Roy Face vs. Lamar Potter — Career Comparison

Roy Face
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Lamar Potter
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightNorth AmericaAtlanta Black CrackersNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lamar Potter 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 6.23 and 1.431 for Lamar Potter. 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 Lamar Potter

Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
5.55
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.08
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.25
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.62
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.26
52.26
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
1.26
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
3.48
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
6.23
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4125
27
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1375
9
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1347
8.82
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
9.55
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
0.92
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
2.37
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
3.32
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.69
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
877
5.74
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
3.74
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.74
5.74
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.901
0.901
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.785
0.785
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.21
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5691
37.25
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
39.88
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
3.76
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
3.87
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
7.89
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.89
7.89
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.431
1.431
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5315
34.79
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
35.72
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.88
39.88

Fielding Stats for Roy Face and Lamar Potter

Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
6.07
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.78
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.1
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.46
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3773
27
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
27
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1257.2
9
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.2
9
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.74
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.46
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
1.52
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.91
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.65
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330
2.36
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
5.01
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316
2.26
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
4.37
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.76
95.76
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.1
87.1
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.373
0.373
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.455
2.455
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.65
1.65
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.82
81.82
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Face and Lamar Potter

Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
853
2391.59
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
10
240
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
600
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
25
600
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
194
543.93
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
600
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.402
0.402
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
86.92
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
120
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
78.5
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
120
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.93
13.82
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
21.64
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
95.33
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
120
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
92.52
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
120
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
25.23
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
72
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
19.63
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
44.86
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
96
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.04
5.73
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
23.33
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
47
131.78
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.55
4.55
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
50.47
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.41
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA