Bill Anderson vs. Roy Face — Career Comparison

Bill Anderson
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York CubansNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Roy Face
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Bill Anderson 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 5.07 and 1.522 for Bill Anderson. By the career numbers, Roy Face had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Anderson and Roy Face

Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.75
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
5.55
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.11
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.5
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.5
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.62
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.26
52.26
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.49
63.49
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.56
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
1.26
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
5.07
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
3.48
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
970
27
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4125
27
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
323.1
9
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1375
9
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372
10.35
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1347
8.82
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.35
10.35
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.56
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
0.92
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
3.34
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
2.37
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.69
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
3.15
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
877
5.74
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.74
5.74
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.721
0.721
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.901
0.901
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.21
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
40.33
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5691
37.25
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
3.76
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
6.07
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
3.87
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.75
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.64
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.522
1.522
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1288
35.85
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5315
34.79
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25

Fielding Stats for Bill Anderson and Roy Face

Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.75
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
6.07
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.11
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.1
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
970
27
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3773
27
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
323.1
9
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1257.2
9
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.19
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.74
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.98
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
1.52
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.22
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.39
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330
2.36
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
2.17
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
2.26
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.7
90.7
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.76
95.76
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.238
1.238
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.373
0.373
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.49
63.49
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.65
1.65
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Anderson and Roy Face

Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
63
273.91
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
853
2391.59
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
138
600
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
600
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
132
573.91
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
194
543.93
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.402
0.402
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
60.87
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
86.92
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
56.52
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.5
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.35
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.35
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.95
8.46
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.93
13.82
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
65.22
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
95.33
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
78.26
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
92.52
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
34.78
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
25.23
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.7
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.63
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
43.48
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
44.86
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.18
-9.46
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
5.73
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.39
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.61
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.7
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
47
131.78
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
69
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
4.55
4.55
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.7
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
50.47
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.41
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA