Marty Bystrom vs. Roy Face — Career Comparison

Marty Bystrom
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Roy Face
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Marty Bystrom 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 4.26 and 1.428 for Marty Bystrom. By the career numbers, Roy Face had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Marty Bystrom and Roy Face

Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
1.74
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
5.55
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.63
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.6
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.54
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.62
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.73
52.73
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.26
52.26
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.05
94.05
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
1.26
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
4.26
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
3.48
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1305
27
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4125
27
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
9
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1375
9
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
9.39
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1347
8.82
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.39
9.39
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.58
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
0.92
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
3.27
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
2.37
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.19
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.69
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
5.34
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
877
5.74
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.74
5.74
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.956
0.956
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.901
0.901
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.21
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.31
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1898
39.27
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5691
37.25
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
3.76
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
4.88
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
3.87
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.31
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.66
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.407
1.407
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1693
35.03
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5315
34.79
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.27
39.27
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25

Fielding Stats for Marty Bystrom and Roy Face

Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
1.74
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
6.07
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.63
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.1
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1305
27
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3773
27
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
9
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1257.2
9
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.66
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.74
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.2
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.52
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
1.99
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
2.36
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.86
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
2.26
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.76
95.76
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.071
1.071
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.373
0.373
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.05
94.05
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.65
1.65
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Marty Bystrom and Roy Face

Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
84
403.2
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
853
2391.59
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
125
600
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
600
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
112
537.6
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
194
543.93
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.402
0.402
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
18
86.4
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
86.92
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
15
72
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.5
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.4
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.41
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.4
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.41
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
17.39
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.93
13.82
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
100.8
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
95.33
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
105.6
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
92.52
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
28.8
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
25.23
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
24
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
19.63
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
52.8
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
44.86
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.94
9.31
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.04
5.73
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.2
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.61
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
52
249.6
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
131.78
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
2.4
2.4
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.55
4.55
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
8
38.4
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
50.47
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.41
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA