Bibb Falk was born on Friday, January 27, 1899, in Austin, Texas. Falk was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 17, 1920, with the Chicago White Sox. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Bibb Falk baseball stats page.
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Bibb Falk![]() Bibb Falk Autograph on a 1978 Grand Slam (#89) |
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Bibb FalkBibb Falk Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| - | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
Bibb FalkBibb Falk Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1920 | 21 | White Sox | 7 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | - | 0 | - | .294 | .294 | .471 |
| 1921 | 22 | White Sox | 152 | 585 | 62 | 167 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 82 | 37 | - | 69 | 24 | - | 2 | - | .285 | .330 | .402 |
| 1922 | 23 | White Sox | 131 | 483 | 58 | 144 | 27 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 79 | 27 | - | 55 | 24 | - | 0 | - | .298 | .335 | .433 |
| 1923 | 24 | White Sox | 87 | 274 | 44 | 84 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 38 | 25 | - | 12 | 16 | - | 1 | - | .307 | .367 | .471 |
| 1924 | 25 | White Sox | 138 | 526 | 77 | 185 | 37 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 99 | 47 | - | 21 | 20 | - | 1 | - | .352 | .406 | .487 |
| 1925 | 26 | White Sox | 154 | 602 | 80 | 181 | 35 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 99 | 51 | - | 25 | 22 | - | 2 | - | .301 | .357 | .409 |
| 1926 | 27 | White Sox | 155 | 566 | 86 | 195 | 43 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 108 | 66 | - | 22 | 23 | - | 2 | - | .345 | .415 | .477 |
| 1927 | 28 | White Sox | 145 | 535 | 76 | 175 | 35 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 83 | 52 | - | 19 | 22 | - | 4 | - | .327 | .391 | .465 |
| 1928 | 29 | White Sox | 98 | 286 | 42 | 83 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 25 | - | 16 | 10 | - | 0 | - | .290 | .347 | .392 |
| 1929 | 30 | Indians | 125 | 426 | 65 | 133 | 30 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 93 | 42 | - | 14 | 20 | - | 0 | - | .312 | .374 | .507 |
| 1930 | 31 | Indians | 82 | 191 | 34 | 62 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 23 | - | 8 | 4 | - | 0 | - | .325 | .397 | .461 |
| 1931 | 32 | Indians | 79 | 161 | 30 | 49 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 17 | - | 13 | 1 | - | 0 | - | .304 | .371 | .435 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 12 Years | 1,353 | 4,652 | 655 | 1,463 | 300 | 59 | 69 | 3 | 784 | 412 | 0 | 279 | 188 | - | 12 | - | .314 | .372 | .449 | ||
Bibb FalkBibb Falk Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1920 White Sox | RF | 4 | 3 | 75 | 5 | 1.3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.80 |
| 1921 White Sox | CF | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1921 White Sox | LF | 149 | 148 | 4,353 | 3,160 | 21.2 | 3,151 | 2,861 | 290 | 9 | 13 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .997 | 19.54 |
| 1922 White Sox | LF | 129 | 128 | 3,420 | 273 | 2.1 | 263 | 253 | 10 | 10 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .963 | 2.08 |
| 1923 White Sox | LF | 80 | 72 | 1,776 | 162 | 2.0 | 154 | 148 | 6 | 8 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .951 | 2.34 |
| 1924 White Sox | LF | 134 | 131 | 3,423 | 328 | 2.4 | 318 | 292 | 26 | 10 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 2.51 |
| 1925 White Sox | LF | 153 | 153 | 447 | 338 | 2.2 | 324 | 306 | 18 | 14 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .959 | 19.57 |
| 1926 White Sox | LF | 155 | 155 | 441 | 357 | 2.3 | 354 | 338 | 16 | 3 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 21.67 |
| 1927 White Sox | LF | 145 | 14 | 12,369 | 403 | 2.8 | 394 | 372 | 22 | 9 | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 0.86 |
| 1928 White Sox | LF | 78 | 71 | 1,746 | 178 | 2.3 | 173 | 164 | 9 | 5 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .972 | 2.68 |
| 1929 Indians | LF | 59 | 57 | 1,473 | 144 | 2.4 | 139 | 132 | 7 | 5 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .965 | 2.55 |
| 1929 Indians | RF | 62 | 54 | 1,344 | 97 | 1.6 | 87 | 80 | 7 | 10 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .897 | 1.75 |
| 1930 Indians | LF | 25 | 24 | 594 | 263 | 10.5 | 260 | 259 | 1 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 11.82 |
| 1930 Indians | RF | 18 | 16 | 384 | 28 | 1.6 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.97 |
| 1931 Indians | LF | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
| 1931 Indians | RF | 31 | 30 | 786 | 57 | 1.8 | 54 | 53 | 1 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .947 | 1.85 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| LF Totals | 1,109 | 953 | 30,048 | 5,608 | 5.1 | 5,532 | 5,127 | 405 | 76 | 42 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 4.97 | |
| RF Totals | 115 | 103 | 2,589 | 187 | 1.6 | 174 | 163 | 11 | 13 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .930 | 1.81 | |
| CF Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 | |
| 12 Years | 1,225 | 1,056 | 32,637 | 5,795 | 4.7 | 5,706 | 5,290 | 416 | 89 | 44 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .985 | 4.72 | |
Bibb FalkBibb Falk Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1920 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.4 | 8.5 | - | - | - |
| 1921 White Sox | 4 | 4 | .500 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 117.0 | 8.5 | 7.1 | - | - | - |
| 1922 White Sox | 2 | 6 | .250 | 1 | 1 | n/a | 40.3 | 8.8 | 6.1 | - | - | - |
| 1923 White Sox | 5 | 5 | .500 | 8 | 0 | n/a | 54.8 | 22.8 | 7.2 | - | - | - |
| 1924 White Sox | 6 | 6 | .500 | 3 | 1 | n/a | 87.7 | 25.0 | 5.3 | - | - | - |
| 1925 White Sox | 4 | 5 | .444 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 150.5 | 24.1 | 6.1 | - | - | - |
| 1926 White Sox | 9 | 10 | .474 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 70.8 | 25.7 | 5.2 | - | - | - |
| 1927 White Sox | 5 | 7 | .417 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 59.4 | 28.2 | 6.4 | - | - | - |
| 1928 White Sox | 5 | 1 | .833 | 19 | 0 | n/a | 286.0 | 17.9 | 7.7 | - | - | - |
| 1929 Indians | 4 | 4 | .500 | 5 | 0 | n/a | 32.8 | 30.4 | 4.6 | - | - | - |
| 1930 Indians | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 40 | 0 | n/a | 47.8 | 23.9 | 5.3 | - | - | - |
| 1931 Indians | 1 | 1 | .500 | 46 | 0 | n/a | 80.5 | 12.4 | 5.8 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 12 Years | 47 | 49 | .490 | 129 | 2 | n/a | 67.4 | 16.7 | 5.9 | - | - | - |
Bibb FalkBibb Falk Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1920 Chicago White Sox | n/a | $2,500.00 | n/a | - |
| 1921 Chicago White Sox | n/a | $3,000.00 | n/a | - |
| 1922 Chicago White Sox | n/a | $3,600.00 | n/a | - |
| 1923 Chicago White Sox | n/a | $4,800.00 | n/a | - |
| 1924 Chicago White Sox | n/a | $4,800.00 | n/a | - |
| 1925 Chicago White Sox | n/a | $7,500.00 | n/a | - |
| 1926 Chicago White Sox | n/a | $7,500.00 | n/a | - |
| 1927 Chicago White Sox | n/a | $10,000.00 | n/a | - |
| 1928 Chicago White Sox | n/a | $10,000.00 | n/a | - |
| 1929 Cleveland Indians | 51 | $10,000.00 | n/a | - |
| 1930 Cleveland Indians | 5 | $10,000.00 | n/a | - |
| 1931 Cleveland Indians | 29 | $10,000.00 | n/a | - |
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