Roy Hitt vs. Bobby Sprowl — Career Comparison

Roy Hitt
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bobby Sprowl
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Roy Hitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Bobby Sprowl 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 5.44 and 1.770 for Bobby Sprowl. 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 Bobby Sprowl

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.23
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
4.27
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.35
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.59
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.58
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.18
18.18
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.82
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.4
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
5.44
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
460
27
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
27
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153.1
9
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.1
9
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
8.39
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
10.49
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.39
8.39
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.49
10.49
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.29
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
5.24
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
3.7
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
6.6
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.6
6.6
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.776
0.776
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.317
1.317
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.58
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.7
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
36.51
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
41.96
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.78
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
4.46
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
5.83
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.58
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.298
1.298
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.748
1.748
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
554
32.52
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
35.94
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.51
36.51
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.96
41.96

Fielding Stats for Roy Hitt and Bobby Sprowl

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.24
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
4.27
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
459
27
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
27
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
9
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.1
9
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.18
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.41
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.35
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.56
97.56
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.905
1.905
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.18
18.18
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Hitt and Bobby Sprowl

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
21
206.56
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
2200
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
600
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
550.82
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
98.36
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
98.36
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.55
25.05
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
98.36
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
137.7
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
49.18
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
108.2
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.78
27.3
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
6.7
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
39.34
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.17
10.17
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA