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Ted LyonsvsRed Faber

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Ted Lyons

1923–1946 · 21 seasons

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Red Faber

1914–1933 · 20 seasons

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At a glance

Ted Lyons and Red Faber: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Ted Lyons	Stat	Red Faber
21	Seasons	20
113.6	Career VAL	120.2
14.6 (1927)	Peak-season VAL	14.5 (1922)
Inducted 1955	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1964
1×	All-Star Selections	—

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board).

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Ted Lyons and Red Faber have
Ted Lyons	Stat	Red Faber
Career
705	Games	670
Batting
364	Hits	170
5	Home runs	3
149	RBI	70
162	Runs	101
0	Stolen bases	7
73

VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

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.233	Batting avg	.134

.270	On-base %	.240

.285	Slugging %	.161

48	OPS+	11

Pitching
260	Wins	254
230	Losses	213
23	Saves	28
4161.0	Innings pitched	4086.2
1,073	Strikeouts (pitching)	1,471
3.67	ERA	3.15
1.35	WHIP	1.30
119	ERA+	121

Pitching

260

Wins

254

230

Losses

213

Saves

4161.0

Innings pitched

4086.2

1,073

Strikeouts (pitching)

1,471

3.67

ERA

3.15

1.35

WHIP

1.30

119

ERA+

121

Age	Ted Lyons	Red Faber
23	0.3	—
24	10.2	—
25	9.4	7.9
26	14.6	6.6
27	4.4	6.3
28	8.7	5.3
29	13.1	1.2
30	1.6	0
31	3.9	6.3
32	1.1	13.5
33	0.8	14.5
34	6.4	7.1
35	1.2	3.1
36	2.7	7.8
37	5.3	4.5
38	8.1	1
39	6.5	3.5
40	4.9	8.9
41	8.6	5.1
42	—	7.8
43	—	5.5
44	—	4.3
45	1.8	—