Roy Face vs. Bill Shores — Career Comparison

Roy Face
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Bill Shores
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Shores 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 4.17 and 1.500 for Bill Shores. 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 Bill Shores

Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
5.55
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
2.19
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.89
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.59
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.62
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.34
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.26
52.26
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.41
63.41
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.63
40.63
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
1.26
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
3.48
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
4.17
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4125
27
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
1186
27
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1375
9
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
395.1
9
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1347
8.82
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
425
9.68
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.68
9.68
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
0.92
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.64
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
2.37
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
3.82
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.69
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
877
5.74
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
2.94
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.74
5.74
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.901
0.901
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.21
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5691
37.25
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1740
39.61
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
3.76
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.89
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
3.87
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
4.96
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5315
34.79
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1566
35.65
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61

Fielding Stats for Roy Face and Bill Shores

Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
6.07
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3773
27
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1257.2
9
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.74
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.52
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.1
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
2.36
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
2.26
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.76
95.76
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.81
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.373
0.373
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.104
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Face and Bill Shores

Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Bill Shores
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
853
2391.59
Bill Shores
Career
Per 600 PA
96
411.43
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
600
Bill Shores
Career
Per 600 PA
140
600
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
194
543.93
Bill Shores
Career
Per 600 PA
121
518.57
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.402
0.402
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
86.92
Bill Shores
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
90
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
78.5
Bill Shores
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
85.71
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Bill Shores
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.29
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Shores
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Shores
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Bill Shores
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.29
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Bill Shores
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Shores
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Shores
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
4.93
13.82
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.41
23.17
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
95.33
Bill Shores
Career
Per 600 PA
22
94.29
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
92.52
Bill Shores
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
132.86
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.418
0.418
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Bill Shores
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
9
25.23
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
51.43
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
19.63
Bill Shores
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
25.71
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
16
44.86
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
77.14
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
2.04
5.73
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.71
24.45
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Shores
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.61
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
42.86
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Shores
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
131.78
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
197.14
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.55
4.55
Bill Shores
Career
Per 600 PA
3.04
3.04
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
50.47
Bill Shores
Career
Per 600 PA
9
38.57
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Shores
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.41
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Shores
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Shores
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Shores
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Shores
Career
Per 600 PA