Roy Face vs. Dick Pole — Career Comparison

Roy Face
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Dick Pole
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Pole 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 5.05 and 1.559 for Dick Pole. 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 Dick Pole

Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
5.55
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
2.07
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.31
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.42
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.62
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.63
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.26
52.26
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.32
40.32
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.11
63.11
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
1.26
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
3.48
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
5.05
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4125
27
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1593
27
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1375
9
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
531
9
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1347
8.82
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
607
10.29
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.29
10.29
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.92
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
1.03
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
2.37
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
3.54
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.69
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.2
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
877
5.74
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
4.05
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.74
5.74
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.901
0.901
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.844
0.844
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.21
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.27
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.24
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5691
37.25
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2351
39.85
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
3.76
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.41
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
3.87
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
5.58
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.32
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.29
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.85
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.537
1.537
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5315
34.79
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2092
35.46
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.85
39.85

Fielding Stats for Roy Face and Dick Pole

Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
6.07
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
2.07
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.1
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.31
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3773
27
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1593
27
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1257.2
9
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
531
9
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.74
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.51
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.52
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1.03
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.1
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
2.36
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
1.61
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
2.26
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.54
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.76
95.76
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.373
0.373
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.746
0.746
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.65
1.65
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.11
63.11
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Face and Dick Pole

Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
853
2391.59
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
122
73200
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
600
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
194
543.93
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.402
0.402
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
86.92
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.5
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.93
13.82
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
95.33
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
92.52
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
25.23
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.63
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
44.86
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
5.73
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
47
131.78
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.55
4.55
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
50.47
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.41
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA