Roy Face vs. Al Santorini — Career Comparison

Roy Face
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Al Santorini
Baby BoomersNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Santorini 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 4.29 and 1.526 for Al Santorini. 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 Al Santorini

Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Al Santorini
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
5.55
Al Santorini
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
2.32
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Al Santorini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.28
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Al Santorini
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.31
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.62
Al Santorini
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.69
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.26
52.26
Al Santorini
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.91
30.91
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Al Santorini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.12
55.12
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Al Santorini
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Santorini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
1.26
Al Santorini
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
3.48
Al Santorini
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
4.29
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Al Santorini
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Al Santorini
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Al Santorini
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Al Santorini
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4125
27
Al Santorini
Career
Per 9 Innings
1480
27
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1375
9
Al Santorini
Career
Per 9 Innings
493.1
9
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1347
8.82
Al Santorini
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
9.72
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Al Santorini
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.72
9.72
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
0.92
Al Santorini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.66
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Al Santorini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Al Santorini
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
2.37
Al Santorini
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
3.54
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.69
Al Santorini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.47
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Al Santorini
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
877
5.74
Al Santorini
Career
Per 9 Innings
268
4.89
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.74
5.74
Al Santorini
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Al Santorini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.901
0.901
Al Santorini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.937
0.937
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.21
Al Santorini
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.44
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Al Santorini
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Al Santorini
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5691
37.25
Al Santorini
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2173
39.64
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
3.76
Al Santorini
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.31
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
3.87
Al Santorini
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
4.8
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Al Santorini
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Santorini
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Santorini
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Santorini
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Al Santorini
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.474
1.474
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5315
34.79
Al Santorini
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1950
35.57
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Al Santorini
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.07
2.07
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Al Santorini
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25
Al Santorini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.64
39.64

Fielding Stats for Roy Face and Al Santorini

Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Al Santorini
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
6.07
Al Santorini
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
2.31
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.1
Al Santorini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.28
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3773
27
Al Santorini
Career
Per 9 Innings
1482
27
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1257.2
9
Al Santorini
Career
Per 9 Innings
494
9
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.74
Al Santorini
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.51
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.52
Al Santorini
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.15
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Al Santorini
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
2.36
Al Santorini
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
1.79
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
2.26
Al Santorini
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.66
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.76
95.76
Al Santorini
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.373
0.373
Al Santorini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.717
0.717
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.65
1.65
Al Santorini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.12
55.12
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Al Santorini
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Santorini
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Santorini
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Santorini
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Santorini
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Face and Al Santorini

Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Al Santorini
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
853
2391.59
Al Santorini
Career
Per 600 PA
127
511.41
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
600
Al Santorini
Career
Per 600 PA
149
600
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
194
543.93
Al Santorini
Career
Per 600 PAverified
137
551.68
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Al Santorini
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.402
0.402
Al Santorini
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
86.92
Al Santorini
Career
Per 600 PA
15
60.4
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.5
Al Santorini
Career
Per 600 PA
14
56.38
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Al Santorini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Santorini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Santorini
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.03
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Al Santorini
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.03
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Al Santorini
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Santorini
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Santorini
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.93
13.82
Al Santorini
Career
Per 600 PA
2.78
11.19
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
95.33
Al Santorini
Career
Per 600 PA
18
72.48
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
92.52
Al Santorini
Career
Per 600 PA
21
84.56
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Al Santorini
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Al Santorini
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Al Santorini
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Al Santorini
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Al Santorini
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Al Santorini
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Al Santorini
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
25.23
Al Santorini
Career
Per 600 PA
4
16.11
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
19.63
Al Santorini
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.13
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
44.86
Al Santorini
Career
Per 600 PA
8
32.21
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
5.73
Al Santorini
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.32
-9.35
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Santorini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.61
Al Santorini
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
24.16
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Santorini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
131.78
Al Santorini
Career
Per 600 PA
61
245.64
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.55
4.55
Al Santorini
Career
Per 600 PA
2.44
2.44
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Al Santorini
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
50.47
Al Santorini
Career
Per 600 PA
6
24.16
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Santorini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Al Santorini
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.08
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Santorini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Santorini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Santorini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Santorini
Career
Per 600 PA