Roy Face vs. Fred Smith — Career Comparison

Roy Face
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Fred Smith
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Smith 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. Fred Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.85 and WHIP 1.336 compared to 3.48 and 1.320 for Roy Face. By the career numbers, Fred Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Roy Face and Fred Smith

Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
5.55
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.9
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.95
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.62
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.74
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.26
52.26
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.53
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
1.26
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
531
3.48
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.85
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4125
27
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
27
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1375
9
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.1
9
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1347
8.82
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
9.49
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
0.92
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
2.37
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
2.53
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.69
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
877
5.74
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.74
5.74
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.901
0.901
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.504
0.504
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.21
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5691
37.25
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
37.55
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
3.76
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.95
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
3.87
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
4.64
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.336
1.336
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5315
34.79
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
34.59
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Roy Face and Fred Smith

Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
6.07
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.91
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.1
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.95
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3773
27
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
27
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1257.2
9
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
9
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.74
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.64
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
1.52
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.65
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330
2.36
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.49
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316
2.26
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.28
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.76
95.76
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.94
93.94
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.373
0.373
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.722
1.722
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.65
1.65
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Face and Fred Smith

Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
853
2391.59
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
18
372.41
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
600
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
194
543.93
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
579.31
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.402
0.402
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
86.92
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.5
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.93
13.82
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
7.87
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
95.33
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
92.52
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
25.23
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
19.63
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
44.86
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
5.73
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.67
-13.91
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
131.78
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
165.52
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.55
4.55
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3.63
3.63
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
50.47
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.41
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100