Roy Face vs. Slim Sallee — Career Comparison

Roy Face
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Slim Sallee
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Slim Sallee 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. Slim Sallee posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.56 and WHIP 1.170 compared to 3.48 and 1.320 for Roy Face. By the career numbers, Slim Sallee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Roy Face and Slim Sallee

Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Slim Sallee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
5.55
Slim Sallee
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
1.52
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Slim Sallee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
0.98
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Slim Sallee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
0.55
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.62
Slim Sallee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.46
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.26
52.26
Slim Sallee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Slim Sallee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.5
64.5
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Slim Sallee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.6
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Slim Sallee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
1.26
Slim Sallee
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.11
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
531
3.48
Slim Sallee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
804
2.56
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Slim Sallee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Slim Sallee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Slim Sallee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Slim Sallee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
4125
27
Slim Sallee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8465
27
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
1375
9
Slim Sallee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2821.2
9
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1347
8.82
Slim Sallee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2729
8.7
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Slim Sallee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
0.92
Slim Sallee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.22
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Slim Sallee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Slim Sallee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
362
2.37
Slim Sallee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.83
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.69
Slim Sallee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Slim Sallee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
877
5.74
Slim Sallee
Career
Per 9 Innings
836
2.67
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.74
5.74
Slim Sallee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Slim Sallee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.901
0.901
Slim Sallee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.499
0.499
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.21
Slim Sallee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Slim Sallee
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.14
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Slim Sallee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5691
37.25
Slim Sallee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11476
36.6
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
3.76
Slim Sallee
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.39
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
591
3.87
Slim Sallee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1091
3.48
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Slim Sallee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Slim Sallee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Slim Sallee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Slim Sallee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.243
1.243
Slim Sallee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5315
34.79
Slim Sallee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10860
34.64
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Slim Sallee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Slim Sallee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.25
37.25
Slim Sallee
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.6
36.6

Fielding Stats for Roy Face and Slim Sallee

Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Slim Sallee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
848
6.07
Slim Sallee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
9.25
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.1
Slim Sallee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.01
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3773
27
Slim Sallee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1389
27
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1257.2
9
Slim Sallee
Career
Per 9 Innings
463
9
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.74
Slim Sallee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.67
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
1.52
Slim Sallee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
12.85
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Slim Sallee
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.41
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
330
2.36
Slim Sallee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
768
14.93
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
2.26
Slim Sallee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
747
14.52
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.76
95.76
Slim Sallee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.27
97.27
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.373
0.373
Slim Sallee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.569
1.569
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.65
1.65
Slim Sallee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.92
10.92
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Slim Sallee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.33
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Slim Sallee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Slim Sallee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Slim Sallee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Slim Sallee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Face and Slim Sallee

Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Slim Sallee
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
853
2391.59
Slim Sallee
Career
Per 600 PA
476
277.01
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
214
600
Slim Sallee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1031
600
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PAverified
194
543.93
Slim Sallee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
924
537.73
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Slim Sallee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.402
0.402
Slim Sallee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
31
86.92
Slim Sallee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
91.95
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
28
78.5
Slim Sallee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
81.47
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Slim Sallee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
6.98
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Sallee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Sallee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.16
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.41
Slim Sallee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
10.48
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Slim Sallee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Sallee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Sallee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
4.93
13.82
Slim Sallee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.98
23.85
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
34
95.33
Slim Sallee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
184
107.08
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
33
92.52
Slim Sallee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
120.47
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Slim Sallee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Slim Sallee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Slim Sallee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Slim Sallee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Slim Sallee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Slim Sallee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Slim Sallee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
9
25.23
Slim Sallee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
33.17
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
7
19.63
Slim Sallee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
30.26
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
16
44.86
Slim Sallee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
62.27
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
2.04
5.73
Slim Sallee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.92
22.07
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Sallee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.75
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.61
Slim Sallee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
26.77
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Sallee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
131.78
Slim Sallee
Career
Per 600 PA
233
135.6
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.55
4.55
Slim Sallee
Career
Per 600 PA
4.42
4.42
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Slim Sallee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
50.47
Slim Sallee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
33.75
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Sallee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.41
Slim Sallee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Sallee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.16
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Sallee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Sallee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.16
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
Slim Sallee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100