Rotation Numbers Are Off?

So I didn't know how to word the title, but for some reason, my script thinks transform.localRotation.x is completely different from what my hierarchy thinks. For example, I did a simple debug:

 Debug.Log(transform.localRotation.x);

This is in my Update function so it is called every frame. While testing the game, my hierarchy said the transform's x rotation was 270°. Well thanks to my debug, I could see that my script thought it was at -0.7062691°. Has anyone had the same problem, or am I just doing something completely stupid? If anyone can help me understand this, thank you. If not, thank you.