Roy Hitt vs. Frank Smith — Career Comparison

Roy Hitt
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Frank Smith
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Roy Hitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Frank 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 3.81 and 1.231 for Frank 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 Frank Smith

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.23
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
4.92
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.64
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.59
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.6
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.47
51.47
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.82
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.8
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.4
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
3.81
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
460
27
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1487
27
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
153.1
9
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495.2
9
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
8.39
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
7.74
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.74
7.74
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.22
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
3.29
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
3.29
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.7
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
5.03
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.776
0.776
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.924
0.924
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.16
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.7
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.54
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
622
36.51
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2093
38
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
3.18
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
4.46
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
4.48
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.298
1.298
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
554
32.52
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1882
34.17
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.51
36.51
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38

Fielding Stats for Roy Hitt and Frank Smith

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.24
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
19.83
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
459
27
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
369
27
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
9
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
9
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.51
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
2.18
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
6.44
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.66
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
2.41
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
7.61
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
2.35
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
6.95
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.35
91.35
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.905
1.905
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.351
0.351
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Hitt and Frank Smith

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
21
206.56
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
1659.18
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
61
600
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
600
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
550.82
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
532.65
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
10
61.22
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
42.86
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
18.37
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
18.37
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.55
25.05
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.83
11.2
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
79.59
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
137.7
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
14
85.71
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
30.61
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
49.18
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
18.37
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
108.2
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
48.98
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.78
27.3
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.07
-6.57
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.12
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
39.34
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
18.37
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
39
238.78
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.17
10.17
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.51
2.51
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.84
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
42.86
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.24
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA