Roy Hitt vs. Jake Smith — Career Comparison

Roy Hitt
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jake Smith
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Roy Hitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Jake Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jake Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 0 and WHIP 1.000 compared to 3.4 and 1.298 for Roy Hitt. By the career numbers, Jake Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Roy Hitt and Jake Smith

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
1.23
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.35
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.59
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.82
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
3.4
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.177
0.177
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
460
27
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153.1
9
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
8.39
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.29
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.7
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.776
0.776
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.7
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
36.51
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
34.2
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
4.46
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.298
1.298
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
554
32.52
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
30.6
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.188
0.188
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.51
36.51
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.2
34.2

Fielding Stats for Roy Hitt and Jake Smith

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.24
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
459
27
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
9
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.18
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.41
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.35
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.905
1.905
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Hitt and Jake Smith

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
206.56
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
600
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
550.82
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.55
25.05
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
137.7
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
49.18
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
108.2
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.78
27.3
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-60
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
39.34
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
6
59.02
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.17
10.17
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA