Jim Abbott vs. Roy Face — Career Comparison

Jim Abbott
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Roy Face
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Jim Abbott built a career as a starting pitcher and Roy Face as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Roy Face posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.48 and WHIP 1.320 compared to 4.25 and 1.451 for Jim Abbott. By the career numbers, Roy Face had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Abbott and Roy Face

Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
263
1.41
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
5.55
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.37
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.47
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.58
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.62
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.62
44.62
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.26
52.26
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.58
96.58
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.17
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
1.26
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
791
4.25
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
3.48
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5022
27
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
4125
27
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1674
9
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
1375
9
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1779
9.56
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1347
8.82
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.83
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
0.92
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
620
3.33
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
2.37
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.16
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.69
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
888
4.77
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
877
5.74
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.74
5.74
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.901
0.901
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.901
0.901
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.28
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.21
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.17
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7211
38.77
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
5691
37.25
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
3.76
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
880
4.73
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
3.87
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.38
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.25
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.08
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.433
1.433
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6442
34.63
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5315
34.79
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.77
38.77
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25

Fielding Stats for Jim Abbott and Roy Face

Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
263
1.41
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
6.07
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.37
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.1
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5022
27
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
3773
27
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1674
9
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
1257.2
9
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.39
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.74
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.61
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
1.52
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.1
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
381
2.05
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
2.36
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372
2
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
2.26
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.76
95.76
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.414
1.414
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.373
0.373
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.58
96.58
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.65
1.65
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.09
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Abbott and Roy Face

Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
263
6575
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
853
2391.59
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
600
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
21
525
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
194
543.93
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.402
0.402
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
86.92
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.5
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
4.24
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.93
13.82
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
95.33
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
92.52
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
25.23
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
19.63
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
44.86
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-18.67
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
5.73
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
250
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
131.78
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2.4
2.4
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.55
4.55
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
50.47
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.41
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA