Roy Face

Position: Relief Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-8, 155lb (173cm, 70kg)

Born: February 20, 1928 in Stephentown, NY us

High School: Averill Park HS (Averill Park, NY)

Last Game: August 15, 1969 (Age 41-176d)
vs. LAD 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1953 season

Full Name: Elroy Leon Face

Nicknames: The Bullpen Baron

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

20.6

104

ERA

3.48

848

191

1375.0

877

WHIP

1.243

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1949	21	0.2	Bradford	PONY	D	PHI	14	2	.875	3.32	5.04	25	17		9	1		141.0	147	79	52		65		124	4	2	3		1.504	9.4		4.1	7.9	1.91
1950	22	1.4	Bradford	PONY	D	PHI	18	5	.783	2.58	3.79	31	25					209.0	193	88	60		68							1.249	8.3		2.9
1951	23	-1.3	Pueblo	WL	A	BRO	23	9	.719	2.78	3.36	35			25	3		265.0	224	99	82	16	91		171	10	1	3		1.189	7.6	0.5	3.1	5.8	1.88
1952	24	-3.2	Fort Worth	TL	AA	BRO	14	11	.560	2.83	3.27	33	28					226.0	216	82	71		58							1.212	8.6		2.3
1953	25	-3.5	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	6	8	.429	6.58	6.81	41	13	13	2	0	0	119.0	145	90	87	19	30	4	56	2	1	3	524	1.471	11.0	1.4	2.3	4.2	1.87
1954	26	0.0	New Orleans	SOUA	AA	PIT	12	11	.522	4.45	5.20	40	25		11	0		192.0	217	111	95	19	45		120	4	0	5		1.365	10.2	0.9	2.1	5.6	2.67
1955	27	-1.0	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	5	7	.417	3.58	4.15	42	10	21	4	0	5	125.2	128	58	50	10	40	4	84	0	0	3	524	1.337	9.2	0.7	2.9	6.0	2.10
1956	28	-0.6	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	12	13	.480	3.52	3.79	68	3	34	0	0	4	135.1	131	57	53	16	42	15	96	1	0	1	569	1.278	8.7	1.1	2.8	6.4	2.29
1957	29	1.4	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	4	6	.400	3.07	3.94	59	1	32	0	0	10	93.2	97	41	32	9	24	5	53	1	0	2	395	1.292	9.3	0.9	2.3	5.1	2.21
1958	30	2.3	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	5	2	.714	2.89	3.21	57	0	40	0	0	20	84.0	77	30	27	6	22	6	47	0	0	2	341	1.179	8.3	0.6	2.4	5.0	2.14
1959	31	3.3	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	18	1	.947	2.70	2.80	57	0	47	0	0	10	93.1	91	29	28	5	25	8	69	1	0	4	380	1.243	8.8	0.5	2.4	6.7	2.76
1960	32	4.6	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	10	8	.556	2.90	3.06	68	0	61	0	0	24	114.2	93	39	37	11	29	9	72	0	0	2	454	1.064	7.3	0.9	2.3	5.7	2.48
1961	33	5.6	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	6	12	.333	3.82	4.30	62	0	47	0	0	17	92.0	94	44	39	12	10	4	55	1	0	5	373	1.130	9.2	1.2	1.0	5.4	5.50
1962	34	6.2	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	8	7	.533	1.88	2.27	63	0	57	0	0	28	91.0	74	23	19	7	18	7	45	1	0	0	348	1.011	7.3	0.7	1.8	4.5	2.50
1963	35	6.7	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	3	9	.250	3.23	4.26	56	0	38	0	0	16	69.2	75	33	25	6	19	11	41	3	0	1	298	1.349	9.7	0.8	2.5	5.3	2.16
1964	36	7.8	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	3	3	.500	5.20	5.42	55	0	25	0	0	4	79.2	82	48	46	11	27	10	63	1	0	3	343	1.368	9.3	1.2	3.1	7.1	2.33
1965	37	8.7	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	5	2	.714	2.66	2.66	16	0	12	0	0	0	20.1	20	6	6	1	7	5	19	0	0	2	85	1.328	8.9	0.4	3.1	8.4	2.71
1966	38	10.2	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	6	6	.500	2.70	3.09	54	0	42	0	0	18	70.0	68	24	21	9	24	5	67	1	0	2	295	1.314	8.7	1.2	3.1	8.6	2.79
1967	39	11.6	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	7	5	.583	2.42	2.78	61	0	45	0	0	17	74.1	62	23	20	5	22	11	41	0	0	2	298	1.130	7.5	0.6	2.7	5.0	1.86
1968	40		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	DET	2	4	.333	2.55	2.89	45	0	33	0	0	13	53.0	48	17	15	3	8	3	35	2	0	0	211	1.057	8.2	0.5	1.4	5.9	4.38
1968	40	12.6	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	2	4	.333	2.60	2.94	43	0	33	0	0	13	52.0	46	17	15	3	7	2	34	2	0	0	206	1.019	8.0	0.5	1.2	5.9	4.86
1968	40	13.0	DET	AL	Maj	DET	0	0		0.00	0.00	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	5	3.000	18.0	0.0	9.0	9.0	1.00
1969	41	14.0	MON	NL	Maj	MON	4	2	.667	3.94	4.40	44	0	27	0	0	5	59.1	62	29	26	11	15	3	34	0	1	0	253	1.298	9.4	1.7	2.3	5.2	2.27
1970	42	16.8	Hawaii	PCL	AAA	CAL	0	1	.000	4.50	4.50	8	1		0	0	1	10.0	10	5	5	1	3	0	9	0	0	0		1.300	9.0	0.9	2.7	8.1	3.00
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (16 seasons)					Majors		104	95	.523	3.48	3.87	848	27	574	6	0	191	1375.0	1347	591	531	141	362	110	877	14	2	32	5691	1.243	8.8	0.9	2.4	5.7	2.42
Minors (6 seasons)					Minors		81	39	.675	3.15	4.00	172	96		45	4	1	1043.0	1007	464	365	36	330	0	424	18	3	11		1.282	8.7		2.8
All Levels (22 Seasons)							185	134	.580	3.33	3.93	1020	123	574	51	4	192	2418.0	2354	1055	896	177	692	110	1301	32	5	43	5691	1.260	8.8		2.6

AAA (1 season)					Minors		0	1	.000	4.50	4.50	8	1		0	0	1	10.0	10	5	5	1	3	0	9	0	0	0		1.300	9.0	0.9	2.7	8.1	3.00
AA (2 seasons)					Minors		26	22	.542	3.57	4.16	73	53		11	0		418.0	433	193	166	19	103		120	4	0	5		1.282	9.3		2.2
A (1 season)					Minors		23	9	.719	2.78	3.36	35			25	3		265.0	224	99	82	16	91		171	10	1	3		1.189	7.6	0.5	3.1	5.8	1.88
D (2 seasons)					Minors		32	7	.821	2.88	4.29	56	42		9	1		350.0	340	167	112		133		124	4	2	3		1.351	8.7		3.4