Roy Hitt vs. Ed Stein — Career Comparison

Roy Hitt
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed Stein
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Roy Hitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Stein 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 3.97 and 1.462 for Ed Stein. 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 Ed Stein

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.23
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
1.17
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
0.99
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.59
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.59
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.42
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.29
58.29
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.12
85.12
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.82
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.86
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.07
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.4
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
731
3.97
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
460
27
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4968
27
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
153.1
9
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1656
9
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
8.39
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
1689
9.18
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.39
8.39
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.18
9.18
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.27
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.29
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
732
3.98
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.7
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
535
2.91
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.49
2.49
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.776
0.776
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.765
0.765
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.49
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.7
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.32
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
622
36.51
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7345
39.92
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.16
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
4.46
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
1048
5.7
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.298
1.298
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.462
1.462
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
554
32.52
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6555
35.62
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.51
36.51
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.92
39.92

Fielding Stats for Roy Hitt and Ed Stein

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.24
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
1.17
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.06
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
459
27
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4965
27
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
9
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1655
9
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.6
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.18
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
353
1.92
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.15
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
2.41
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
2.67
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
2.35
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
2.52
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.905
1.905
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.154
2.154
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Hitt and Ed Stein

Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
206.56
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
216
178.27
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
61
600
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
727
600
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
550.82
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
660
544.7
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.598
0.598
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
10
98.36
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
122.15
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
10
98.36
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
100.69
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
14.03
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.78
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
21.46
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.55
25.05
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58.43
48.22
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
10
98.36
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
152.68
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
14
137.7
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
171.66
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.569
0.569
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
6
59.02
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
67.68
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
5
49.18
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
64.37
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
11
108.2
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
130.4
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.78
27.3
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64.95
53.61
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.6
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
4
39.34
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
42.92
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Ed Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
118
97.39
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.17
10.17
Ed Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
6.16
6.16
Roy Hitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Ed Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
5.78
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
4.95
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
4.95
Roy Hitt
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Ed Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100