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Red
Faber		  
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 190
 
Born: September 6, 1888 in Usa, IA, CASCADE
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1914 25 PHI NL $ 300,000 10 3 5 4 8 8 8 10 10 10
1915 26 PHI NL $ 300,000 9 3 4 4 8 8 8 10 10 10
1916 27 PHI NL $ 300,000 9 3 4 3 7 8 8 10 10 10
1917 28 DET AL $ 350,000 9 3 4 4 7 8 8 9 9 9
1918 29 DET AL $ 1,070,000 8 3 4 4 7 8 8 9 9 9
1919 30 DET AL $ 1,070,000 8 2 4 3 7 8 8 10 10 10
1920 31 BRO NL $ 1,070,000 9 3 4 3 7 8 8 10 10 10
1921 32 BRO NL $ 4,750,000 8 2 4 3 7 8 8 9 9 9
1922 33 BRO NL $ 4,750,000 8 2 4 3 7 8 7 10 10 10
1923 34 BRO NL $ 4,750,000 8 1 3 2 7 7 7 9 9 9
1924 35 BRO NL $ 300,000 8 1 2 2 7 7 7 9 9 9
1925 36 NY1 NL   8 1 2 1 6 7 6 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings   8 1 2 1 6 7 6 8 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,750,000 10 3 5 4 8 8 8 10 10 10
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1914 25 PHI NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 4 4 4 1 1 1 6 6 6
1915 26 PHI NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 4 4 4 1 1 1 6 6 6
1916 27 PHI NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 4 4 4 1 1 1 6 6 6
1917 28 DET AL $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 4 4 4 1 1 1 6 6 6
1918 29 DET AL $ 1,070,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 4 4 4 1 1 1 6 6 6
1919 30 DET AL $ 1,070,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 4 4 4 1 1 1 6 6 6
1920 31 BRO NL $ 1,070,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 4 4 4 1 1 1 6 6 6
1921 32 BRO NL $ 4,750,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 4 4 4 1 1 1 6 6 6
1922 33 BRO NL $ 4,750,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 4 4 4 1 1 1 6 6 6
1923 34 BRO NL $ 4,750,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 4 4 4 1 1 1 6 6 6
1924 35 BRO NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 4 4 4 1 1 1 6 6 6
1925 36 NY1 NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 4 4 4 1 1 1 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings     2 2 2 1 1 1 4 4 4 1 1 1 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,750,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 4 4 4 1 1 1 6 6 6
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1914 25 PHI NL 10 17 .370 35 35 3 1 0 208.3 255 108 3 86 89 4.67 .309 .378 .401 .779 1.4
1915 26 PHI NL 5 5 .500 41 3 1 0 7 68.3 87 54 0 28 35 7.11 .311 .386 .389 .775 0.0
1916 27 PHI NL 1 13 .071 53 10 7 0 3 131.7 189 88 1 64 59 6.02 .338 .407 .413 .821 0.0
1917 28 PHI NL 1 1 .500 3 3 2 0 0 2.7 4 0 0 0 0 0.00 .333 .333 .417 .750 0.4
  DET AL 9 8 .529 19 16 11 3 0 164.0 145 46 1 52 72 2.52 .235 .298 .286 .584 11.7
  TOT   10 9 .526 22 19 13 3 0 166.7 149 46 1 52 72 2.48 .237 .299 .289 .587 12.0
1918 29 DET AL 16 9 .640 29 29 23 2 0 255.0 220 78 4 89 102 2.75 .234 .302 .281 .584 16.3
1919 30 DET AL 12 12 .500 27 27 20 2 0 235.7 256 101 3 61 71 3.86 .278 .329 .350 .679 9.8
1920 31 DET AL 8 5 .615 13 13 10 0 0 113.7 114 36 1 31 29 2.85 .265 .318 .340 .657 11.0
  BRO NL 7 9 .438 21 21 15 1 0 180.7 215 85 1 48 65 4.23 .299 .346 .382 .729 9.9
  TOT   15 14 .517 34 34 25 1 0 294.3 329 121 2 79 94 3.70 .286 .335 .366 .702 21.0
1921 32 BRO NL 7 10 .412 28 18 7 0 2 146.0 216 110 8 44 37 6.78 .347 .395 .495 .890 2.3
1922 33 BRO NL 2 7 .222 18 6 4 0 0 64.7 65 29 3 19 8 4.04 .270 .322 .386 .708 4.5
1923 34 BRO NL 9 10 .474 24 18 11 0 0 138.7 174 72 2 44 27 4.67 .310 .366 .403 .769 6.9
1924 35 BRO NL 4 2 .667 21 5 5 1 0 63.0 64 23 0 22 9 3.29 .275 .340 .356 .696 5.4
1925 36 NY1 NL 0 0 .000 10 0 0 0 0 9.0 25 17 1 8 1 17.00 .521 .593 .729 1.322 0.0
12 Years Sim 91 108 .457 342 204 119 10 12 1781.3 2029 847 28 596 604 4.28 .289 .349 .372 .721 79.6
Season Average 7 9 .438 28 17 9 0 1 148.4 169 70 2 49 50 4.28 .289 .349 .372 .721  
Career Highs 16 17 .667 53 35 25 3 7 294.3 329 121 8 89 102 17.00 .521 .593 .729 1.322  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   853 378 8 224 382   .259 .307 .335 .642
vs LH   1176 469 20 372 222   .316 .378 .404 .782
Home 46 58 .442 173 104 65 6 1 937.0 1082 445 18 294 317 4.27 .293 .345 .367 .712
Away 45 50 .474 169 100 54 4 11 844.3 947 402 10 302 287 4.29 .286 .346 .377 .722
Mar/Apr 9 10 .474 28 16 8 0 0 143.3 191 97 4 52 48 6.09 .326 .381 .432 .813
May 17 14 .548 61 29 19 2 2 269.3 286 120 4 97 84 4.01 .270 .331 .340 .671
June 15 19 .441 70 34 19 2 4 311.3 368 141 4 103 102 4.08 .299 .353 .386 .740
July 16 24 .400 57 37 23 2 2 318.7 376 147 2 106 99 4.15 .301 .355 .390 .745
August 18 16 .529 67 39 20 3 3 348.3 364 138 9 116 142 3.57 .271 .329 .353 .682
Sep/Oct 16 25 .390 59 49 30 1 1 390.3 444 204 5 122 129 4.70 .288 .340 .361 .701
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1914 25 PHI NL 35 76 1 7 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 25 .092 .127 .092 .219 -2.4 0.0
1915 26 PHI NL 41 15 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 .133 .133 .267 .400 0.3 0.0
1916 27 PHI NL 53 33 1 3 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 9 .091 .114 .091 .205 -0.5 0.0
1917 28 PHI NL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0
  DET AL 19 57 5 17 3 0 0 7 1 0 0 15 .298 .298 .351 .649 5.5 1.1
  TOT   22 57 5 17 3 0 0 7 1 0 0 15 .298 .298 .351 .649 5.5 1.1
1918 29 DET AL 29 89 3 9 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 18 .101 .101 .135 .236 -3.8 0.0
1919 30 DET AL 27 80 10 15 2 0 0 4 1 0 2 17 .188 .205 .213 .417 3.2 0.0
1920 31 DET AL 13 35 1 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 10 .143 .167 .171 .338 0.5 0.0
  BRO NL 21 59 5 9 1 2 0 5 0 0 0 15 .153 .150 .237 .387 1.9 0.0
  TOT   34 94 6 14 2 2 0 7 0 0 1 25 .149 .156 .213 .369 2.4 0.0
1921 32 BRO NL 28 44 5 7 2 1 0 6 0 0 1 5 .159 .178 .250 .428 1.7 0.0
1922 33 BRO NL 18 18 0 4 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 .222 .222 .333 .556 1.4 0.1
1923 34 BRO NL 24 42 3 10 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 7 .238 .256 .262 .518 2.5 0.0
1924 35 BRO NL 21 18 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .111 .111 .111 .222 -0.4 0.0
1925 36 NY1 NL 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
12 Years Sim 342 569 36 90 11 6 0 45 2 0 9 127 .158 .170 .199 .369 9.5 1.1
162 Game Average 269 17 42 5 2 0 21 0 0 4 60 .158 .170 .199 .369 4.5  
Career Highs 53 94 10 17 3 2 0 7 1 0 3 25 .298 .298 .351 .649 5.5  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   446 32 71 9 5 0 33 2 0 8 92 .159 .173 .202 .375 7.3
vs LH   123 4 19 2 1 0 12 0 0 1 35 .154 .161 .187 .348 0.8
Home 173 286 18 50 4 4 0 17 0 0 5 58 .175 .189 .217 .406 7.1
Away 166 283 18 40 7 2 0 28 2 0 4 69 .141 .152 .180 .332 1.0
RISP   143 0 22 2 2 0 40 0 0 3 30 .154 .168 .196 .364 1.9
Close/Late   52 1 6 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 12 .115 .115 .115 .231 -1.4
Mar/Apr 18 47 7 10 2 1 0 2 0 0 2 10 .213 .245 .298 .543 3.1
May 56 75 3 11 0 1 0 8 0 0 1 14 .147 .156 .173 .329 0.2
June 68 105 6 16 2 0 0 5 0 0 3 19 .152 .176 .171 .347 0.9
July 44 100 4 17 1 2 0 6 0 0 1 25 .170 .178 .220 .398 2.2
August 53 113 9 17 4 0 0 11 2 0 0 23 .150 .149 .186 .335 0.5
Sep/Oct 59 129 7 19 2 2 0 13 0 0 2 36 .147 .159 .194 .353 1.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1914 25 PHI NL P 35 35 208.3 13 54 5 2 .931 2.89    
1915 26 PHI NL P 41 3 68.3 8 17 0 0 1.000 3.29    
1916 27 PHI NL P 53 10 131.7 8 33 2 0 .953 2.80    
1917 28 PHI NL P 3 3 2.7 0 1 0 0 1.000 3.38    
  DET AL P 19 16 164.0 15 40 1 3 .982 3.02    
  TOT   P 22 19 166.7 15 41 1 3 .982 3.02    
1918 29 DET AL P 29 29 255.0 16 47 3 0 .955 2.22    
1919 30 DET AL P 27 27 235.7 18 50 4 5 .944 2.60    
1920 31 DET AL P 13 13 113.7 6 32 2 1 .950 3.01    
  BRO NL P 21 21 180.7 10 50 3 1 .952 2.99    
  TOT   P 34 34 294.3 16 82 5 2 .951 3.00    
1921 32 BRO NL P 28 18 146.0 8 27 2 1 .946 2.16    
1922 33 BRO NL P 18 6 64.7 10 15 0 1 1.000 3.48    
1923 34 BRO NL P 24 18 138.7 13 36 1 0 .980 3.18    
1924 35 BRO NL P 21 5 63.0 6 14 0 1 1.000 2.86    
1925 36 NY1 NL P 10 0 9.0 2 2 0 1 1.000 4.00    
Career Totals   342 204 1781.3 133 418 23 16 .960 2.78    
Career Highs   53 35 294.3 18 82 5 5 1.000 4.00    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1917-6-2.52
 Losses
1914-9-17
 Winning Pct
1918-9-.640
 Saves
1915-2-7
 Games Pitched
1915-5-41
1916-1-53
 Shutouts
1917-9-3
1924-7-1
Walks Allowed
1918-8-89
1919-9-61
 Hits per 9IP
1917-10-8.0
1918-9-7.8
 OAVG
1917-9-.235
1918-9-.234
 OSLG
1917-4-.286
1918-4-.281
 OOPS
1917-9-.584
1918-7-.584
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 45)
   Gray Ink Test: 18    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 231)
 
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  1. Rube Foster (969)
  2. Pete Donohue (957)
  3. Fred Toney (952)
  4. Carl Mays (938)
  5. Roy Wilkinson (929)
  6. Bill Donovan (926)
  7. George Mogridge (922)
  8. Dad Hale (920)
  9. George McQuillan (919)
  10. Bob Hasty (919)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Ed Siever (987)
  2. Kent Greenfield (984)
  3. Doc Newton (981)
  4. Fred Glade (980)
  5. Bill Holland (979)
  6. Cy Vorhees (978)
  7. Joe Rogan (977)
  8. Sam Jones (977)
  9. Jim Buchanan (977)
  10. Smokey Joe Williams (976)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 11th overall pick, by Philadelphia (N) in 1914
Had first career hit on 4/17/1914, off George Mogridge (NY1)
Earned first career win on 5/1/1914
2/11/1917: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
3/13/1917: Signed a minor league contract extension with Philadelphia (N)
Traded from Philadelphia (N) to Detroit on 7/1/1917 (Going to PHI: 2B Bruno Betzel. Going to DET: P Red Faber)
Won Player of the Week award on 8/20/1917, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1917, going 6-0, 0.86
10/11/1917: Signed a contract extension with Detroit, $1,070,000 per year, for 3 years
7/1/1920: Signed a contract extension with Detroit, $4,750,000 per year, for 3 years
Traded from Detroit to Brooklyn on 7/1/1920 (Going to BRO: P Red Faber. Going to DET: P Trade Z Bait)
2/23/1923: Signed a minor league contract extension with Brooklyn
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1923, going 6-1, 2.59
Injured on 8/12/1923 with a Strained Back, out for one week
Signed as a free agent by New York (N) on 2/20/1925 to a 1-year deal worth $300,000 per year
Released by New York (N) on 7/8/1925
 
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