Bert Cole vs. Roy Face — Career Comparison

Bert Cole
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Roy Face
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Bert Cole 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 4.67 and 1.593 for Bert Cole. By the career numbers, Roy Face had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bert Cole and Roy Face

Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
2.63
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
5.55
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.68
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.42
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.48
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.62
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.26
52.26
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.99
25.99
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.27
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.15
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
1.26
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
4.67
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
3.48
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1817
27
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4125
27
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
605.2
9
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1375
9
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
735
10.92
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1347
8.82
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.39
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
0.92
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
230
3.42
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
2.37
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.69
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
1.77
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
877
5.74
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.74
5.74
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.576
0.576
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.901
0.901
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.21
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.28
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2742
40.75
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5691
37.25
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
1.23
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
3.76
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
5.84
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
3.87
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2493
37.05
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5315
34.79
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.75
40.75
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25

Fielding Stats for Bert Cole and Roy Face

Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
6.07
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3773
27
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1257.2
9
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.74
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.52
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.1
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
2.36
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
2.26
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.76
95.76
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.133
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.373
0.373
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bert Cole and Roy Face

Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
202
536.28
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
853
2391.59
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
600
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
214
600
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
544.25
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
194
543.93
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.618
0.618
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.402
0.402
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
130.09
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
31
86.92
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
108.85
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
28
78.5
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.96
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.62
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.41
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.43
48.93
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
4.93
13.82
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
167.26
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
34
95.33
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
164.6
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
33
92.52
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
76.99
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
9
25.23
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
47.79
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
7
19.63
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
122.12
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
16
44.86
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.14
56.11
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
2.04
5.73
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
29.2
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.61
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
95.58
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
47
131.78
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.28
6.28
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
4.55
4.55
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
8
21.24
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
50.47
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.41
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA