Tris Speaker

Outfielder · Career Stats, Hall of Fame Bio & Records (1907-1928)

Tris Speaker was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1907 to 1928 for 4 teams, including the Boston Red Sox, a span of 22 seasons. In 2,789 career games, he hit .345 with 3,514 hits, 117 home runs, and 1,529 RBI. Tris Speaker was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1937 and was an MVP. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 73,242.

AVG (Batting Average):
Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):
Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):
Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated

⭐ Hall of Fame 1937
AVG .345
HR 117
RBI 1,529
H 3,514
OPS .928
PIV 73,242
Position
Outfielder
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
5'11" / 193 lb
Born
4/4/1888 in Hubbard, TX, USA
Died
12/8/1958 in Lake Whitney, TX, USA
MLB Debut
1907-09-12
Last Game
1928-08-30
Hall of Fame
Inducted 1937 (BBWAA)
Awards
MVP

Full name: Tristram Edgar Speaker

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Career Batting Statistics

Tris Speaker — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
2,789 10,195 1,882 3,514 792 222 117 1,529 432 1,381 393 .345 .428 .500 .928 73,242

Career AVG .345 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — +29.2% above league average.

Career OBP .428 vs. league average .330 across their career seasons — +29.6% above league average.

Career SLG .500 vs. league average .360 across their career seasons — +39.2% above league average.

Career OPS .928 vs. league average .690 across their career seasons — +34.6% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Tris Speaker Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1907 BOS AL 7 19 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 .158 — — — — 0.0
1908 BOS AL 31 116 12 26 2 2 0 9 3 4 8 .224 .240 (-7%) .298 (-12%) .306 (-10%) .605 (-11%) -190.5
1909 BOS AL 143 544 73 168 26 13 7 77 35 38 53 .309 .244 (+26%) .306 (+18%) .312 (+42%) .618 (+30%) 2775.1
1910 BOS AL 141 538 92 183 20 14 7 65 35 52 38 .340 .249 (+36%) .317 (+27%) .326 (+43%) .644 (+35%) 3562.6
1911 BOS AL 141 500 88 167 34 13 8 70 25 59 34 .334 .266 (+25%) .336 (+24%) .356 (+41%) .693 (+33%) 3364.5
1912 BOS AL 153 580 136 222 53 12 10 90 52 82 36 .383 .268 (+42%) .335 (+38%) .358 (+58%) .694 (+49%) 5848.1
1913 BOS AL 141 520 94 189 35 22 3 71 46 65 22 .363 .259 (+40%) .325 (+36%) .345 (+54%) .670 (+45%) 4615.9
1914 BOS AL 158 571 101 193 46 18 4 90 42 77 25 .338 .255 (+32%) .322 (+31%) .339 (+48%) .661 (+40%) 4472.3
1915 BOS AL 150 547 108 176 25 12 0 69 29 81 14 .322 .250 (+28%) .318 (+31%) .332 (+24%) .651 (+27%) 3164.6
1916 CLE AL 151 546 102 211 41 8 2 79 35 82 20 .386 .248 (+55%) .314 (+50%) .326 (+54%) .640 (+52%) 5666.9
1917 CLE AL 142 523 90 184 42 11 2 60 30 67 14 .352 .248 (+41%) .312 (+38%) .323 (+50%) .635 (+44%) 4478.4
1918 CLE AL 127 471 73 150 33 11 0 61 27 64 9 .318 .255 (+25%) .318 (+27%) .326 (+33%) .645 (+30%) 2722.4
1919 CLE AL 134 494 83 146 38 12 2 63 15 73 12 .296 .262 (+13%) .322 (+22%) .347 (+25%) .670 (+23%) 2445.8
1920 CLE AL 150 552 137 214 50 11 8 107 10 97 13 .388 .271 (+43%) .331 (+46%) .363 (+55%) .694 (+50%) 6022.4
1921 CLE AL 132 506 107 183 52 14 3 75 2 68 12 .362 .286 (+26%) .344 (+28%) .395 (+36%) .739 (+32%) 3416.7
1922 CLE AL 131 426 85 161 48 8 11 71 8 77 11 .378 .285 (+32%) .345 (+37%) .397 (+52%) .743 (+45%) 4206.8
1923 CLE AL 150 574 133 218 59 11 17 130 8 93 15 .380 .282 (+34%) .344 (+36%) .390 (+56%) .734 (+47%) 5891.6
1924 CLE AL 135 486 94 167 36 9 9 65 5 72 13 .344 .283 (+21%) .345 (+25%) .389 (+31%) .734 (+28%) 3014.8
1925 CLE AL 117 429 79 167 35 5 12 87 5 70 12 .389 .288 (+35%) .349 (+37%) .407 (+42%) .756 (+40%) 3791.7
1926 CLE AL 150 539 96 164 52 8 7 86 6 94 15 .304 .279 (+9%) .345 (+18%) .390 (+20%) .735 (+19%) 2373.2
1927 WS1 AL 141 523 71 171 43 6 2 73 9 55 8 .327 .282 (+16%) .344 (+15%) .392 (+13%) .736 (+14%) 1578.6
1928 PHA AL 64 191 28 51 22 2 3 30 5 10 5 .267 .280 (-5%) .342 (-9%) .395 (+14%) .737 (+3%) 19.7
Career · 22 seasons 2,789 10,195 1,882 3,514 792 222 117 1,529 432 1,381 393 .345 — — — — 73,242

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Pitching Statistics

Tris Speaker — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 2 1 0 0 0 9.00 0.0

Career ERA 9.00 vs. league average 2.93 across their career seasons — 207.4% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Tris Speaker — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1914 BOS AL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 2 1 0 0 9.00 — 0.0
Career · 1 season 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 2 1 0 0 9.00 — 0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Tris Speaker — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
20 72 12 22 3 4 0 3 11 4 .306

Playoff Batting by Year

Tris Speaker — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1920 WS CLE 7 25 6 8 2 1 0 1 3 1 .320
1915 WS BOS 5 17 2 5 0 1 0 0 4 1 .294
1912 WS BOS 8 30 4 9 1 2 0 2 4 2 .300

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Tris Speaker — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home14085008981182959826.365
Away13845192901168758733.325

Pitching — Home / Away

Tris Speaker — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home11.021009.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

Tris Speaker — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1928-08-30 PHABOSL 100000001
1928-08-18 PHASLAL 100000000
1928-08-14 PHADETL 100000000
1928-08-03 PHACLEL 100000000
1928-07-27 PHACHWW 000000010
1928-07-25 PHACHWW 000000100
1928-07-25 PHACHWW 000000000
1928-07-19 PHASLAW 100000000
1928-07-16 PHADETL 511100000
1928-07-12 PHACHWL 101000000

Last 1 Games — Pitching

Tris Speaker — Last 1 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1914-10-07 BOSMIN — 1.0211000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Tris Speaker — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 18 0 147 12 2 19
OF 2698 317 6788 449 222 139
P 1 0 0 1 0 1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Tris Speaker — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1907 BOS OF 4 4 4 2 0 1
1908 BOS OF 31 31 58 9 0 3
1909 BOS OF 142 142 319 35 10 12
1910 BOS OF 140 140 337 20 16 7
1911 BOS OF 138 0 297 26 15 5
1912 BOS OF 153 0 372 35 18 9
1913 BOS OF 139 0 374 30 25 7
1914 BOS 1B 1 0 2 0 0 1
1914 BOS OF 156 0 423 29 15 12
1914 BOS P 1 0 0 1 0 1
1915 BOS OF 150 0 378 21 10 8
1916 CLE OF 151 0 359 25 10 10
1917 CLE OF 142 0 365 23 8 5
1918 CLE OF 127 0 352 15 10 6
1919 CLE OF 134 0 375 25 7 6
1920 CLE OF 148 0 363 24 9 8
1921 CLE OF 128 0 345 15 6 2
1922 CLE OF 109 0 281 13 5 6
1923 CLE OF 150 0 369 26 13 7
1924 CLE OF 128 0 323 20 13 3
1925 CLE OF 109 0 311 16 11 9
1926 CLE OF 149 0 394 20 8 7
1927 WS1 1B 17 0 145 12 2 18
1927 WS1 OF 120 0 278 12 10 5
1928 PHA OF 50 0 111 8 3 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Tris Speaker Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 1
First Base 18
Left Field 2
Center Field 2691
Right Field 7

Awards & Honors

Tris Speaker — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
1923 Baseball Magazine All-Star OF
1922 Baseball Magazine All-Star OF
1921 Baseball Magazine All-Star OF
1920 Baseball Magazine All-Star OF
1918 Baseball Magazine All-Star OF
1917 Baseball Magazine All-Star OF
1916 Baseball Magazine All-Star OF
1915 Baseball Magazine All-Star CF
1914 Baseball Magazine All-Star OF
1913 Baseball Magazine All-Star OF
1912 Baseball Magazine All-Star OF
1912 Most Valuable Player
1910 Baseball Magazine All-Star CF
1909 Baseball Magazine All-Star CF

College History

Tris Speaker — College History
School Name City State Years Attended
Texas Wesleyan University Fort Worth TX 1905

Award Voting History

Tris Speaker — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1914 Most Valuable Player AL 12th 9.0 64 0
1913 Most Valuable Player AL 4th 26.0 64 0
1912 Most Valuable Player AL 1st 59.0 64 0
1911 Most Valuable Player AL 6th 16.0 64 0

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Career Spans

Tris Speaker (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Paul Waner HOF
    .333 avg, 113 HR
  2. 95
    Ed Delahanty HOF
    .346 avg, 101 HR
  3. 90
    Harry Heilmann HOF
    .342 avg, 183 HR
  4. 89
    Ty Cobb HOF
    .366 avg, 117 HR
  5. 85
    Goose Goslin HOF
    .316 avg, 248 HR
  6. 84
    Jesse Burkett HOF
    .338 avg, 75 HR

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Tris Speaker: the record in brief

Tris Speaker played a first major league game on September 12, 1907 and a last one on August 30, 1928. Club by club, the record runs the Boston Americans (1907), the Boston Red Sox (1908 to 1915), the Cleveland Indians (1916 to 1926), the Washington Senators (1927), and the Philadelphia Athletics (1928). Speaker is listed as an outfielder at 5-foot-11 and 193 pounds. The bio says Speaker threw and hit left-handed. The recorded birth is April 4, 1888, in Hubbard, TX, USA. Speaker's death is recorded on December 8, 1958, in Lake Whitney, TX, USA. The bio lists the given name Tristram Edgar.

Across 2,789 games at the plate, Speaker's career line reads 3,514 hits in 10,195 at bats for a .345 average, along with 117 homers, 1,529 runs batted in, and 432 stolen bases. On-base and slugging figures of .428 and .500 give Speaker a career OPS of .928. The league as a whole hit .267 across Speaker's seasons, which puts the .345 career mark 29.2% above average.

Frequently Asked Questions about Tris Speaker

What years did Tris Speaker play?
Tris Speaker played in Major League Baseball from 1907 to 1928.
Was Tris Speaker a pitcher?
No. Tris Speaker was a position player (Outfielder), though he did pitch in 1 career game.
How many home runs did Tris Speaker hit?
Tris Speaker hit 117 career home runs with 3,514 hits.
Is Tris Speaker in the Hall of Fame?
Yes. Tris Speaker was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1937.
What teams did Tris Speaker play for?
Tris Speaker played for 4 teams: the Boston Red Sox (1907–1915), the Cleveland Indians (1916–1926), the Washington Senators (1927), and the Philadelphia Athletics (1928).
How many MVP awards did Tris Speaker win?
Tris Speaker won 1 MVP award, in 1912.
What awards did Tris Speaker win?
Tris Speaker won the MVP award (1912).
What were Tris Speaker's career stats?
In 2,789 games, Tris Speaker had 3,514 hits, 117 home runs, 1,529 RBI, 1,882 runs, and 432 stolen bases, with a .345 batting average.
What position did Tris Speaker play?
Tris Speaker played primarily as an outfielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Tris Speaker and how much did he weigh?
Tris Speaker was listed at 5 feet 11 inches and 193 pounds.
How many home runs did Tris Speaker hit each season?
Tris Speaker's home runs by season: 0 in 1907, 0 in 1908, 7 in 1909, 7 in 1910, 8 in 1911, 10 in 1912, 3 in 1913, 4 in 1914, 0 in 1915, 2 in 1916, 2 in 1917, 0 in 1918, 2 in 1919, 8 in 1920, 3 in 1921, 11 in 1922, 17 in 1923, 9 in 1924, 12 in 1925, 7 in 1926, 2 in 1927, and 3 in 1928. His most in one season was 17, in 1923.
What was Tris Speaker's career batting average?
Tris Speaker batted .345 over his career, with 3,514 hits in 10,195 at bats.
How many RBI did Tris Speaker have?
Tris Speaker drove in 1,529 runs in his career.
What was Tris Speaker's career ERA?
Tris Speaker finished with a 9.00 career ERA, going 0-0 with 0 strikeouts.