Roy Face vs. Tim Lincecum — Career Comparison

Roy Face
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Tim Lincecum
MillenialWashingtonThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Tim Lincecum 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 3.74 and 1.313 for Tim Lincecum. 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 Tim Lincecum

Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Tim Lincecum
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
5.55
Tim Lincecum
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
1.49
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Tim Lincecum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
1.44
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Tim Lincecum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
0.59
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.62
Tim Lincecum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.48
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.26
52.26
Tim Lincecum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.28
55.28
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Tim Lincecum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.12
97.12
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Tim Lincecum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Lincecum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
1.26
Tim Lincecum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
3.48
Tim Lincecum
Career
Per 9 Innings
699
3.74
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Tim Lincecum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Tim Lincecum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Tim Lincecum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Tim Lincecum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
4125
27
Tim Lincecum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5046
27
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
1375
9
Tim Lincecum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1682
9
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1347
8.82
Tim Lincecum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1506
8.06
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Tim Lincecum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.06
8.06
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
0.92
Tim Lincecum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.79
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Tim Lincecum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Tim Lincecum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
2.37
Tim Lincecum
Career
Per 9 Innings
669
3.58
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.69
Tim Lincecum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.18
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Tim Lincecum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
877
5.74
Tim Lincecum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1736
9.29
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Tim Lincecum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.29
9.29
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Tim Lincecum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.901
0.901
Tim Lincecum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.21
Tim Lincecum
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.57
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Tim Lincecum
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.24
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Tim Lincecum
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
5691
37.25
Tim Lincecum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7120
38.1
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
3.76
Tim Lincecum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
3.87
Tim Lincecum
Career
Per 9 Innings
746
3.99
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Tim Lincecum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Lincecum
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.42
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Lincecum
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.21
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Lincecum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.59
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Tim Lincecum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.293
1.293
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5315
34.79
Tim Lincecum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6289
33.65
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Tim Lincecum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Tim Lincecum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25
Tim Lincecum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.1
38.1

Fielding Stats for Roy Face and Tim Lincecum

Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Tim Lincecum
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
6.07
Tim Lincecum
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
1.49
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.1
Tim Lincecum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
1.44
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
3773
27
Tim Lincecum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5046
27
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
1257.2
9
Tim Lincecum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1682
9
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.74
Tim Lincecum
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.5
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.52
Tim Lincecum
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
0.87
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.1
Tim Lincecum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
2.36
Tim Lincecum
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
1.42
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
2.26
Tim Lincecum
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
1.36
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.76
95.76
Tim Lincecum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.23
96.23
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.373
0.373
Tim Lincecum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.917
0.917
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.65
1.65
Tim Lincecum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.12
97.12
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Tim Lincecum
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Lincecum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Lincecum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Lincecum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Lincecum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Face and Tim Lincecum

Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Tim Lincecum
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
853
2391.59
Tim Lincecum
Career
Per 600 PA
281
291.19
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
214
600
Tim Lincecum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
579
600
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PAverified
194
543.93
Tim Lincecum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
491.19
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Tim Lincecum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.402
0.402
Tim Lincecum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
86.92
Tim Lincecum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
54.92
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.5
Tim Lincecum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
48.7
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Tim Lincecum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
4.15
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Lincecum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.07
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Lincecum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Tim Lincecum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
6.22
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Tim Lincecum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Lincecum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Lincecum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.93
13.82
Tim Lincecum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.21
10.58
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
95.33
Tim Lincecum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
63.21
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
92.52
Tim Lincecum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
90.16
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Tim Lincecum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Tim Lincecum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Tim Lincecum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Tim Lincecum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Tim Lincecum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Tim Lincecum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Tim Lincecum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
9
25.23
Tim Lincecum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26.94
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
7
19.63
Tim Lincecum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19.69
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
16
44.86
Tim Lincecum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
46.63
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
5.73
Tim Lincecum
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.82
-0.85
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Lincecum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.61
Tim Lincecum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
35.23
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Lincecum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
131.78
Tim Lincecum
Career
Per 600 PA
244
252.85
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.55
4.55
Tim Lincecum
Career
Per 600 PA
2.37
2.37
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Tim Lincecum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
18
50.47
Tim Lincecum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
72.54
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Lincecum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.04
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8.41
Tim Lincecum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.22
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Lincecum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Lincecum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Lincecum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Lincecum
Career
Per 600 PA