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.

What was By Speece's career batting average?

By Speece batted .167 over his career, with 9 hits in 54 at bats.

How many RBI did By Speece have?

By Speece drove in 4 runs in his career.

What was By Speece's career ERA?

By Speece finished with a 4.73 career ERA, going 5-6 with 51 strikeouts.

By Speece

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

By Speece was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1924 to 1930 for the Washington Senators, the Cleveland Guardians, and the Philadelphia Phillies, a span of 7 seasons. Across 62 career appearances, he went 5-6 with a 4.73 ERA and 51 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 1380.9.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

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

By Speece — 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	167.1	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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By Speece — Season-by-Season Pitching
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	54.1	60	16	27	15	2.65	4.13 (+36%)	-174.0
1925	CLE	AL	3	5	28	3	3	1	90.1	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	19.2	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

By Speece — 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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By Speece — Season-by-Season Batting
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

By Speece — 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

By Speece — 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

By Speece — 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

By Speece — 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

By Speece — 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

By Speece — 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

By Speece — 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

By Speece — 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

By Speece — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	62	0	8	47	2	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

By Speece — 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

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By Speece — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	62

By Speece: the record in brief

By Speece played a first major league game on April 21, 1924 and a last one on July 10, 1930. Speece played for the Washington Senators (1924), the Cleveland Indians (1925 to 1926), and the Philadelphia Phillies (1930). Speece, born on January 6, 1897, in West Baden Springs, IN, USA, is listed as a pitcher and batted and threw right-handed. Speece's listed size is 5-foot-11 and 170 pounds. Speece died on September 29, 1974, in Elgin, OR, USA. The given name on file is Byron Franklin Speece.

Speece's career pitching line is 5 wins, 6 losses and a 4.73 ERA over 62 appearances. The same table counts 51 strikeouts. Against a 4.39 league ERA for the same seasons, the 4.73 mark was 7.8% worse. In 1924, one of the busiest seasons, Speece posted a 2.65 ERA; the league figure that year was 4.13. By Pitcher PIV, Baseball Data Hub's measure of run prevention relative to each season's league, Speece's career adds up to 1,380.9.

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.
What was By Speece's career batting average?: By Speece batted .167 over his career, with 9 hits in 54 at bats.
How many RBI did By Speece have?: By Speece drove in 4 runs in his career.
What was By Speece's career ERA?: By Speece finished with a 4.73 career ERA, going 5-6 with 51 strikeouts.