Roy Face vs. Joe Presko — Career Comparison

Roy Face
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Joe Presko
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Presko 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 4.61 and 1.428 for Joe Presko. 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 Joe Presko

Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
5.55
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
2.35
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.12
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.46
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.62
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.68
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.26
52.26
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.32
40.32
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.66
47.66
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.28
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
1.26
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
3.48
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
4.61
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4125
27
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
1471
27
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1375
9
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
490.1
9
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1347
8.82
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
511
9.38
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.38
9.38
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.92
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
1.05
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
2.37
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
3.45
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.69
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
877
5.74
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
3.71
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.74
5.74
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.901
0.901
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.795
0.795
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.21
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.2
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.26
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5691
37.25
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2140
39.28
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
3.76
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.53
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
3.87
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268
4.92
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.426
1.426
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5315
34.79
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1938
35.57
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.09
2.09
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.28
39.28

Fielding Stats for Roy Face and Joe Presko

Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
848
6.07
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
12.34
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.1
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.58
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3773
27
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
27
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1257.2
9
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
9
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.74
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.8
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
1.52
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.46
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330
2.36
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
9.64
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316
2.26
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
9.26
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.76
95.76
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.373
0.373
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.65
1.65
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.69
4.69
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.68
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Face and Joe Presko

Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
853
2391.59
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
130
458.82
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
600
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
170
600
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
194
543.93
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
550.59
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.402
0.402
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
86.92
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
95.29
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
78.5
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
88.24
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.06
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.06
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
4.93
13.82
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.13
18.12
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
95.33
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
102.35
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
33
92.52
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
120
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
9
25.23
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
31.76
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.63
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.65
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
44.86
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
49.41
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
2.04
5.73
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.18
14.76
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.61
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
24.71
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
47
131.78
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
91.76
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
4.55
4.55
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.54
6.54
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
50.47
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
7
24.71
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.12
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA