Roy Face vs. Al Shealy — Career Comparison

Roy Face
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Al Shealy
Lost GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Shealy 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 5.71 and 1.764 for Al Shealy. 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 Shealy

Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
5.55
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
3.44
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.88
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.59
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.62
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.44
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.26
52.26
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.53
25.53
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.22
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
1.26
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
3.48
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
5.71
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4125
27
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
369
27
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1375
9
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
9
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1347
8.82
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
11.78
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.78
11.78
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
0.92
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.44
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
2.37
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
4.1
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.69
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
877
5.74
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
3.88
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.74
5.74
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.901
0.901
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.886
0.886
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.21
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5691
37.25
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
581
42.51
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
3.76
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.76
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
3.87
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
6.44
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.44
6.44
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.764
1.764
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5315
34.79
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
524
38.34
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.87
1.87
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.51
42.51

Fielding Stats for Roy Face and Al Shealy

Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
6.07
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3773
27
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1257.2
9
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.74
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.52
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.1
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
2.36
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
2.26
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.76
95.76
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.88
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.373
0.373
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.66
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Face and Al Shealy

Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
853
2391.59
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
47
587.5
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
600
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
48
600
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
194
543.93
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
43
537.5
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.402
0.402
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
0.74
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
86.92
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
150
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
78.5
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
112.5
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8.41
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
25
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.41
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
37.5
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
4.93
13.82
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.62
70.3
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
95.33
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
212.5
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
92.52
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
187.5
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.721
0.721
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.645
0.645
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
25.23
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
100
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
19.63
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
25
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
44.86
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
112.5
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
2.04
5.73
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.2
77.45
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.61
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
37.5
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
47
131.78
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
100
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
4.55
4.55
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
50.47
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.41
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA