Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 1971
- College
- UC Santa Barbara
Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 1971
- College
- UC Santa Barbara
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 2,260
- AB
- 7,156
- R
- 770
- H
- 1,759
- HR
- 112
- RBI
- 720
- SB
- 42
- AVG
- .246
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | SF | 157 | 601 | 74 | 141 | 8 | 46 | 4 | .235 |
| 1972 | SF | 150 | 562 | 74 | 151 | 15 | 71 | 9 | .269 |
| 1973 | SF | 153 | 542 | 58 | 135 | 11 | 71 | 4 | .249 |
| 1974 | SF | 141 | 501 | 55 | 125 | 9 | 53 | 3 | .250 |
| 1975 | SF | 141 | 487 | 60 | 132 | 10 | 69 | 4 | .271 |
| 1976 | SF | 145 | 495 | 51 | 112 | 3 | 40 | 2 | .226 |
| 1977 |  SF/WSH | 145 | 548 | 59 | 128 | 5 | 38 | 1 | .234 |
| 1978 | WSH | 150 | 501 | 47 | 126 | 5 | 51 | 1 | .251 |
| 1979 | WSH | 113 | 344 | 31 | 78 | 7 | 26 | 0 | .227 |
| 1980 | WSH | 128 | 388 | 35 | 103 | 1 | 32 | 0 | .265 |
| 1981 | WSH | 96 | 307 | 33 | 69 | 2 | 25 | 1 | .225 |
| 1982 | WSH | 156 | 530 | 41 | 136 | 7 | 60 | 1 | .257 |
| 1983 | WSH | 88 | 261 | 31 | 67 | 2 | 22 | 2 | .257 |
| 1984 |  WSH/MIN/STL | 75 | 191 | 12 | 34 | 3 | 10 | 0 | .178 |
| 1985 | CHC | 106 | 218 | 16 | 53 | 4 | 24 | 1 | .243 |
| 1986 | CHC | 95 | 155 | 21 | 44 | 6 | 23 | 2 | .284 |
| 1987 | SF | 111 | 317 | 39 | 79 | 11 | 39 | 4 | .249 |
| 1988 | SF | 82 | 171 | 26 | 37 | 3 | 18 | 3 | .216 |
| 1989 | SF | 28 | 37 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .243 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 17
- AB
- 50
- R
- 8
- H
- 14
- HR
- 1
- RBI
- 4
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .280
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 8,155
- TB
- 2,497
- XBH
- 464
- HBP
- 35
- IBB
- 106
- GIDP
- 0
- P/PA
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | SF | 670 | 194 | 31 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | SF | 658 | 225 | 42 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | SF | 617 | 193 | 32 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | SF | 577 | 181 | 33 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | SF | 564 | 202 | 45 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | SF | 572 | 147 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | SF/WSH | 621 | 186 | 42 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | WSH | 570 | 165 | 26 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | WSH | 391 | 114 | 21 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | WSH | 447 | 128 | 19 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | WSH | 351 | 89 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | WSH | 585 | 191 | 37 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | WSH | 298 | 89 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | WSH/MIN/STL | 209 | 52 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | CHC | 240 | 76 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | CHC | 176 | 70 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | SF | 364 | 125 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | SF | 201 | 57 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | SF | 44 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 27.9
- RC
- 887.8
- RC/27
- 4.30
- ISOP
- .103
- SECA
- .220
- BB/K
- 0.86
- AB/HR
- 63.9
- GO/FO
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | SF | 2.3 | 62.6 | 3.6 | .088 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 75.1 | 0 |
| 1972 | SF | 5.9 | 89.8 | 5.7 | .132 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 37.5 | 0 |
| 1973 | SF | 0.9 | 69.3 | 4.5 | .107 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 49.3 | 0 |
| 1974 | SF | 2.5 | 67 | 4.7 | .112 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 55.7 | 0 |
| 1975 | SF | 4.0 | 78.3 | 5.8 | .144 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 48.7 | 0 |
| 1976 | SF | -0.3 | 52 | 3.5 | .071 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 165 | 0 |
| 1977 | SF/WSH | 1.4 | 64.2 | 4.1 | .106 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 109.6 | 0 |
| 1978 | WSH | 3.0 | 61 | 4.3 | .078 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 100.2 | 0 |
| 1979 | WSH | 0.8 | 40 | 4 | .105 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 49.1 | 0 |
| 1980 | WSH | 1.2 | 49.8 | 4.6 | .064 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 388 | 0 |
| 1981 | WSH | -0.2 | 30.4 | 3.3 | .065 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 153.5 | 0 |
| 1982 | WSH | 0.8 | 62.7 | 4.2 | .104 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 75.7 | 0 |
| 1983 | WSH | 1.3 | 32.9 | 4.4 | .084 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 130.5 | 0 |
| 1984 | WSH/MIN/STL | 0.1 | 11.7 | 2 | .094 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 63.7 | 0 |
| 1985 | CHC | -0.3 | 22.9 | 3.6 | .106 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 54.5 | 0 |
| 1986 | CHC | 1.1 | 25.1 | 5.7 | .168 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 25.8 | 0 |
| 1987 | SF | 2.1 | 44.6 | 4.9 | .145 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 28.8 | 0 |
| 1988 | SF | 1.3 | 19.3 | 3.6 | .117 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 57 | 0 |
| 1989 | SF | 0.0 | 4.8 | 4.3 | .108 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Chris Speier's career stats?
Chris Speier played 19 seasons for the Giants, the Nationals and the Cubs. He was a career .246 hitter with 1,759 hits, 112 home runs and 720 RBI. His best season was 1986: a .284 batting average, 6 home runs and 23 RBI.
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