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Red Faber
Urban Clarence Faber
Hall of Famer
Bats: Both , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: September 6, 1888 in Cascade, IA
Schools: Loras College (All Transactions)
Debut: April 17, 1914
Final Game: September 20, 1933
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Veteran's Committee as Player in 1964.
Died: September 25, 1976 in Chicago, IL
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1914 25 CHW AL 10 9 .526 2.68 40 19 17 11 2 4 181.1 154 77 54 3 64 88 12 0 8 740 100 1.202 7.6 0.1 3.2 4.4 1.38
1915 26 CHW AL 24 14 .632 2.55 50 32 14 21 2 2 299.2 264 118 85 3 99 182 11 0 4 1250 117 1.211 7.9 0.1 3.0 5.5 1.84
1916 27 CHW AL 17 9 .654 2.02 35 25 7 15 3 1 205.1 167 67 46 1 61 87 5 1 0 816 137 1.110 7.3 0.0 2.7 3.8 1.43
1917 28 CHW AL 16 13 .552 1.92 41 29 10 16 3 3 248.0 224 92 53 1 85 84 10 1 1 1043 138 1.246 8.1 0.0 3.1 3.0 0.99
1918 29 CHW AL 4 1 .800 1.23 11 9 1 5 1 1 80.2 70 23 11 3 23 26 0 0 2 319 221 1.153 7.8 0.3 2.6 2.9 1.13
1919 30 CHW AL 11 9 .550 3.83 25 20 3 9 0 0 162.1 185 92 69 7 45 45 8 0 2 718 83 1.417 10.3 0.4 2.5 2.5 1.00
1920 31 CHW AL 23 13 .639 2.99 40 39 1 28 2 1 319.0 332 136 106 8 88 108 4 0 4 1349 125 1.317 9.4 0.2 2.5 3.0 1.23
1921 32 CHW AL 25 15 .625 2.48 43 39 4 32 4 1 330.2 293 107 91 10 87 124 7 0 5 1350 171 1.149 8.0 0.3 2.4 3.4 1.43
1922 33 CHW AL 21 17 .553 2.81 43 38 5 31 4 2 352.0 334 128 110 10 83 148 6 0 2 1464 145 1.185 8.5 0.3 2.1 3.8 1.78
1923 34 CHW AL 14 11 .560 3.41 32 31 1 15 2 0 232.1 233 114 88 6 62 91 6 0 5 1000 116 1.270 9.0 0.2 2.4 3.5 1.47
1924 35 CHW AL 9 11 .450 3.85 21 20 1 9 0 0 161.1 173 78 69 5 58 47 2 0 4 717 107 1.432 9.7 0.3 3.2 2.6 0.81
1925 36 CHW AL 12 11 .522 3.78 34 32 1 16 1 0 238.0 266 117 100 8 59 71 2 0 0 1009 110 1.366 10.1 0.3 2.2 2.7 1.20
1926 37 CHW AL 15 9 .625 3.56 27 25 0 13 1 0 184.2 203 84 73 3 57 65 2 0 1 798 108 1.408 9.9 0.1 2.8 3.2 1.14
1927 38 CHW AL 4 7 .364 4.55 18 15 1 6 0 0 110.2 131 64 56 2 41 39 5 0 3 488 89 1.554 10.7 0.2 3.3 3.2 0.95
1928 39 CHW AL 13 9 .591 3.75 27 27 0 16 2 0 201.1 223 98 84 11 68 43 4 0 1 918 108 1.445 10.0 0.5 3.0 1.9 0.63
1929 40 CHW AL 13 13 .500 3.88 31 31 0 15 1 0 234.0 241 119 101 10 61 68 9 0 3 984 110 1.291 9.3 0.4 2.3 2.6 1.11
1930 41 CHW AL 8 13 .381 4.21 29 26 2 10 0 1 169.0 188 101 79 7 49 62 5 0 3 742 109 1.402 10.0 0.4 2.6 3.3 1.27
1931 42 CHW AL 10 14 .417 3.82 44 19 14 5 1 1 184.0 210 96 78 11 57 49 3 0 0 807 111 1.451 10.3 0.5 2.8 2.4 0.86
1932 43 CHW AL 2 11 .154 3.74 42 5 28 0 0 6 106.0 123 61 44 0 38 26 1 0 1 472 116 1.519 10.4 0.0 3.2 2.2 0.68
1933 44 CHW AL 3 4 .429 3.44 36 2 24 0 0 5 86.1 92 41 33 2 28 18 1 0 3 376 123 1.390 9.6 0.2 2.9 1.9 0.64
20 Seasons 254 213 .544 3.15 669 483 134 273 29 28 4086.2 4106 1813 1430 111 1213 1471 103 2 52 17360 119 1.302 9.0 0.2 2.7 3.2 1.21
162 Game Avg. 15 13 .544 3.15 39 29 8 16 2 2 241 242 107 84 7 72 87 6 0 3 1025 119 1.302 9.0 0.2 2.7 3.2 1.21
W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1917 28 CHW AL WS W NYG 3 1 .750 2.33 4 3 1 2 0 0 27.0 21 7 7 1 3 0 9 2 0 1 101 0.889 7.0 0.3 1.0 3.0 3.00
1 WS 3 1 .750 2.33 4 3 1 2 0 0 27.0 21 7 7 1 3 0 9 2 0 1 101 0.889 7.0 0.3 1.0 3.0 3.00

Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1914 25 CHW AL 40 67 55 3 8 1 0 0 1 0 10 16 .145 .277 .164 .441 33 9 0 2 1
1915 26 CHW AL 50 118 84 11 11 1 2 0 6 4 20 33 .131 .311 .190 .502 48 16 2 12 1
1916 27 CHW AL 35 73 63 4 6 0 0 0 2 0 5 34 .095 .174 .095 .269 -19 6 1 4 1
1917 28 CHW AL 41 87 69 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 10 38 .058 .177 .072 .250 -24 5 0 8 1
1918 29 CHW AL 11 29 24 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 11 .042 .148 .042 .190 -43 1 0 2 1
1919 30 CHW AL 25 63 54 8 10 0 0 0 4 0 6 20 .185 .267 .185 .452 27 10 0 3 1
1920 31 CHW AL 40 129 104 10 11 1 0 0 1 1 0 19 39 .106 .244 .115 .359 -3 12 0 6 1
1921 32 CHW AL 43 134 108 8 16 0 0 0 4 1 0 17 35 .148 .270 .148 .418 9 16 1 8 1
1922 33 CHW AL 43 143 125 8 25 2 0 0 5 0 0 7 42 .200 .248 .216 .464 22 27 1 10 1
1923 34 CHW AL 33 87 69 7 15 3 0 1 5 1 0 10 28 .217 .316 .304 .621 64 21 0 8 1
1924 35 CHW AL 21 63 54 6 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 15 .148 .246 .148 .394 4 8 0 2 1
1925 36 CHW AL 34 95 77 3 8 1 0 0 4 0 0 10 24 .104 .225 .117 .342 -10 9 2 6 1
1926 37 CHW AL 27 74 60 7 9 2 0 0 10 0 0 8 21 .150 .250 .183 .433 16 11 0 6 1
1927 38 CHW AL 18 44 37 2 10 3 0 0 4 0 0 2 8 .270 .308 .351 .659 72 13 0 5 1
1928 39 CHW AL 27 78 70 3 8 2 0 1 10 0 0 4 31 .114 .162 .186 .348 -8 13 0 4 1
1929 40 CHW AL 31 90 78 8 10 2 0 1 5 0 0 8 24 .128 .209 .192 .402 4 15 0 4 1
1930 41 CHW AL 29 63 49 4 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 9 21 .041 .190 .041 .230 -37 2 0 5 1
1931 42 CHW AL 44 64 53 4 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 6 26 .075 .183 .094 .278 -23 5 1 4 1
1932 43 CHW AL 42 30 18 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 7 .222 .462 .278 .739 101 5 0 4 1
1933 44 CHW AL 36 19 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 1 1
20 Seasons 670 1550 1269 98 170 21 2 3 70 7 0 169 479 .134 .240 .161 .401 10 204 8 104
162 Game Avg. 162 375 307 24 41 5 0 1 17 2 41 116 .134 .240 .161 .401 10 49 2 25
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1917 28 CHW AL WS NYG W 4 10 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 .143 .333 .143 .476 1 0 0 1 0 0
1 WS 4 10 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 .143 .333 .143 .476 1 0 0 1 0 0

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1914 CHW AL 25 P 40 67 7 58 2 3 .970 1.63 .934 1.74
1915 CHW AL 26 P 50 100 7 85 8 4 .920 1.84 .938 1.80
1916 CHW AL 27 P 35 79 3 71 5 1 .937 2.11 .946 1.69
1917 CHW AL 28 P 41 105 13 84 8 0 .924 2.37 .949 1.83
1918 CHW AL 29 P 11 31 1 29 1 1 .968 2.73 .952 1.85
1919 CHW AL 30 P 25 59 6 48 5 1 .915 2.16 .949 1.76
1920 CHW AL 31 P 40 103 15 78 10 5 .903 2.33 .951 1.66
1921 CHW AL 32 P 43 105 10 90 5 3 .952 2.33 .956 1.56
1922 CHW AL 33 P 43 102 4 94 4 1 .961 2.28 .963 1.48
1923 CHW AL 34 P 32 82 8 70 4 3 .951 2.44 .960 1.49
1924 CHW AL 35 P 21 36 4 31 1 1 .972 1.67 .958 1.32
1925 CHW AL 36 P 34 84 13 67 4 1 .952 2.35 .961 1.40
1926 CHW AL 37 P 27 36 1 33 2 1 .944 1.26 .958 1.39
1927 CHW AL 38 P 18 42 5 37 0 1 1.000 2.33 .957 1.40
1928 CHW AL 39 P 27 64 11 52 1 2 .984 2.33 .956 1.37
1929 CHW AL 40 P 31 70 7 61 2 1 .971 2.19 .957 1.29
1930 CHW AL 41 P 29 51 3 47 1 2 .980 1.72 .943 1.18
1931 CHW AL 42 P 44 42 6 33 3 0 .929 0.89 .955 1.19
1932 CHW AL 43 P 42 25 3 21 1 1 .960 0.57 .956 1.21
1933 CHW AL 44 P 36 26 3 19 4 1 .846 0.61 .965 1.18
20 Seasons P 669 1309 130 1108 71 33 .946 1.85 .952 1.49
20 Seasons TOT 669 1309 130 1108 71 33 .946 1.85 .898 1.49
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1916 AL--2.016--5th
1917 AL--1.923--4th
1920 AL--2.991--6th
1921 AL--2.477--1st
1922 AL--2.813--1st
1923 AL--3.409--10th
1931 AL--3.815--10th
Career--3.149--225th

Wins s c a p y
1915 AL--24--2nd
1916 AL--17--9th
1917 AL--16--10th
1920 AL--23--4th
1921 AL--25--3rd
1922 AL--21--5th
1926 AL--15--8th
Career--254--42nd

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1915 AL--.632--10th
1916 AL--.654--6th
1920 AL--.639--9th
1921 AL--.625--8th
1926 AL--.625--6th

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1916 AL--1.110--7th
1921 AL--1.149--1st
1922 AL--1.185--1st
1923 AL--1.270--4th
1925 AL--1.365--7th
1929 AL--1.291--3rd

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1916 AL--7.320--10th
1921 AL--7.975--1st
1922 AL--8.540--3rd
1923 AL--9.026--9th

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1920 AL--2.483--10th
1921 AL--2.368--8th
1922 AL--2.122--10th
1923 AL--2.402--8th
1925 AL--2.231--4th
1926 AL--2.778--9th
1929 AL--2.346--7th
1930 AL--2.610--10th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1915 AL--5.466--3rd
1922 AL--3.784--5th
1923 AL--3.525--9th

Games Played s c a p y
1915 AL--50--1st
1920 AL--40--10th
1921 AL--43--7th
1922 AL--43--7th
1931 AL--44--7th
Career--669--111th

Saves s c a p y
1914 AL--4--1st
1917 AL--3--9th
1932 AL--6--5th
1933 AL--5--6th

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1915 AL--299.7--5th
1920 AL--319.0--2nd
1921 AL--330.7--2nd
1922 AL--352.0--1st
Career--4086.7--39th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1915 AL--182--2nd
1920 AL--108--4th
1921 AL--124--4th
1922 AL--148--2nd
Career--1471--182nd

Games Started s c a p y
1915 AL--32--10th
1920 AL--39--1st
1921 AL--39--2nd
1922 AL--38--2nd
1923 AL--31--10th
1925 AL--32--4th
1929 AL--31--9th
Career--483--56th

Complete Games s c a p y
1915 AL--21--6th
1920 AL--28--2nd
1921 AL--32--1st
1922 AL--31--1st
1925 AL--16--8th
Career--273--59th

Shutouts s c a p y
1916 AL--3--7th
1921 AL--4--2nd
1922 AL--4--2nd
1923 AL--2--10th
Career--29--124th

Home Runs s c a p y
1918 AL--3--7th
1919 AL--7--7th
1928 AL--11--10th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1915 AL--99--8th
1920 AL--88--8th
1921 AL--87--7th
Career--1213--48th

Hits s c a p y
1915 AL--264--3rd
1920 AL--332--2nd
1921 AL--293--10th
1922 AL--334--2nd
Career--4106--34th

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1915 AL--1.838--8th
1920 AL--1.227--8th
1921 AL--1.425--7th
1922 AL--1.783--2nd
1923 AL--1.468--4th
1925 AL--1.203--6th
1926 AL--1.140--9th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1916 AL--.044--7th
1917 AL--.036--5th
1920 AL--.226--6th
1921 AL--.272--9th
1922 AL--.256--5th
1923 AL--.232--7th
1926 AL--.146--3rd
1930 AL--.373--10th
Career--.245--224th

Losses s c a p y
1915 AL--14--9th
1921 AL--15--9th
1922 AL--17--3rd
1931 AL--14--10th
Career--213--32nd

Earned Runs s c a p y
1915 AL--85--8th
1920 AL--106--10th
1922 AL--110--5th
Career--1430--51st

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1914 AL--8--8th
1921 AL--5--9th
1923 AL--5--9th
1924 AL--4--9th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1914 AL--12--2nd
1915 AL--11--7th
1917 AL--10--8th
1919 AL--8--6th
1929 AL--9--2nd
1930 AL--5--6th
Career--103--56th

Batters Faced s c a p y
1915 AL--1250--3rd
1920 AL--1349--2nd
1921 AL--1350--5th
1922 AL--1464--1st
Career--17360--32nd

Games Finished s c a p y
1914 AL--17--3rd
1915 AL--14--8th
1931 AL--14--9th
1932 AL--28--2nd
1933 AL--24--5th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1916 AL--137--6th
1917 AL--138--5th
1920 AL--125--6th
1921 AL--171--1st
1922 AL--145--1st
Career--119--131st

Oldest s c a p y
1926 AL--born 1888-09-06--8th
1927 AL--born 1888-09-06--10th
1928 AL--born 1888-09-06--5th
1929 AL--born 1888-09-06--7th
1930 AL--born 1888-09-06--4th
1931 AL--born 1888-09-06--2nd
1932 AL--born 1888-09-06--1st
1933 AL--born 1888-09-06--2nd

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Black InkPitching - 22 (78), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 161 (85), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 89 (125), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 37 (85), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

September, 1909: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates from Dubuque (Three-I) in the 1909 rule 5 draft.

Before 1912 Season: Purchased by Des Moines (Western) from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

August 25, 1913: Purchased by the Chicago White Sox from Des Moines (Western).

February 26, 1934: Released by the Chicago White Sox.

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