Red Faber

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-2, 180lb (188cm, 81kg)

Born: September 6, 1888 in Cascade, IA us

Died: September 25, 1976 in Chicago, IL

Buried: Acacia Park Cemetery, Chicago, IL

High School: St. Joseph's Academy (Dubuque, IA)

School: Loras College (Dubuque, IA)

Debut: April 17, 1914 (Age 25-223d, 4,078th in MLB history)
vs. CLE 4.1 IP, 4 H, 4 SO, 3 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: September 20, 1933 (Age 45-014d)
vs. NYY 4.0 IP, 5 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER, L

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1964. (Voted by Veteran's Committee)
View Red Faber's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1914 season

Full Name: Urban Clarence Faber

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

64.0

W

254

L

213

ERA

3.15

G

669

GS

483

SV

IP

4086.2

SO

1471

WHIP

1.302

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	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	721	100	2.94	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	1212	117	2.43	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	798	138	2.50	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	1001	139	2.79	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	225	2.93	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	698	84	3.47	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	1291	126	3.26	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	*170*	3.60	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*	143	3.30	*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	3.36	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	698	107	3.98	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	109	3.72	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	109	3.38	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	3.80	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	2	43	4	0	1	876	108	4.26	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	3	68	9	0	3	984	109	4.03	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	1	62	5	0	3	742	110	4.26	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	3	49	3	0	0	807	112	4.34	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	5	106.0	123	61	44	0	38	1	26	1	0	1	472	115	3.63	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	0	18	1	0	3	376	123	3.69	1.390	9.6	0.2	2.9	1.9	0.64
20 Yrs				254	213	.544	3.15	669	483	134	273	29	27	4086.2	4106	1813	1430	111	1213	10	1471	103	2	52	17104	119	3.43	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	1	87	6	0	3	1010	119	3.43	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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards