Was Kid Speer a pitcher?

Yes. Kid Speer pitched in the major leagues, recording 4 wins and 12 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Kid Speer hit?

Kid Speer hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.

Kid Speer

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1909)

W–L 4–4

ERA 2.83

WHIP 1.32

SO 12

Pitcher PIV -742.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 5'9" / 152 lb
Born: 6/16/1886 in Corning, MO, USA
Died: 1/13/1946 in Edmonton, AB, CAN
MLB Debut: 1909-04-24
Last Game: 1909-10-01

Full name: George Nathan Speer

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
4	4	12	8	4	0	1	76.3	88	24	2	13	12	2.83	-742.6

Career ERA 2.83 vs. league average 2.55 across their career seasons — 11.1% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1909	DET	AL	4	4	12	8	4	0	1	76.3	88	24	13	12	2.83	2.55 (-11%)	-742.6
Career · 1 season			4	4	12	8	4	0	1	76.1	88	24	13	12	2.83	—	-743

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
13	25	1	3	1	0	0	2	0	2	6	.120	.185	.160	.345	0

Career AVG .120 vs. league average .244 across their career seasons — 50.9% below league average.

Career OBP .185 vs. league average .306 across their career seasons — 39.6% below league average.

Career SLG .160 vs. league average .312 across their career seasons — 48.8% below league average.

Career OPS .345 vs. league average .619 across their career seasons — 44.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1909	DET	AL	13	25	1	3	1	0	0	2	0	2	6	.120	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 1 season			13	25	1	3	1	0	0	2	0	2	6	.120	—	—	—	—	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.

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	5	8	0	1	0	0	.125
Away	8	16	1	2	0	1	.125

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	4	31.2	33	7	4	7	1.99
Away	8	41.2	53	10	9	5	2.16

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
1909-10-01	DET	BOS	L	4	0	1	0	1	0	0
1909-09-29	DET	BOS	W	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1909-09-08	DET	CLE	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1909-09-01	DET	BOS	W	2	0	0	0	0	1	1
1909-08-04	DET	BOS	W	4	1	1	1	0	1	2
1909-08-03	DET	BOS	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1909-07-23	DET	BOS	W	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1909-06-28	DET	CHW	W	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1909-05-31	DET	CHW	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	2
1909-05-22	DET	PHA	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1909-10-01	DET	BOS	L	8.0	18	9	0	1	1	2
1909-09-29	DET	BOS	SV	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1909-09-01	DET	BOS	—	7.2	8	4	4	1	2	0
1909-08-04	DET	BOS	W	9.0	8	3	2	1	1	0
1909-08-03	DET	BOS	L	0.0	2	2	2	0	0	0
1909-07-23	DET	BOS	W	9.0	6	2	2	0	4	0
1909-06-28	DET	CHW	W	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	0
1909-05-31	DET	CHW	—	7.0	10	6	6	3	0	0
1909-05-22	DET	PHA	L	6.0	11	7	0	2	0	0
1909-05-16	DET	BOS	L	9.0	8	3	1	1	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	12	8	4	30	2	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1909	DET	P	12	8	4	30	2	2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	12

Frequently Asked Questions about Kid Speer

Was Kid Speer a pitcher?: Yes. Kid Speer pitched in the major leagues, recording 4 wins and 12 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Kid Speer hit?: Kid Speer hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.