What years did By Speece play?

By Speece played in Major League Baseball from 1924 to 1930.

Was By Speece a pitcher?

Yes. By Speece pitched in the major leagues, recording 5 wins and 51 strikeouts.

How many home runs did By Speece hit?

By Speece hit 0 career home runs with 9 hits.

By Speece

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1924-1930)

W–L 5–6

ERA 4.73

WHIP 1.61

SO 51

Pitcher PIV 1380.9

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 170 lb
Born: 1/6/1897 in West Baden Springs, IN, USA
Died: 9/29/1974 in Elgin, OR, USA
MLB Debut: 1924-04-21
Last Game: 1930-07-10

Full name: Byron Franklin Speece

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
5	6	62	4	3	0	1	167.3	208	88	1	61	51	4.73	1380.9

Career ERA 4.73 vs. league average 4.39 across their career seasons — 7.8% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1924	WS1	AL	2	1	21	1	0	0	54.3	60	16	27	15	2.65	4.13 (+36%)	-174.0
1925	CLE	AL	3	5	28	3	3	1	90.3	106	43	28	26	4.28	4.55 (+6%)	1141.7
1926	CLE	AL	0	0	2	0	0	0	3.0	1	0	2	1	0.00	—	0.0
1930	PHI	NL	0	0	11	0	0	0	19.7	41	29	4	9	13.27	4.80 (-177%)	413.1
Career · 4 seasons			5	6	62	4	3	1	167.1	208	88	61	51	4.73	—	1,381

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 Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
62	54	3	9	3	1	0	4	0	0	17	.167	.167	.259	.426	0

Career AVG .167 vs. league average .286 across their career seasons — 41.8% below league average.

Career OBP .167 vs. league average .349 across their career seasons — 52.2% below league average.

Career SLG .259 vs. league average .404 across their career seasons — 35.8% below league average.

Career OPS .426 vs. league average .753 across their career seasons — 43.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1924	WS1	AL	21	20	1	3	1	1	1	5	.150	—	—	—	—	0.0
1925	CLE	AL	28	31	2	5	2	0	2	10	.161	—	—	—	—	0.0
1926	CLE	AL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1930	PHI	NL	11	3	0	1	0	0	1	2	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			62	54	3	9	3	1	4	17	.167	—	—	—	—	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

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1924	WS	WS1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	1	0	0	1.0	3	1	0	0	9.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1924	WS	WS1	0	0	1	0	0	1.0	3	1	0	0	9.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	34	27	2	6	0	2	.222
Away	28	23	1	3	0	2	.130

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	34	90.1	105	40	29	24	3.99
Away	28	79.1	103	44	33	29	4.99

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1930-07-10	PHI	NY1	L	0	0
1930-06-26	PHI	PIT	L	0	0
1930-06-23	PHI	CHC	L	1	1
1930-06-22	PHI	STL	L	0	0
1930-06-14	PHI	PIT	L	0	0
1930-06-03	PHI	STL	L	0	0
1930-06-01	PHI	BRO	L	0	0
1930-05-30	PHI	BRO	L	0	0
1930-05-21	PHI	NY1	L	0	0
1930-04-26	PHI	NY1	L	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1930-07-10	PHI	NY1	—	0.1	7	7	7	0	0	0
1930-06-26	PHI	PIT	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1930-06-23	PHI	CHC	—	3.2	12	11	7	1	4	0
1930-06-22	PHI	STL	—	2.1	2	0	0	0	1	0
1930-06-14	PHI	PIT	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1930-06-03	PHI	STL	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0
1930-06-01	PHI	BRO	—	2.0	5	2	2	0	0	1
1930-05-30	PHI	BRO	—	2.0	0	0	0	1	1	0
1930-05-21	PHI	NY1	—	2.0	3	3	3	2	1	1
1930-04-26	PHI	NY1	—	2.0	3	1	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	62	0	8	47	2	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1924	WS1	P	21	2	19	1	0
1925	CLE	P	28	4	23	1	2
1926	CLE	P	2	0	2	0	1
1930	PHI	P	11	2	3	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	62

Frequently Asked Questions about By Speece

What years did By Speece play?: By Speece played in Major League Baseball from 1924 to 1930.
Was By Speece a pitcher?: Yes. By Speece pitched in the major leagues, recording 5 wins and 51 strikeouts.
How many home runs did By Speece hit?: By Speece hit 0 career home runs with 9 hits.