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
9
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.2
9
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.18
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.57
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.41
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.57
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.35
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.905
1.905
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Hitt and Chad Smith

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Chad Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
206.56
Chad Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
600
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
550.82
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.55
25.05
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
137.7
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
49.18
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
108.2
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.78
27.3
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
39.34
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
6
59.02
Chad Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.17
10.17
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA