Chris Speier stats

Last played for the San Francisco Giants, 1989

Shortstop

Age 76 · 6' 1"

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Chris Speier played 19 MLB seasons, 1971 to 1989.

Stats

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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.

Standard by season
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.
1971SF157601741418464.235
1972SF1505627415115719.269
1973SF1535425813511714.249
1974SF141501551259533.250
1975SF1414876013210694.271
1976SF145495511123402.226
1977SF/WSH145548591285381.234
1978WSH150501471265511.251
1979WSH11334431787260.227
1980WSH128388351031320.265
1981WSH9630733692251.225
1982WSH156530411367601.257
1983WSH8826131672222.257
1984WSH/MIN/STL7519112343100.178
1985CHC10621816534241.243
1986CHC9515521446232.284
1987SF111317397911394.249
1988SF8217126373183.216
1989SF283779020.243

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

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.

Expanded by season
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.
1971SF670194317600
1972SF658225423200
1973SF617193322400
1974SF577181334800
1975SF564202451700
1976SF572147254100
1977SF/WSH621186421300
1978WSH5701652611000
1979WSH3911142131000
1980WSH4471281901800
1981WSH351891401000
1982WSH5851913711200
1983WSH29889162400
1984WSH/MIN/STL20952111100
1985CHC24076150000
1986CHC17670141300
1987SF364125243500
1988SF20157131200
1989SF441340000

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.

Advanced by season
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.
1971SF2.362.63.6.0880.20.675.10
1972SF5.989.85.7.1320.30.937.50
1973SF0.969.34.5.1070.21.049.30
1974SF2.5674.7.1120.21.055.70
1975SF4.078.35.8.1440.31.448.70
1976SF-0.3523.5.0710.21.21650
1977SF/WSH1.464.24.1.1060.20.8109.60
1978WSH3.0614.3.0780.20.8100.20
1979WSH0.8404.1050.21.049.10
1980WSH1.249.84.6.0640.21.43880
1981WSH-0.230.43.3.0650.21.3153.50
1982WSH0.862.74.2.1040.20.775.70
1983WSH1.332.94.4.0840.20.8130.50
1984WSH/MIN/STL0.111.72.0940.20.463.70
1985CHC-0.322.93.6.1060.20.554.50
1986CHC1.125.15.7.1680.30.525.80
1987SF2.144.64.9.1450.30.828.80
1988SF1.319.33.6.1170.30.6570
1989SF0.04.84.3.1080.20.600

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
76 yearsJun 28, 1950
Height
6' 1"
Debut
1971
Birthplace
Alameda, CA
College
UC Santa Barbara

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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