Roy Face
1953–1969 · bats R / throws R · Detroit Tigers, Montreal Expos, NLS, Pittsburgh Pirates
853G
.160AVG
.168OBP
.175SLG
More career statistics
31H
0HR
7RBI
0SB
104–95W–L
1,375.0IP
877K
3.48ERA
27GS
193SV
3Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Strikeouts | 47 | 48 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 214 | 215 |
| Batting · Runs | 9 | 10 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 5,691 | 5,694 |
| Pitching · p er | 531 | 530 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 4,125 | 4,124 |
| Pitching · p k | 877 | 878 |
| Pitching · p r | 591 | 590 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 853 | 214 | 194 | 9 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | .160 | .168 | .175 | .343 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,375.0 | 848 | 27 | 6 | 104 | 95 | 193 | 1,347 | 591 | 531 | 141 | 362 | 877 | 0 | 0 | 3.48 | 1.243 |
Streaks
3longest hitting streak · 1960-09-05 to 1961-04-18
3longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | 4 home runs allowed | 1956-08-19 | 1 in 801 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 42 | Four Runs, No Outs | 1953-06-27 | 1 in 121 games | box score ↗ |
| 16 | 9 strikeouts | 1955-08-25 | 1 in 62 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 428 | 93 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19 | .209 | .204 | .209 |
| Away | 425 | 122 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 29 | .120 | .115 | .148 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 70 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .222 | .167 | .222 |
| May | 157 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .207 | .188 | .207 |
| June | 162 | 41 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | .122 | .122 | .146 |
| July | 165 | 56 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | .118 | .125 | .137 |
| August | 174 | 54 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | .174 | .167 | .196 |
| September | 120 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .176 | .158 | .176 |
| October | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-cubs | 117 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .250 | .219 | .250 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 111 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | .091 | .081 | .121 |
| cincinnati-reds | 103 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .077 | .067 | .077 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 97 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .172 | .161 | .172 |
| milwaukee-braves | 86 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | .200 | .241 | .240 |
| san-francisco-giants | 79 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .222 | .200 | .222 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 75 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .133 | .133 | .200 |
| houston-astros | 43 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .111 | .111 | .111 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 43 | 30 | 4 | – | 2 | – | .133 | 119 | 56 |
| 1955 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 43 | 26 | 3 | – | 1 | – | .115 | 125 | 83 |
| 1956 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 69 | 26 | 5 | – | 1 | – | .192 | 135 | 97 |
| 1957 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 59 | 16 | 2 | – | 1 | – | .125 | 93 | 53 |
| 1958 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 57 | 7 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 83 | 47 |
| 1959 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 58 | 13 | 3 | – | – | – | .231 | 93 | 69 |
| 1960 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 68 | 17 | 7 | – | – | – | .412 | 114 | 72 |
| 1961 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 62 | 11 | 3 | – | 1 | – | .273 | 92 | 55 |
| 1962 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 63 | 12 | 1 | – | – | – | .083 | 91 | 46 |
| 1963 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 56 | 8 | 2 | – | 1 | – | .250 | 69 | 41 |
| 1964 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 55 | 4 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 79 | 63 |
| 1965 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 16 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 20 | 19 |
| 1966 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 54 | 11 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 70 | 67 |
| 1967 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 61 | 6 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 74 | 41 |
| 1968 | Detroit Tigers, Pittsburgh Pirates | 45 | 4 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 53 | 35 |
| 1969 |  Montreal Expos | 44 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | .500 | 59 | 34 |