Roy Face vs. Shane Smith — Career Comparison

Roy Face
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Shane Smith
Gen ZMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Shane 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. Roy Face posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.48 and WHIP 1.320 compared to 3.81 and 1.203 for Shane Smith. 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 Shane Smith

Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
5.55
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.78
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.78
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.43
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.62
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.49
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.26
52.26
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
1.26
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
3.48
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
3.81
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.216
0.216
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4125
27
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
439
27
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1375
9
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
146.1
9
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
1347
8.82
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
7.2
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.92
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.05
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
2.37
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
3.57
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.69
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
877
5.74
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
8.92
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.92
8.92
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.901
0.901
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.387
1.387
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.21
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.49
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.74
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5691
37.25
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
37.89
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
3.76
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
3.87
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
4.31
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.74
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.243
1.243
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5315
34.79
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
542
33.33
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.89
37.89

Fielding Stats for Roy Face and Shane Smith

Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
6.07
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.78
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.1
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.78
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3773
27
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
439
27
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1257.2
9
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
146.1
9
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.74
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.37
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.52
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.49
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.1
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
2.36
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.86
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
2.26
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.86
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.76
95.76
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.373
0.373
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.483
0.483
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.65
1.65
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Face and Shane Smith

Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
853
2391.59
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
29
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
600
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
194
543.93
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.402
0.402
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
86.92
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.5
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.93
13.82
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
95.33
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
92.52
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
25.23
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.63
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
44.86
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
5.73
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
47
131.78
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.55
4.55
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
50.47
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.41
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA