Roy Hitt vs. Herm Starrette — Career Comparison

Roy Hitt
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Herm Starrette
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Roy Hitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Herm Starrette as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Herm Starrette posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.54 and WHIP 1.283 compared to 3.4 and 1.298 for Roy Hitt. By the career numbers, Herm Starrette had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Roy Hitt and Herm Starrette

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Herm Starrette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.23
Herm Starrette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
5.28
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.35
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.59
Herm Starrette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Herm Starrette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.82
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
3.4
Herm Starrette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.54
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Herm Starrette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Herm Starrette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Herm Starrette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Herm Starrette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
460
27
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153.1
9
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
8.39
Herm Starrette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
8.41
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.39
8.39
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.41
8.41
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Herm Starrette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Herm Starrette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
3.29
Herm Starrette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Herm Starrette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
3.7
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
4.11
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Herm Starrette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.776
0.776
Herm Starrette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.7
Herm Starrette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
36.51
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
37.17
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Herm Starrette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.54
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
4.46
Herm Starrette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Herm Starrette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.298
1.298
Herm Starrette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.283
1.283
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
554
32.52
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
33.65
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Herm Starrette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Herm Starrette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.51
36.51
Herm Starrette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.17
37.17

Fielding Stats for Roy Hitt and Herm Starrette

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Herm Starrette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.24
Herm Starrette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
5.28
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
459
27
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
9
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
2.18
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.35
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
2.41
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.93
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
2.35
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.74
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.905
1.905
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.519
0.519
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Hitt and Herm Starrette

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Herm Starrette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
21
206.56
Herm Starrette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
2314.29
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
600
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
550.82
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 600 PA
5
428.57
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.55
25.05
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
1.85
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
137.7
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
49.18
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
108.2
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.78
27.3
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.18
-15.4
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
39.34
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Herm Starrette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.17
10.17
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.84
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 600 PA