Tris Speaker
Tristram E Speaker
(The Grey Eagle)
 
Born: April 4, 1888 in Hubbard, TX
Died: December 8, 1958 - 70 years old
Ht: 5'11" Wt: 193  
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Notes:
- Inducted into the Hall of Fame as a Player in 1937
- Served in the Navy during World War I
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Comparison
Comparison
# Player
1 John McGraw
1899 - 1932
33
3
Ma
4769
2763
1948
.587
81.5
55.2
136.6
11
3
2 Connie Mack
1894 - 1950
53
2
Ma
7755
3731
3948
.486
55.5
57.5
113.0
9
5
3 Miller Huggins
1913 - 1929
17
2
Ma
2570
1413
1134
.555
36.0
37.5
73.5
6
3
4 Bill McKechnie
1915 - 1946
25
5
Ma
3647
1896
1723
.524
39.9
25.0
64.9
4
2
5 Bucky Harris
1924 - 1956
29
5
Ma
4410
2158
2219
.493
34.8
20.0
54.8
3
2
6 Frank Chance
1905 - 1923
11
3
Pl
1622
946
648
.594
28.7
25.0
53.7
4
2
7 Hughie Jennings
1907 - 1925
16
2
Pl
2203
1184
995
.543
28.3
17.3
45.6
4
0
8 Wilbert Robinson
1902 - 1931
19
2
Ma
2819
1399
1398
.500
24.2
10.0
34.2
2
0
9 Pat Moran
1915 - 1923
9
2
1344
748
586
.561
19.6
12.5
32.1
2
1
10 Bill Carrigan
1913 - 1929
7
1
1003
489
500
.494
8.0
15.0
23.0
2
2
11 Tris Speaker
1919 - 1926
8
1
Pl
1139
617
520
.543
14.7
7.5
22.2
1
1
12 Kid Gleason
1919 - 1923
5
1
759
392
364
.519
7.9
5.0
12.9
1
0
13 Donie Bush
1923 - 1933
7
4
1045
497
539
.480
6.9
5.0
11.9
1
0
14 Fred Mitchell
1917 - 1923
7
2
1044
494
543
.476
6.5
5.0
11.5
1
0
15 George Gibson
1920 - 1934
7
2
759
413
344
.546
10.0
0.0
10.0
0
0
16 Ty Cobb
1921 - 1926
6
1
Pl
933
479
444
.519
9.7
0.0
9.7
0
0
17 Lee Fohl
1915 - 1926
11
3
1521
713
792
.474
9.1
0.0
9.1
0
0
18 Roger Peckinpaugh
1914 - 1941
8
2
995
500
491
.505
9.0
0.0
9.0
0
0
19 Jack Hendricks
1918 - 1929
7
2
1057
520
528
.496
8.7
0.0
8.7
0
0
20 Branch Rickey
1913 - 1925
10
2
Pi
1277
597
664
.473
7.5
0.0
7.5
0
0
21 Bill Killefer
1921 - 1933
9
2
1149
524
622
.457
5.0
0.0
5.0
0
0
22 Hugh Duffy
1901 - 1922
8
4
Pl
1221
535
671
.444
3.6
0.0
3.6
0
0
23 Eddie Collins
1924 - 1926
3
1
Pl
336
174
160
.521
3.6
0.0
3.6
0
0
24 George Sisler
1924 - 1926
3
1
Pl
462
218
241
.475
2.8
0.0
2.8
0
0
25 Johnny Evers
1913 - 1924
3
2
Pl
375
180
192
.484
2.6
0.0
2.6
0
0
26 Clyde Milan
1922 - 1922
1
1
154
69
85
.448
0.5
0.0
0.5
0
0
27 Jimmy Austin
1913 - 1923
3
1
75
31
44
.413
-0.0
0.0
-0.0
0
0
28 Ed Walsh
1924 - 1924
1
1
Pl
3
1
2
.333
-0.0
0.0
-0.0
0
0
29 Dave Bancroft
1924 - 1927
4
1
Pl
615
249
363
.407
-0.4
0.0
-0.4
0
0
30 Kaiser Wilhelm
1921 - 1922
2
1
221
83
137
.377
-0.8
0.0
-0.8
0
0
31 Art Fletcher
1923 - 1929
5
2
623
237
383
.382
-1.9
0.0
-1.9
0
0
32 Bobby Wallace
1911 - 1937
3
2
Pl
217
62
154
.287
-2.7
0.0
-2.7
0
0

  Tris Speaker
1919 - 1926
8
1
Pl
1139
617
520
.543
14.7
7.5
22.2
1
1
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