Chris Speier

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1971-1989)

AVG .246
HR 112
RBI 720
H 1,759
OPS .676
PIV -1,835
Position
Shortstop
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'1" / 175 lb
Born
6/28/1950 in Alameda, CA, USA
MLB Debut
1971-04-07
Last Game
1989-10-01
Awards
3× All-Star

Full name: Chris Edward Speier

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
2,260 7,156 770 1,759 302 50 112 720 42 847 988 .246 .327 .349 .676 -1,835

Career AVG .246 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .327 vs. league average .323 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .349 vs. league average .382 across their career seasons — 8.8% below league average.

Career OPS .676 vs. league average .706 across their career seasons — near 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
1971 SFN NL 157 601 74 141 17 6 8 46 4 56 90 .235 .249 (-6%) .316 (-3%) .365 (-12%) .682 (-8%) -637.4
1972 SFN NL 150 562 74 151 25 2 15 71 9 82 92 .269 .243 (+10%) .310 (+16%) .353 (+13%) .664 (+15%) 1767.1
1973 SFN NL 153 542 58 135 17 4 11 71 4 66 69 .249 .256 (-3%) .325 (+2%) .378 (-6%) .703 (-2%) -97.3
1974 SFN NL 141 501 55 125 19 5 9 53 3 62 64 .250 .256 (-3%) .324 (+4%) .369 (-2%) .693 (+1%) 160.2
1975 SFN NL 141 487 60 132 30 5 10 69 4 70 50 .271 .257 (+5%) .327 (+11%) .374 (+11%) .701 (+11%) 1123.1
1976 SFN NL 145 495 51 112 18 4 3 40 2 60 52 .226 .255 (-11%) .320 (-3%) .360 (-18%) .681 (-11%) -727.2
1977 SFN NL 6 17 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .176 — — — — 0.0
1977 MON NL 139 531 58 125 30 6 5 38 1 67 78 .235 .264 (-11%) .329 (-2%) .401 (-15%) .730 (-9%) 0.0
1978 MON NL 150 501 47 126 18 3 5 51 1 60 75 .251 .257 (-2%) .323 (+2%) .378 (-13%) .702 (-6%) -389.3
1979 MON NL 113 344 31 78 13 1 7 26 0 43 45 .227 .265 (-15%) .329 (-4%) .397 (-17%) .727 (-11%) -511.9
1980 MON NL 128 388 35 103 14 4 1 32 0 52 38 .265 .264 (avg) .326 (+8%) .387 (-15%) .714 (-5%) -127.5
1981 MON NL 96 307 33 69 10 2 2 25 1 38 29 .225 .255 (-12%) .320 (-3%) .368 (-21%) .688 (-13%) -517.4
1982 MON NL 156 530 41 136 26 4 7 60 1 47 67 .257 .261 (-2%) .324 (-2%) .388 (-7%) .712 (-5%) -425.7
1983 MON NL 88 261 31 67 12 2 2 22 2 29 37 .257 .260 (-2%) .324 (+2%) .389 (-12%) .714 (-6%) -193.0
1984 MON NL 25 40 1 6 0 0 0 1 0 1 8 .150 — — — — 0.0
1984 SLN NL 38 118 9 21 7 1 3 8 0 9 19 .178 .259 (-32%) .322 (-25%) .384 (-14%) .707 (-19%) 0.0
1984 MIN AL 12 33 2 7 0 0 0 1 0 3 7 .212 — — — — 0.0
1985 CHN NL 106 218 16 53 11 0 4 24 1 17 34 .243 .257 (-5%) .323 (-9%) .390 (-11%) .714 (-10%) -353.8
1986 CHN NL 95 155 21 44 8 0 6 23 2 15 32 .284 .257 (+10%) .325 (+7%) .395 (+14%) .720 (+11%) 323.7
1987 SFN NL 111 317 39 79 13 0 11 39 4 42 51 .249 .262 (-5%) .331 (+3%) .415 (-5%) .746 (-1%) 14.3
1988 SFN NL 82 171 26 37 9 1 3 18 3 23 39 .216 .254 (-15%) .317 (-2%) .377 (-12%) .695 (-7%) -161.2
1989 SFN NL 28 37 7 9 4 0 0 2 0 5 9 .243 — — — — 0.0
Career · 22 seasons 2,260 7,156 770 1,759 302 50 112 720 42 847 988 .246 — — — — -753

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
17 50 8 14 3 0 1 4 7 5 .280

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1987 NLCS SFN 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
1981 NEDIV MON 5 15 4 6 2 0 0 3 4 2 .400
1981 NLCS MON 5 16 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .188
1971 NLCS SFN 4 14 4 5 1 0 1 1 1 1 .357

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home1153357439889050387.249
Away1107358237286962333.243

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1989-10-01 SFGSDPL 302100000
1989-09-24 SFGHOUW 000000000
1989-09-21 SFGLADW 110000000
1989-09-20 SFGLADW 111100000
1989-09-17 SFGSDPL 100000011
1989-09-14 SFGCINW 100000001
1989-09-13 SFGCINW 101000000
1989-09-07 SFGATLW 111100100
1989-09-05 SFGCINL 100000001
1989-09-04 SFGCINW 111000100

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 2 0 8 2 0 1
2B 138 78 176 272 6 59
3B 184 75 73 204 7 18
SS 1900 1785 3057 5781 275 1043

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1971 SFN SS 156 155 239 517 33 95
1972 SFN SS 150 150 243 517 20 69
1973 SFN 2B 1 0 0 1 0 0
1973 SFN SS 150 147 255 470 33 92
1974 SFN 2B 4 2 5 8 0 2
1974 SFN SS 135 132 210 445 21 82
1975 SFN 3B 1 1 0 1 0 0
1975 SFN SS 136 135 247 420 12 81
1976 SFN 1B 1 0 4 1 0 0
1976 SFN 2B 7 5 8 18 0 2
1976 SFN 3B 5 2 4 4 1 2
1976 SFN SS 135 129 225 441 18 81
1977 SFN SS 5 4 3 20 2 2
1977 MON SS 138 138 236 435 21 75
1978 MON SS 148 148 245 467 18 93
1979 MON SS 112 110 194 355 17 52
1980 MON 3B 1 0 0 1 0 0
1980 MON SS 127 122 187 396 21 62
1981 MON SS 96 96 175 280 17 57
1982 MON SS 155 152 291 405 13 76
1983 MON 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0
1983 MON 3B 12 5 10 7 2 1
1983 MON SS 74 62 107 196 12 31
1984 MON 3B 4 2 0 9 0 0
1984 MON SS 13 4 7 17 1 4
1984 SLN 3B 2 2 0 2 0 0
1984 SLN SS 34 33 49 124 3 25
1984 MIN SS 12 11 14 28 1 6
1985 CHN 2B 13 10 21 28 2 9
1985 CHN 3B 31 6 5 24 2 1
1985 CHN SS 58 30 61 125 7 33
1986 CHN 2B 7 4 9 18 0 1
1986 CHN 3B 53 14 21 42 1 3
1986 CHN SS 23 12 32 46 2 11
1987 SFN 2B 55 33 80 105 2 23
1987 SFN 3B 44 35 22 84 1 10
1987 SFN SS 22 7 16 40 1 8
1988 SFN 2B 45 22 46 87 2 18
1988 SFN 3B 22 8 9 26 0 1
1988 SFN SS 12 6 15 29 1 7
1989 SFN 1B 1 0 4 1 0 1
1989 SFN 2B 4 2 7 7 0 4
1989 SFN 3B 9 0 2 4 0 0
1989 SFN SS 9 2 6 8 1 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
First Base 2
Second Base 138
Third Base 185
Shortstop 1900

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1972 TSN All-Star SS

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
1989 SFN NL $425,000
1988 SFN NL $400,000
1987 SFN NL $275,000
1986 CHN NL $275,000
1985 CHN NL $225,000
Total Career Earnings $1,600,000

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
Laney College Oakland CA 1970
University of California - Santa Barbara Santa Barbara CA 1969

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1972 Most Valuable Player NL 28th 1.0 336 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Chris Speier (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Leo Cardenas
    .257 avg, 118 HR
  2. 97
    Frankie Crosetti
    .245 avg, 98 HR
  3. 95
    Roy McMillan
    .243 avg, 68 HR
  4. 87
    Mike Bordick
    .260 avg, 91 HR
  5. 87
    Billy Jurges
    .258 avg, 43 HR
  6. 85
    Denis Menke
    .250 avg, 101 HR

Frequently Asked Questions about Chris Speier

What years did Chris Speier play?
Chris Speier played in Major League Baseball from 1971 to 1989.
Was Chris Speier a pitcher?
No. Chris Speier was a position player (Shortstop).
How many home runs did Chris Speier hit?
Chris Speier hit 112 career home runs with 1759 hits.