Red Faber
Career 254–213 · 3.15 ERA · 1,471 SO · 4086.2 IP · 670 G · 170 H · 3 HR · 70 RBI · .134 AVG
Seasons leading his league
8
3 best in baseball
5 league only
29
Top-5 finishes
3
Title seasons
5
Categories led
1922
Best season
Spanning 1914–1922, peaking at 4 titles in 1922.
All-Time Standing
Against every player since 1871Among league leaders
- 226th League titles 8
- 274th Best in baseball 3
- 306th Top-5 finishes 29
Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.
Career leaderboards
- 39th Innings Pitched 4086.2
- 44th Wins 254
- 59th Complete Games 273
- 125th Shutouts 29
- 229th Earned Run Average 3.15
- 252nd Strikeouts 1,471
All-time career totals, top 500 per category.
Where He Led
led all of MLB led his league| Category | Titles | Best | Streak | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Complete Games | 2 | 1st | 2 yrs (1921–1922) | 1921 32 1922 31 1920 #2 |
| Walks + Hits / IP | 2 | 1st | 2 yrs (1921–1922) | 1921 AL 1.15 1922 AL 1.19 1929 #3 |
| Earned Run Average | 2 | 1st | 2 yrs (1921–1922) | 1921 AL 2.48 1922 AL 2.81 |
| Innings Pitched | 1 | 1st | — | 1922 352.0 1920 #2 1921 #2 |
| Saves | 1 | 1st | — | 1914 AL 4 |
| Shutouts | — | #2 | — | 1921 #2 1922 #2 |
| Strikeouts / 9 | — | #3 | — | 1915 #3 |
| Strikeouts | — | #2 | — | 1915 #2 1922 #2 |
| Wins | — | #2 | — | 1915 #2 1921 #3 |
Title Seasons
3 seasons with at least one titlePitching
20 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1914 | CHA | AL | 10 | 9 | 2.68 | 40 | 19 | 4 | 181.1 | 154 | 54 | 3 | 64 | 88 | 1.20 |
| 1915 | CHA | AL | 24 | 14 | 2.55 | 50 | 32 | 2 | 299.2 | 264 | 85 | 3 | 99 | 182 | 1.21 |
| 1916 | CHA | AL | 17 | 9 | 2.02 | 35 | 25 | 1 | 205.1 | 167 | 46 | 1 | 61 | 87 | 1.11 |
| 1917 | CHA | AL | 16 | 13 | 1.92 | 41 | 29 | 3 | 248.0 | 224 | 53 | 1 | 85 | 84 | 1.25 |
| 1918 | CHA | AL | 4 | 1 | 1.23 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 80.2 | 70 | 11 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 1.15 |
| 1919 | CHA | AL | 11 | 9 | 3.83 | 25 | 20 | 0 | 162.1 | 185 | 69 | 7 | 45 | 45 | 1.42 |
| 1920 | CHA | AL | 23 | 13 | 2.99 | 40 | 39 | 1 | 319.0 | 332 | 106 | 8 | 88 | 108 | 1.32 |
| 1921 | CHA | AL | 25 | 15 | 2.48 | 43 | 39 | 1 | 330.2 | 293 | 91 | 10 | 87 | 124 | 1.15 |
| 1922 | CHA | AL | 21 | 17 | 2.81 | 43 | 38 | 2 | 352.0 | 334 | 110 | 10 | 83 | 148 | 1.19 |
| 1923 | CHA | AL | 14 | 11 | 3.41 | 32 | 31 | 0 | 232.1 | 233 | 88 | 6 | 62 | 91 | 1.27 |
| 1924 | CHA | AL | 9 | 11 | 3.85 | 21 | 20 | 0 | 161.1 | 173 | 69 | 5 | 58 | 47 | 1.43 |
| 1925 | CHA | AL | 12 | 11 | 3.78 | 34 | 32 | 0 | 238.0 | 266 | 100 | 8 | 59 | 71 | 1.37 |
| 1926 | CHA | AL | 15 | 9 | 3.56 | 27 | 25 | 0 | 184.2 | 203 | 73 | 3 | 57 | 65 | 1.41 |
| 1927 | CHA | AL | 4 | 7 | 4.55 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 110.2 | 131 | 56 | 2 | 41 | 39 | 1.55 |
| 1928 | CHA | AL | 13 | 9 | 3.75 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 201.1 | 223 | 84 | 11 | 68 | 43 | 1.45 |
| 1929 | CHA | AL | 13 | 13 | 3.88 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 234.0 | 241 | 101 | 10 | 61 | 68 | 1.29 |
| 1930 | CHA | AL | 8 | 13 | 4.21 | 29 | 26 | 1 | 169.0 | 188 | 79 | 7 | 49 | 62 | 1.40 |
| 1931 | CHA | AL | 10 | 14 | 3.82 | 44 | 19 | 1 | 184.0 | 210 | 78 | 11 | 57 | 49 | 1.45 |
| 1932 | CHA | AL | 2 | 11 | 3.74 | 42 | 5 | 6 | 106.0 | 123 | 44 | 0 | 38 | 26 | 1.52 |
| 1933 | CHA | AL | 3 | 4 | 3.44 | 36 | 2 | 5 | 86.1 | 92 | 33 | 2 | 28 | 18 | 1.39 |
| Career | — | — | 254 | 213 | 3.15 | 669 | 483 | 28 | 4086.2 | 4,106 | 1,430 | 111 | 1,213 | 1,471 | 1.30 |
Batting
20 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1914 | CHA | AL | 40 | 55 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 0 | .146 | .277 | .164 | .441 |
| 1915 | CHA | AL | 50 | 84 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 33 | 4 | .131 | .311 | .191 | .502 |
| 1916 | CHA | AL | 35 | 63 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 34 | 0 | .095 | .174 | .095 | .269 |
| 1917 | CHA | AL | 41 | 69 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 38 | 0 | .058 | .177 | .073 | .250 |
| 1918 | CHA | AL | 11 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | .042 | .148 | .042 | .190 |
| 1919 | CHA | AL | 25 | 54 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 0 | .185 | .267 | .185 | .452 |
| 1920 | CHA | AL | 40 | 104 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 39 | 1 | .106 | .244 | .115 | .359 |
| 1921 | CHA | AL | 43 | 108 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 35 | 1 | .148 | .270 | .148 | .418 |
| 1922 | CHA | AL | 43 | 125 | 8 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 42 | 0 | .200 | .248 | .216 | .464 |
| 1923 | CHA | AL | 33 | 69 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 1 | .217 | .317 | .304 | .621 |
| 1924 | CHA | AL | 21 | 54 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 0 | .148 | .246 | .148 | .394 |
| 1925 | CHA | AL | 34 | 77 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 0 | .104 | .225 | .117 | .342 |
| 1926 | CHA | AL | 27 | 60 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 21 | 0 | .150 | .250 | .183 | .433 |
| 1927 | CHA | AL | 18 | 37 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .270 | .308 | .351 | .659 |
| 1928 | CHA | AL | 27 | 70 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 31 | 0 | .114 | .162 | .186 | .348 |
| 1929 | CHA | AL | 31 | 78 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 0 | .128 | .209 | .192 | .402 |
| 1930 | CHA | AL | 29 | 49 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 0 | .041 | .190 | .041 | .231 |
| 1931 | CHA | AL | 44 | 53 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 0 | .076 | .183 | .094 | .278 |
| 1932 | CHA | AL | 42 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | .222 | .462 | .278 | .739 |
| 1933 | CHA | AL | 36 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Career | — | — | 670 | 1,269 | 98 | 170 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 70 | 169 | 479 | 7 | .134 | .240 | .161 | .401 |
Fielding by Position
| Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FLD% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 669 | 130 | 1,108 | 71 | 33 | .946 |