Jim Archer vs. Roy Face — Career Comparison

Jim Archer
Silent GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Roy Face
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Jim Archer 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 3.94 and 1.373 for Jim Archer. 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 Archer and Roy Face

Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
2.2
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
5.55
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.08
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.62
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.62
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.26
52.26
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.12
49.12
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.35
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
1.26
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
3.94
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
3.48
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
699
27
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4125
27
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
9
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1375
9
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
9.42
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1347
8.82
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.42
9.42
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.73
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
0.92
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
2.7
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
2.37
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.69
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
4.71
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
877
5.74
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.74
5.74
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.824
0.824
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.901
0.901
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.21
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1008
38.94
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5691
37.25
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.54
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
3.76
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
4.98
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
3.87
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.348
1.348
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
36.04
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5315
34.79
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.94
38.94
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25

Fielding Stats for Jim Archer and Roy Face

Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
2.2
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
6.07
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.08
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.1
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
699
27
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3773
27
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
9
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1257.2
9
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.74
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.51
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.52
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.93
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
2.36
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.82
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
2.26
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
94
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.76
95.76
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.825
0.825
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.373
0.373
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.12
49.12
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.65
1.65
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Archer and Roy Face

Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
57
468.49
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
853
2391.59
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
73
600
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
600
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
64
526.03
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
194
543.93
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.402
0.402
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
41.1
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
86.92
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.88
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.5
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.22
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.22
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
5.44
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.93
13.82
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
49.32
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
95.33
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
57.53
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
92.52
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.44
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
25.23
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.88
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
19.63
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
49.32
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
44.86
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.21
-18.13
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
5.73
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.44
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.61
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
156.16
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
131.78
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
3.84
3.84
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.55
4.55
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
49.32
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
50.47
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.41
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA