Roy Face vs. Junius Savage — Career Comparison

Roy Face
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Junius Savage
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightNorth AmericaMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Junius Savage 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 3.96 and 1.293 for Junius Savage. 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 Junius Savage

Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
5.55
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.33
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.62
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.26
52.26
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
1.26
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
3.48
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
3.96
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.197
0.197
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4125
27
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
27
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1375
9
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
9
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
1347
8.82
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
6.28
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.28
6.28
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
0.92
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
2.37
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.35
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.69
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
877
5.74
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
7.91
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.901
0.901
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.474
1.474
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.21
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5691
37.25
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
37.94
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
3.76
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.4
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
3.87
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
4.19
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.16
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.293
1.293
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5315
34.79
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
31.89
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.94
37.94

Fielding Stats for Roy Face and Junius Savage

Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
6.07
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.33
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.1
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3773
27
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
27
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1257.2
9
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
9
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.74
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
1.52
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.56
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.1
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330
2.36
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.79
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316
2.26
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.79
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.76
95.76
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.373
0.373
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.65
1.65
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Face and Junius Savage

Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
853
2391.59
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
10
400
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
600
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
194
543.93
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
13
520
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.402
0.402
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
86.92
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
78.5
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.93
13.82
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.86
34.51
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
95.33
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
92.52
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
25.23
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
19.63
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
44.86
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.04
5.73
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.18
47.05
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.61
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
47
131.78
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.55
4.55
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
50.47
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.41
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA