Roy Face vs. Fred Shepherd — Career Comparison

Roy Face
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Fred Shepherd
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Shepherd 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 20.25 and 3.750 for Fred Shepherd. 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 Fred Shepherd

Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
848
5.55
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.62
Fred Shepherd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.26
52.26
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Fred Shepherd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
1.26
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
3.48
Fred Shepherd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
20.25
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.12
14.12
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.75
9.75
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4125
27
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
27
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1375
9
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
9
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1347
8.82
Fred Shepherd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
13.5
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
0.92
Fred Shepherd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Fred Shepherd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Fred Shepherd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
2.37
Fred Shepherd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
20.25
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.69
Fred Shepherd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
877
5.74
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.74
5.74
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.901
0.901
Fred Shepherd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.21
Fred Shepherd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Fred Shepherd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Fred Shepherd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5691
37.25
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
60.75
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
3.76
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
3.87
Fred Shepherd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
20.25
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5315
34.79
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
40.5
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25
Fred Shepherd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.75
60.75

Fielding Stats for Roy Face and Fred Shepherd

Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
848
6.07
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.1
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3773
27
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
27
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1257.2
9
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
9
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.74
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.52
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.1
Fred Shepherd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
2.36
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
2.26
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.76
95.76
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.373
0.373
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.65
1.65
Fred Shepherd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Face and Fred Shepherd

Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
853
2391.59
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
600
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
194
543.93
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.402
0.402
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
86.92
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.5
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.93
13.82
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
95.33
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
92.52
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
25.23
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
19.63
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
44.86
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
5.73
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
47
131.78
Fred Shepherd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.55
4.55
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
50.47
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.41
Fred Shepherd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA