Roy Face vs. Thornton Lee — Career Comparison

Roy Face
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Thornton Lee 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 3.56 and 1.358 for Thornton Lee. By the career numbers, Roy Face had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Roy Face and Thornton Lee

Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
5.55
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.05
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
0.45
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.62
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.48
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.26
52.26
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.55
48.55
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
1.26
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
3.48
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
921
3.56
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
4125
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
1375
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1347
8.82
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2327
8.98
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.98
8.98
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
0.92
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.47
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
2.37
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
838
3.24
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.69
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
877
5.74
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
937
3.62
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.74
5.74
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.901
0.901
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.21
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
5691
37.25
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9999
38.6
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
3.76
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
3.87
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1105
4.27
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
5315
34.79
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9118
35.2
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for Roy Face and Thornton Lee

Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
6.07
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3773
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1257.2
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.74
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.52
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.1
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
2.36
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
2.26
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.76
95.76
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.373
0.373
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Face and Thornton Lee

Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
853
2391.59
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
375
254.24
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
214
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
194
543.93
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
566.1
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.402
0.402
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
31
86.92
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
113.22
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
28
78.5
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
91.53
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.41
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.41
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
4.93
13.82
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.79
29.69
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
34
95.33
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
143.05
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
33
92.52
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
132.2
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
9
25.23
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
42.71
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
7
19.63
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
16
44.86
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
84.75
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
2.04
5.73
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.01
27.13
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.61
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
18.31
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
131.78
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
208
141.02
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.55
4.55
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
4.25
4.25
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
50.47
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
14.92
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA