Red Faber

Pitcher · Career Stats, Hall of Fame Bio & Records (1914-1933)

Red Faber was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1914 to 1933 for the Chicago White Sox, a span of 20 seasons. Across 669 career appearances, he went 254-213 with a 3.15 ERA, 1,471 strikeouts, and 28 saves. He also batted .134 with 3 home runs. Red Faber was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1964. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 24538.0.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):
Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):
For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated

⭐ Hall of Fame 1964
W–L 254–213
ERA 3.15
WHIP 1.30
SO 1,471
Pitcher PIV 24538.0
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
B / R
Height / Weight
6'2" / 180 lb
Born
9/6/1888 in Cascade, IA, USA
Died
9/25/1976 in Chicago, IL, USA
MLB Debut
1914-04-17
Last Game
1933-09-20
Hall of Fame
Inducted 1964 (BBWAA)

Full name: Urban Clarence Faber

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Career Pitching Statistics

Red Faber — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
254 213 669 483 273 29 28 4086.2 4,106 1,430 111 1,213 1,471 3.15 24538.0

Career ERA 3.15 vs. league average 3.79 across their career seasons — 16.9% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Red Faber Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1914 CHA AL 10 9 40 19 11 2 4 181.1 154 54 64 88 2.68 2.93 (+8%) -161.5
1915 CHA AL 24 14 50 32 21 2 2 299.2 264 85 99 182 2.55 2.90 (+12%) 3712.6
1916 CHA AL 17 9 35 25 15 3 1 205.1 167 46 61 87 2.02 2.78 (+28%) 1212.3
1917 CHA AL 16 13 41 29 16 3 3 248.0 224 53 85 84 1.92 2.69 (+28%) -715.3
1918 CHA AL 4 1 11 9 5 1 1 80.2 70 11 23 26 1.23 2.83 (+57%) -318.9
1919 CHA AL 11 9 25 20 9 0 0 162.1 185 69 45 45 3.83 3.09 (-24%) -1648.8
1920 CHA AL 23 13 40 39 28 2 1 319.0 332 106 88 108 2.99 3.45 (+13%) 1174.2
1921 CHA AL 25 15 43 39 32 4 1 330.2 293 91 87 124 2.48 4.02 (+38%) 3174.8
1922 CHA AL 21 17 43 38 31 4 2 352.0 334 110 83 148 2.81 4.18 (+33%) 6605.2
1923 CHA AL 14 11 32 31 15 2 0 232.1 233 88 62 91 3.41 4.03 (+15%) 3467.9
1924 CHA AL 9 11 21 20 9 0 0 161.1 173 69 58 47 3.85 4.13 (+7%) -60.3
1925 CHA AL 12 11 34 32 16 1 0 238.0 266 100 59 71 3.78 4.55 (+17%) 2130.3
1926 CHA AL 15 9 27 25 13 1 0 184.2 203 73 57 65 3.56 4.11 (+13%) 2746.0
1927 CHA AL 4 7 18 15 6 0 0 110.2 131 56 41 39 4.55 4.08 (-12%) 609.8
1928 CHA AL 13 9 27 27 16 2 0 201.1 223 84 68 43 3.75 4.13 (+9%) -1591.6
1929 CHA AL 13 13 31 31 15 1 0 234.0 241 101 61 68 3.88 4.60 (+16%) 2362.1
1930 CHA AL 8 13 29 26 10 0 1 169.0 188 79 49 62 4.21 4.80 (+12%) 1880.3
1931 CHA AL 10 14 44 19 5 1 1 184.0 210 78 57 49 3.82 4.10 (+7%) -1205.1
1932 CHA AL 2 11 42 5 0 0 6 106.0 123 44 38 26 3.74 4.13 (+9%) 1047.5
1933 CHA AL 3 4 36 2 0 0 5 86.1 92 33 28 18 3.44 3.86 (+11%) 116.7
Career · 20 seasons 254 213 669 483 273 29 28 4,086.2 4,106 1,430 1,213 1,471 3.15 — 24,538

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Red Faber — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
670 1,269 98 170 21 2 3 70 7 169 479 .134 .240 .161 .401 -7,983

Career AVG .134 vs. league average .274 across their career seasons — 51.1% below league average.

Career OBP .240 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — 28.7% below league average.

Career SLG .161 vs. league average .378 across their career seasons — 57.5% below league average.

Career OPS .401 vs. league average .714 across their career seasons — 43.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Red Faber Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1914 CHA AL 40 55 3 8 1 0 0 1 0 10 16 .145 .255 (-43%) .322 (-14%) .339 (-52%) .661 (-33%) -241.7
1915 CHA AL 50 84 11 11 1 2 0 6 4 20 33 .131 .250 (-48%) .318 (-2%) .332 (-43%) .651 (-23%) -206.1
1916 CHA AL 35 63 4 6 0 0 0 2 0 5 34 .095 .248 (-62%) .314 (-45%) .326 (-71%) .640 (-58%) -513.1
1917 CHA AL 41 69 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 10 38 .058 .248 (-77%) .312 (-43%) .323 (-78%) .635 (-61%) -581.1
1918 CHA AL 11 24 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 11 .042 — — — — 0.0
1919 CHA AL 25 54 8 10 0 0 0 4 0 6 20 .185 .262 (-29%) .322 (-17%) .347 (-47%) .670 (-33%) -244.4
1920 CHA AL 40 104 10 11 1 0 0 1 1 19 39 .106 .271 (-61%) .331 (-26%) .363 (-68%) .694 (-48%) -730.0
1921 CHA AL 43 108 8 16 0 0 0 4 1 17 35 .148 .286 (-48%) .344 (-22%) .395 (-63%) .739 (-43%) -717.5
1922 CHA AL 43 125 8 25 2 0 0 5 0 7 42 .200 .285 (-30%) .345 (-28%) .397 (-46%) .743 (-38%) -755.9
1923 CHA AL 33 69 7 15 3 0 1 5 1 10 28 .217 .282 (-23%) .344 (-8%) .390 (-22%) .734 (-15%) -157.4
1924 CHA AL 21 54 6 8 0 0 0 1 0 7 15 .148 .283 (-48%) .345 (-29%) .389 (-62%) .734 (-46%) -392.4
1925 CHA AL 34 77 3 8 1 0 0 4 0 10 24 .104 .288 (-64%) .349 (-36%) .407 (-71%) .756 (-55%) -688.5
1926 CHA AL 27 60 7 9 2 0 0 10 0 8 21 .150 .279 (-46%) .345 (-28%) .390 (-53%) .735 (-41%) -393.1
1927 CHA AL 18 37 2 10 3 0 0 4 0 2 8 .270 — — — — 0.0
1928 CHA AL 27 70 3 8 2 0 1 10 0 4 31 .114 .280 (-59%) .342 (-53%) .395 (-53%) .737 (-53%) -612.4
1929 CHA AL 31 78 8 10 2 0 1 5 0 8 24 .128 .289 (-56%) .353 (-41%) .415 (-54%) .769 (-48%) -635.6
1930 CHA AL 29 49 4 2 0 0 0 2 0 9 21 .041 — — — — -592.6
1931 CHA AL 44 53 4 4 1 0 0 3 0 6 26 .075 .276 (-73%) .338 (-46%) .388 (-76%) .726 (-62%) -520.8
1932 CHA AL 42 18 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 8 7 .222 — — — — 0.0
1933 CHA AL 36 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 20 seasons 670 1,269 98 170 21 2 3 70 7 169 479 .134 — — — — -7,983

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Red Faber — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
4 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 .143

Playoff Batting by Year

Red Faber — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1917 WS CHA 4 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 .143

Playoff Career Pitching

Red Faber — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
3 1 4 3 0 27.0 21 7 3 9 2.33

Playoff Pitching by Year

Red Faber — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1917 WS CHA 3 1 4 3 0 27.0 21 7 3 9 2.33

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Red Faber — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home3376034985037.141
Away3336705285333.127

Pitching — Home / Away

Red Faber — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home3372089.120316845757802.95
Away3321998.220797446486953.35

Last 10 Games — Batting

Red Faber — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1933-09-20 CHWNYYL 100000000
1933-09-13 CHWPHAL 200000000
1933-09-09 CHWMINL 100000001
1933-09-08 CHWMINL 000000000
1933-09-06 CHWMINL 200000001
1933-09-03 CHWCLEL 000000000
1933-08-27 CHWPHAW 000000000
1933-08-24 CHWBOSW 100000001
1933-08-21 CHWNYYL 300000001
1933-08-19 CHWNYYW 100000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Red Faber — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1933-09-20 CHWNYY L 4.0530020
1933-09-13 CHWPHA L 6.0543400
1933-09-09 CHWMIN L 3.2510400
1933-09-08 CHWMIN — 1.0000000
1933-09-06 CHWMIN — 4.1300110
1933-09-03 CHWCLE — 2.0765000
1933-08-27 CHWPHA W 0.2210020
1933-08-24 CHWBOS — 3.1733020
1933-08-21 CHWNYY — 7.0200220
1933-08-19 CHWNYY W 4.0100010

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Red Faber — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 669 0 130 1108 71 33

Season-by-Season Fielding

Red Faber — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1914 CHA P 40 0 7 58 2 3
1915 CHA P 50 0 7 85 8 4
1916 CHA P 35 0 3 71 5 1
1917 CHA P 41 0 13 84 8 0
1918 CHA P 11 0 1 29 1 1
1919 CHA P 25 0 6 48 5 1
1920 CHA P 40 0 15 78 10 5
1921 CHA P 43 0 10 90 5 3
1922 CHA P 43 0 4 94 4 1
1923 CHA P 32 0 8 70 4 3
1924 CHA P 21 0 4 31 1 1
1925 CHA P 34 0 13 67 4 1
1926 CHA P 27 0 1 33 2 1
1927 CHA P 18 0 5 37 0 1
1928 CHA P 27 0 11 52 1 2
1929 CHA P 31 0 7 61 2 1
1930 CHA P 29 0 3 47 1 2
1931 CHA P 44 0 6 33 3 0
1932 CHA P 42 0 3 21 1 1
1933 CHA P 36 0 3 19 4 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Red Faber Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 669

Awards & Honors

Red Faber — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
1921 Baseball Magazine All-Star P1
1921 Baseball Magazine All-Star P2

College History

Red Faber — College History
School Name City State Years Attended
Loras College Dubuque IA 1909

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Career Spans

Red Faber (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Burleigh Grimes HOF
    270-212, 3.53 ERA
  2. 95
    Ted Lyons HOF
    260-230, 3.67 ERA
  3. 88
    Eppa Rixey HOF
    266-251, 3.15 ERA
  4. 87
    Herb Pennock HOF
    240-162, 3.60 ERA
  5. 86
    Paul Derringer
    223-212, 3.46 ERA
  6. 86
    Joe Niekro
    221-204, 3.59 ERA

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Red Faber: the record in brief

Between the debut on April 17, 1914 and the final game on September 20, 1933, Red Faber built the record summarized on this page. All of the seasons listed were played for the Chicago White Sox. Born on September 6, 1888, in Cascade, IA, USA, Faber is listed as a pitcher and switch-hit and threw right-handed. The bio gives 180 pounds on a 6-foot-2 frame. Faber died on September 25, 1976, in Chicago, IL, USA. Red Faber was the playing name; the full given name is Urban Clarence.

The pitching table credits Faber with a 254-213 record and a 3.15 ERA in 669 games. Also on Faber's record: 1,471 strikeouts, 273 complete games, 29 shutouts, and 28 saves. Against a 3.79 league ERA for the same years, Faber was 16.9% better. Faber won 25 games in 1921, the most of any season listed. Faber struck out 182 batters in 1915, a career high. 1917 was Faber's sharpest full season, a 1.92 ERA against the league's 2.69.

Frequently Asked Questions about Red Faber

What years did Red Faber play?
Red Faber played in Major League Baseball from 1914 to 1933.
Was Red Faber a pitcher?
Yes. Red Faber pitched in the major leagues, recording 254 wins and 1471 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Red Faber hit?
Red Faber hit 3 career home runs with 170 hits.
Is Red Faber in the Hall of Fame?
Yes. Red Faber was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1964.
What teams did Red Faber play for?
Red Faber played for one team, the Chicago White Sox (1914–1933).
What were Red Faber's career stats?
In 669 games, Red Faber went 254-213 with a 3.15 ERA, 1,471 strikeouts, 4,086.2 innings pitched, and 28 saves. At the plate he had 170 hits and 3 home runs.
What position did Red Faber play?
Red Faber played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Red Faber and how much did he weigh?
Red Faber was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 180 pounds.
What was Red Faber's career ERA?
Red Faber finished with a 3.15 career ERA, going 254-213 with 1,471 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Red Faber have?
Red Faber recorded 1,471 career strikeouts.