Roy Face vs. Drew Smyly — Career Comparison

Roy Face
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Drew Smyly
MillenialArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Drew Smyly 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 4.2 and 1.303 for Drew Smyly. 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 Drew Smyly

Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
5.55
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
330
2.59
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
1.41
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.53
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.62
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.52
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.26
52.26
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.75
50.75
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.24
54.24
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
1.26
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
3.48
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
534
4.2
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4125
27
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3434
27
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1375
9
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1144.2
9
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
1347
8.82
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
8.7
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.92
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
1.49
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
2.37
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
2.93
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.69
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
877
5.74
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1119
8.8
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.901
0.901
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.303
1.303
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.21
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.46
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.2
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5691
37.25
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4851
38.14
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
3.76
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.19
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
3.87
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
4.56
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.17
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.27
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.53
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.293
1.293
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5315
34.79
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4398
34.58
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.76
1.76
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.14
38.14

Fielding Stats for Roy Face and Drew Smyly

Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
6.07
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
330
2.59
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.1
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
1.41
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3773
27
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3434
27
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1257.2
9
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1144.2
9
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.74
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.32
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.52
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
1.02
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.1
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
2.36
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
1.44
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
2.26
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
1.34
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.76
95.76
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.44
93.44
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.373
0.373
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.518
0.518
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.65
1.65
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.24
54.24
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Face and Drew Smyly

Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
853
2391.59
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
333
2982.09
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
600
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
67
600
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
194
543.93
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
573.13
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.402
0.402
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
86.92
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.87
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.5
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.87
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.93
13.82
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
1.55
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
95.33
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.87
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
92.52
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
4
35.82
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
25.23
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.96
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.63
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
44.86
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.96
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
5.73
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.31
-38.6
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.61
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
131.78
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
259.7
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.55
4.55
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.31
2.31
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
50.47
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.91
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.41
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA