Red Faber vs. Kid Speer — Career Comparison

Red Faber
Lost GenerationIowaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Kid Speer
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Red Faber and Kid Speer are fairly close on the surface numbers. Kid Speer had the edge in ERA (2.83 vs 3.15). By the career numbers, Kid Speer had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Red Faber and Kid Speer

Red Faber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Red Faber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
669
1.47
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.41
Red Faber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
1.06
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.94
Red Faber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
0.56
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.47
Red Faber
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.47
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.47
Red Faber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.39
54.39
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Red Faber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.2
72.2
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Red Faber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
0.6
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.47
Red Faber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.06
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Faber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.06
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Red Faber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1430
3.15
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.83
Red Faber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Red Faber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Red Faber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Red Faber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Red Faber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12260
27
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
27
Red Faber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4086.2
9
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.1
9
Red Faber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4106
9.04
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
10.38
Red Faber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.04
9.04
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Red Faber
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.24
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Red Faber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Red Faber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Red Faber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213
2.67
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.53
Red Faber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Faber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Red Faber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1471
3.24
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.41
Red Faber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Red Faber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Red Faber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.657
0.657
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Red Faber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.11
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.47
Red Faber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.23
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.47
Red Faber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Faber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17360
38.23
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
37.38
Red Faber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
0.3
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.35
Red Faber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1813
3.99
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
4.6
Red Faber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Red Faber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Faber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Faber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Faber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.302
1.302
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.323
1.323
Red Faber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16044
35.33
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
35.37
Red Faber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Red Faber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Red Faber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.23
38.23
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.38
37.38

Fielding Stats for Red Faber and Kid Speer

Red Faber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Red Faber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
669
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.42
Red Faber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.95
Red Faber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
27
Red Faber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
9
Red Faber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.47
Red Faber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1108
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.55
Red Faber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Red Faber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1309
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
4.26
Red Faber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1238
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.03
Red Faber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.58
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Red Faber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.851
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.833
2.833
Red Faber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Red Faber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Red Faber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Faber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Faber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Faber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Red Faber and Kid Speer

Red Faber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Red Faber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
670
259.35
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
288.89
Red Faber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1550
600
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Red Faber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1269
491.23
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
555.56
Red Faber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Red Faber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Red Faber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
65.81
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Red Faber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
55.74
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Red Faber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
8.13
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Red Faber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.77
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Faber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.16
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Faber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
10.06
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Red Faber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Red Faber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Faber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Faber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.04
23.24
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.83
18.52
Red Faber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
204
78.97
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Red Faber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
134.32
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
111.11
Red Faber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Red Faber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Red Faber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Red Faber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Red Faber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Red Faber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Red Faber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Red Faber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
37.94
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Red Faber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
27.1
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Red Faber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
165
63.87
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Red Faber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.81
20.83
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
5.95
Red Faber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.1
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Faber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
65.42
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Red Faber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Faber
Career
Per 600 PA
479
185.42
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
133.33
Red Faber
Career
Per 600 PA
3.24
3.24
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Red Faber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Red Faber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
40.26
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Faber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Faber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Faber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.71
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Faber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Faber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.71
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Faber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PA