Roy Hitt vs. Chad Sobotka — Career Comparison

Roy Hitt
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chad Sobotka
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Roy Hitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Chad Sobotka 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 5.36 and 1.511 for Chad Sobotka. 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 Sobotka

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.23
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
9.57
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.35
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.59
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.82
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.4
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
5.36
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
460
27
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
27
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153.1
9
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
9
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
8.39
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
7.47
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.47
7.47
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.53
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.29
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
5.74
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.38
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
3.7
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
11.68
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.68
11.68
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.776
0.776
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.936
1.936
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.53
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.7
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.57
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
36.51
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
40.6
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.49
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
4.46
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
5.74
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.15
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.298
1.298
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
554
32.52
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
34.09
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.51
36.51
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.6
40.6

Fielding Stats for Roy Hitt and Chad Sobotka

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.24
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
9.57
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
459
27
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
27
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
9
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
9
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.18
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.41
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.35
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.56
97.56
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.905
1.905
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.02
0.02
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Hitt and Chad Sobotka

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
21
206.56
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
10000
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
600
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
550.82
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
98.36
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
98.36
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.55
25.05
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
98.36
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
137.7
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
49.18
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
108.2
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.78
27.3
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
39.34
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.17
10.17
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA