Roy Face vs. Ewald Pyle — Career Comparison

Roy Face
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Ewald Pyle
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ewald Pyle 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 5.03 and 1.580 for Ewald Pyle. 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 Ewald Pyle

Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
5.55
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
2.23
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.2
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.37
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.62
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.7
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.26
52.26
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.38
34.38
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.73
53.73
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
1.26
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
3.48
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
5.03
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4125
27
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
811
27
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1375
9
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
270.1
9
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1347
8.82
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
9.22
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.22
9.22
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
0.92
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.53
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
2.37
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
4.99
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.69
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
877
5.74
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
4.06
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.74
5.74
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.901
0.901
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.21
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.23
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5691
37.25
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1238
41.22
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
3.76
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.43
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
3.87
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
5.76
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.58
1.58
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5315
34.79
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1081
35.99
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.22
41.22

Fielding Stats for Roy Face and Ewald Pyle

Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
6.07
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3773
27
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1257.2
9
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.74
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.52
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.1
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
2.36
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
2.26
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.76
95.76
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.45
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.373
0.373
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.94
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Face and Ewald Pyle

Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
853
2391.59
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
67
432.26
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
600
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
93
600
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
194
543.93
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
84
541.94
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.402
0.402
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
86.92
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
12
77.42
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.5
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
11
70.97
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.45
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.45
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.93
13.82
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.66
17.16
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
95.33
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
13
83.87
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
92.52
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
122.58
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
25.23
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
25.81
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
19.63
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
32.26
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
44.86
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
58.06
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.04
5.73
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.86
11.98
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.61
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
45.16
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
47
131.78
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
90.32
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
4.55
4.55
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.64
6.64
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
50.47
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.41
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA