How Roy Face's Saves Compares to Similar Players

Roy Face totaled 193 career Saves, well above the relief pitcher average of 19.4 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Saves season came in 1962, posting 28, well above the relief pitcher average of 3.9 that year. The lowest point came in 1953 at 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 2.1 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Saves total went from 17 in 1967 to 13 in 1968 and 5 in 1969, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Saves profile — ranging from 0 to 28 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Roy Face Lifetime Saves

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Roy Face
Saves
Career193
Season Avg.12.06
162 Game Avg.36.87
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Roy Face Saves Per Season

Roy Face's Saves for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Roy Face Saves per season line chart

Roy Face Saves by Team

Roy Face's career Saves totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Roy Face career Saves by team bar chart

Roy Face Cumulative Saves — Career Progression

A running total of Roy Face's career Saves, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Roy Face Saves year-over-year waterfall chart

Roy Face Saves Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Roy Face's seasonal Saves alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Roy Face Saves distribution box chart versus comparable players

Roy Face Saves — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Roy Face's MLB career with Saves alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Roy Face Saves season-by-season breakdown table