Roy Face vs. Mel Stottlemyre — Career Comparison

Roy Face
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Mel Stottlemyre
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mel Stottlemyre 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. Mel Stottlemyre posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.97 and WHIP 1.247 compared to 3.48 and 1.320 for Roy Face. By the career numbers, Mel Stottlemyre had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Roy Face and Mel Stottlemyre

Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
5.55
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
360
1.22
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.2
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
0.55
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.62
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.47
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.26
52.26
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.13
54.13
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.89
98.89
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.51
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.14
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
1.26
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
531
3.48
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
878
2.97
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
4125
27
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7984
27
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
1375
9
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2661.1
9
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1347
8.82
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2435
8.23
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.23
8.23
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
0.92
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
0.58
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
2.37
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
809
2.74
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.69
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.25
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
877
5.74
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1257
4.25
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.74
5.74
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.901
0.901
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.776
0.776
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.21
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.19
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.15
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5691
37.25
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10972
37.1
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
3.76
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
591
3.87
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1003
3.39
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.14
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.1
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.16
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.243
1.243
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.219
1.219
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5315
34.79
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10048
33.98
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.25
37.25
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.1
37.1

Fielding Stats for Roy Face and Mel Stottlemyre

Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
6.07
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
360
1.22
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.1
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.2
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
3773
27
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7985
27
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
1257.2
9
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2661.2
9
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.74
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
0.82
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
1.52
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
570
1.93
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.1
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.09
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
330
2.36
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
2.83
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
2.26
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
812
2.75
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.76
95.76
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.9
96.9
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.373
0.373
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.256
2.256
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.65
1.65
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.89
98.89
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.13
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Face and Mel Stottlemyre

Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
853
2391.59
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 600 PA
366
259.57
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
214
600
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
846
600
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PAverified
194
543.93
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
749
531.21
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.402
0.402
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
86.92
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
85.11
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.5
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
65.96
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.41
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.93
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.26
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.96
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.41
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
19.15
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
4.93
13.82
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.04
26.27
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
34
95.33
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
118.44
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
33
92.52
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
121.28
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.436
0.436
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
9
25.23
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
38.3
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
7
19.63
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
40.43
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
16
44.86
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
73.76
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
2.04
5.73
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.56
19.55
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.84
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.61
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
33.33
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
131.78
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 600 PA
270
191.49
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.55
4.55
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 600 PA
3.13
3.13
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
50.47
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
29.79
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.84
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 600 PA
14
9.93
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.42
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.42
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0