Roy Hitt vs. Jerry Spradlin — Career Comparison

Roy Hitt
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jerry Spradlin
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Roy Hitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Jerry Spradlin 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 4.75 and 1.361 for Jerry Spradlin. 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 Jerry Spradlin

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.23
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
7.51
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.41
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.59
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.46
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.22
47.22
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.82
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.27
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.4
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
4.75
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
460
27
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1115
27
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
153.1
9
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371.2
9
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
8.39
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
8.98
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.39
8.39
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.98
8.98
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.97
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
3.29
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
2.95
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.7
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
7.07
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.776
0.776
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.114
1.114
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.46
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.7
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.41
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
622
36.51
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1572
38.07
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
2.64
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
4.46
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
5.11
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.77
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.298
1.298
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.327
1.327
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
554
32.52
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1407
34.07
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.51
36.51
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.07
38.07

Fielding Stats for Roy Hitt and Jerry Spradlin

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.24
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
7.51
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
459
27
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1115
27
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
9
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371.2
9
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.63
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.18
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.63
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.41
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
1.33
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.35
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
1.26
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.55
94.55
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.905
1.905
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.168
0.168
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Hitt and Jerry Spradlin

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
21
206.56
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
310
31000
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
600
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
550.82
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
98.36
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.55
25.05
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
98.36
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
137.7
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
49.18
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
108.2
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.78
27.3
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
18.11
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
39.34
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.17
10.17
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA