Luke Archer vs. Roy Face — Career Comparison

Luke Archer
Lost GenerationSouth CarolinaNorth AmericaBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Roy Face
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Luke 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 3.98 and 1.509 for Luke 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 Luke Archer and Roy Face

Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.49
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
5.55
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.99
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.66
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.62
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.26
52.26
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.66
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
1.26
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
3.98
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
3.48
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
27
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4125
27
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.1
9
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1375
9
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
9.11
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1347
8.82
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.11
9.11
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
0.92
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
4.47
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
2.37
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.69
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
4.97
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
877
5.74
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.74
5.74
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.049
1.049
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.901
0.901
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.21
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
43.07
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5691
37.25
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.5
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
3.76
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
5.63
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
3.87
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.83
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.66
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.509
1.509
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
37.77
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5315
34.79
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.07
43.07
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25

Fielding Stats for Luke Archer and Roy Face

Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.73
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
6.07
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.94
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.1
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
27
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3773
27
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.1
9
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1257.2
9
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.74
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.35
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
1.52
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.1
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.67
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330
2.36
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.67
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316
2.26
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.76
95.76
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.546
1.546
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.373
0.373
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.55
54.55
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.65
1.65
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luke Archer and Roy Face

Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
11
286.96
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
853
2391.59
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
600
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
194
543.93
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.402
0.402
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
86.92
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.5
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
13.19
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.93
13.82
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
95.33
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
92.52
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
25.23
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.63
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
44.86
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
4.92
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
5.73
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.61
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
47
131.78
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.55
4.55
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
50.47
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.41
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA