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)

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

63.8

254

213

ERA

3.15

669

483

4086.2

1471

WHIP

1.302

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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
1909	20	-4.7	Dubuque	IIIL	B		7	6	.538	3.24	4.58	15						114.0	93	58	41		50							1.254	7.3		3.9
1910	21	-3.4	Dubuque	IIIL	B		18	19	.486	2.37	3.21	44						334.0	239	119	88		98							1.009	6.4		2.6
1911	22		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A		13	8	.619	2.21	0.81	34	24					212.0	178	19	52		49							1.071	7.6		2.1
1911	22	-3.3	Wichita/Pueblo	WL	A		12	8	.600	1.87		29	20					188.0	145		39		39							0.979	6.9		1.9
1911	22	-5.6	Minneapolis	AA	A		1	0	1.000	4.88	7.13	5	4					24.0	33	19	13		10							1.792	12.4		3.8
1912	23	-1.9	Des Moines	WL	A		21	14	.600	3.11	4.20	43	38					304.0	293	142	105		69							1.191	8.7		2.0
1913	24	-0.9	Des Moines	WL	A		20	17	.541	2.48	3.78	50	41					373.1	328	157	103		103							1.154	7.9		2.5
1914	25	0.0	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	10	9	.526	2.68	3.82	40	19	17	11	2	4	181.1	154	77	54	3	64		88	12	0	8	721	1.202	7.6	0.1	3.2	4.4	1.38
1915	26	0.9	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	24	14	.632	2.55	3.54	50	32	14	21	2	2	299.2	264	118	85	3	99		182	11	0	4	1212	1.211	7.9	0.1	3.0	5.5	1.84
1916	27	1.2	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	17	9	.654	2.02	2.94	35	25	7	15	3	1	205.1	167	67	46	1	61		87	5	1	0	798	1.110	7.3	0.0	2.7	3.8	1.43
1917	28	1.8	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	16	13	.552	1.92	3.34	41	29	10	16	3	3	248.0	224	92	53	1	85		84	10	1	1	1001	1.246	8.1	0.0	3.1	3.0	0.99
1918	29	2.1	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	4	1	.800	1.23	2.57	11	9	1	5	1	1	80.2	70	23	11	3	23		26	0	0	2	319	1.153	7.8	0.3	2.6	2.9	1.13
1919	30	2.8	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	11	9	.550	3.83	5.10	25	20	3	9	0	0	162.1	185	92	69	7	45		45	8	0	2	698	1.417	10.3	0.4	2.5	2.5	1.00
1920	31	3.8	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	23	13	.639	2.99	3.84	40	39	1	28	2	1	319.0	332	136	106	8	88		108	4	0	4	1291	1.317	9.4	0.2	2.5	3.0	1.23
1921	32	4.7	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	25	15	.625	2.48	2.91	43	39	4	32	4	1	330.2	293	107	91	10	87		124	7	0	5	1350	1.149	8.0	0.3	2.4	3.4	1.43
1922	33	5.5	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	21	17	.553	2.81	3.27	43	38	5	31	4	2	352.0	334	128	110	10	83		148	6	0	2	1464	1.185	8.5	0.3	2.1	3.8	1.78
1923	34	6.2	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	14	11	.560	3.41	4.42	32	31	1	15	2	0	232.1	233	114	88	6	62		91	6	0	5	1000	1.270	9.0	0.2	2.4	3.5	1.47
1924	35	6.9	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	9	11	.450	3.85	4.35	21	20	1	9	0	0	161.1	173	78	69	5	58		47	2	0	4	698	1.432	9.7	0.3	3.2	2.6	0.81
1925	36	7.1	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	12	11	.522	3.78	4.42	34	32	1	16	1	0	238.0	266	117	100	8	59		71	2	0	0	1009	1.366	10.1	0.3	2.2	2.7	1.20
1926	37	8.2	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	15	9	.625	3.56	4.09	27	25	0	13	1	0	184.2	203	84	73	3	57		65	2	0	1	798	1.408	9.9	0.1	2.8	3.2	1.14
1927	38	9.6	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	4	7	.364	4.55	5.20	18	15	1	6	0	0	110.2	131	64	56	2	41		39	5	0	3	488	1.554	10.7	0.2	3.3	3.2	0.95
1928	39	11.0	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	13	9	.591	3.75	4.38	27	27	0	16	2	0	201.1	223	98	84	11	68	2	43	4	0	1	876	1.445	10.0	0.5	3.0	1.9	0.63
1929	40	11.6	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	13	13	.500	3.88	4.58	31	31	0	15	1	0	234.0	241	119	101	10	61	3	68	9	0	3	984	1.291	9.3	0.4	2.3	2.6	1.11
1930	41	13.0	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	8	13	.381	4.21	5.38	29	26	2	10	0	1	169.0	188	101	79	7	49	1	62	5	0	3	742	1.402	10.0	0.4	2.6	3.3	1.27
1931	42	13.7	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	10	14	.417	3.82	4.70	44	19	14	5	1	1	184.0	210	96	78	11	57	3	49	3	0	0	807	1.451	10.3	0.5	2.8	2.4	0.86
1932	43	14.7	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	2	11	.154	3.74	5.18	42	5	28	0	0	5	106.0	123	61	44	0	38	1	26	1	0	1	472	1.519	10.4	0.0	3.2	2.2	0.68
1933	44	15.1	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	3	4	.429	3.44	4.27	36	2	24	0	0	5	86.1	92	41	33	2	28	0	18	1	0	3	376	1.390	9.6	0.2	2.9	1.9	0.64
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 (20 seasons)					Majors		254	213	.544	3.15	3.99	669	483	134	273	29	27	4086.2	4106	1813	1430	111	1213	10	1471	103	2	52	17104	1.302	9.0	0.2	2.7	3.2	1.21
Minors (5 seasons)					Minors		79	64	.552	2.62	3.33	186	103					1337.1	1131	495	389		369							1.122	7.6		2.5
All Levels (25 Seasons)							333	277	.546	3.02	3.83	855	586	134	273	29	27	5424.0	5237	2308	1819	111	1582	10	1471	103	2	52	17104	1.257	8.7		2.6

A (3 seasons)					Minors		54	39	.581	2.63	3.22	127	103					889.1	799	318	260		221							1.147	8.1		2.2
B (2 seasons)					Minors		25	25	.500	2.59	3.56	59						448.0	332	177	129		148							1.071	6.7		3.0