What years did Justin Speier play?

Justin Speier played in Major League Baseball from 1998 to 2009.

Was Justin Speier a pitcher?

Yes. Justin Speier pitched in the major leagues, recording 35 wins and 588 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Justin Speier hit?

Justin Speier hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.

What teams did Justin Speier play for?

Justin Speier played for 7 teams: the Chicago Cubs (1998), the Florida Marlins (1998), the Atlanta Braves (1999), the Cleveland Indians (2000–2001), the Colorado Rockies (2001–2003), the Toronto Blue Jays (2004–2006), and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2007–2009).

What were Justin Speier's career stats?

In 613 games, Justin Speier went 35-33 with a 4.11 ERA, 588 strikeouts, 675.0 innings pitched, and 17 saves.

What was Justin Speier's salary?

Justin Speier's last recorded salary was $4,750,000, in 2009. His highest recorded salary was $4,750,000, in 2009, and his lowest was $170,000, in 1998. The Salary History table lists each season from 1998 to 2009.

What position did Justin Speier play?

Justin Speier played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Justin Speier and how much did he weigh?

Justin Speier was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 200 pounds.

What was Justin Speier's career ERA?

Justin Speier finished with a 4.11 career ERA, going 35-33 with 588 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Justin Speier have?

Justin Speier recorded 588 career strikeouts.

Is Justin Speier in the Hall of Fame?

No. Justin Speier has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Justin Speier

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1998-2009)

Justin Speier was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1998 to 2009 for 7 teams, including the Chicago Cubs, a span of 12 seasons. Across 613 career appearances, he went 35-33 with a 4.11 ERA and 588 strikeouts.

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 17, 2026

W–L 35–33

ERA 4.11

WHIP 1.25

SO 588

Pitcher PIV -3527.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 200 lb
Born: 11/6/1973 in Daly City, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1998-05-27
Last Game: 2009-08-07

Full name: Justin James Speier

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Career Pitching Statistics

Justin Speier — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
35	33	613	0	0	0	17	675.0	612	308	108	231	588	4.11	-3527.5

Career ERA 4.11 vs. league average 4.45 across their career seasons — 7.7% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Justin Speier Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1998	CHN	NL	0	0	1	0	1.1	2	2	1	2	13.50	—	0.0
1998	FLO	NL	0	3	18	0	19.1	25	18	12	15	8.38	4.43 (-89%)	-1800.3
1999	ATL	NL	0	0	19	0	28.2	28	18	13	22	5.65	4.71 (-20%)	-1346.6
2000	CLE	AL	5	2	47	0	68.1	57	25	28	69	3.29	4.77 (+31%)	931.7
2001	CLE	AL	2	0	12	0	20.2	24	16	8	15	6.97	4.42 (-58%)	-993.0
2001	COL	NL	4	3	42	0	56.0	47	23	12	47	3.70	4.42 (+16%)	395.2
2002	COL	NL	5	1	63	1	62.1	51	30	19	47	4.33	4.28 (-1%)	-174.2
2003	COL	NL	3	1	72	9	73.1	73	33	23	66	4.05	4.40 (+8%)	-16.6
2004	TOR	AL	3	8	62	7	69.0	61	30	25	52	3.91	4.46 (+12%)	194.3
2005	TOR	AL	3	2	65	0	66.2	48	19	15	56	2.56	4.29 (+40%)	322.6
2006	TOR	AL	2	0	58	0	51.1	47	17	21	55	2.98	4.53 (+34%)	1259.3
2007	LAA	AL	2	3	51	0	50.0	36	16	12	47	2.88	4.47 (+36%)	749.5
2008	LAA	AL	2	8	62	0	68.0	69	38	27	56	5.03	4.32 (-16%)	-2524.0
2009	LAA	AL	4	2	41	0	40.0	44	23	15	39	5.17	4.32 (-20%)	-525.3
Career · 14 seasons			35	33	613	17	675.0	612	308	231	588	4.11	—	-3,528

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

Justin Speier — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
613	17	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	.176	.176	.176	.353	0

Career AVG .176 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 33.6% below league average.

Career OBP .176 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 47.4% below league average.

Career SLG .176 vs. league average .424 across their career seasons — 58.4% below league average.

Career OPS .353 vs. league average .760 across their career seasons — 53.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Justin Speier Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1998	CHN	NL	1	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	FLO	NL	18	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	ATL	NL	19	3	1	2	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	CLE	AL	47	2	1	1	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	CLE	AL	12	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	COL	NL	42	7	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	COL	NL	63	3	1	2	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	COL	NL	72	1	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	TOR	AL	62	1	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	TOR	AL	65	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	TOR	AL	58	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	LAA	AL	51	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	LAA	AL	62	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	LAA	AL	41	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 14 seasons			613	17	3	8	.176	—	—	—	—	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

Justin Speier — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Justin Speier — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2007	ALDS1	LAA	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Justin Speier — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	1	2	0	0	1.2	4	5	1	0	27.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Justin Speier — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2007	ALDS1	LAA	0	1	2	0	0	1.2	4	5	1	0	27.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Justin Speier — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	324	11	0	1	0	0	.091
Away	289	6	0	2	0	0	.333

Pitching — Home / Away

Justin Speier — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	324	371.2	328	179	123	329	4.33
Away	289	303.1	284	129	108	259	3.83

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Justin Speier — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2009-08-07	LAA	TEX	—	1.0	3	3	3	0	0	3
2009-08-02	LAA	MIN	—	0.2	1	0	0	0	2	0
2009-07-31	LAA	MIN	—	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0
2009-07-27	LAA	CLE	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2009-07-25	LAA	MIN	—	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0
2009-07-22	LAA	KCR	W	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	0
2009-07-21	LAA	KCR	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	2	0
2009-07-17	LAA	OAK	—	0.1	2	2	2	1	0	0
2009-07-16	LAA	OAK	—	0.0	3	1	1	0	0	0
2009-07-12	LAA	NYY	—	0.0	2	2	2	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Justin Speier — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	613	0	29	45	4	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Justin Speier — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1998	CHN	P	1	0	0	0	0
1998	FLO	P	18	0	2	0	0
1999	ATL	P	19	5	2	0	0
2000	CLE	P	47	1	6	1	0
2001	CLE	P	12	0	1	0	0
2001	COL	P	42	2	3	0	0
2002	COL	P	63	0	2	0	0
2003	COL	P	72	4	5	0	0
2004	TOR	P	62	1	5	2	1
2005	TOR	P	65	0	7	0	0
2006	TOR	P	58	4	5	0	1
2007	LAA	P	51	4	3	1	0
2008	LAA	P	62	8	3	0	0
2009	LAA	P	41	0	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Justin Speier Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	613

Salary History

Justin Speier's recorded salaries total $20,073,000 over 10 seasons, 1998 to 2009. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Speier's career ran from 1998 to 2009. No salary is recorded for 1999 and 2000.

Justin Speier — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2009	LAA	AL	$4,750,000
2008	LAA	AL	$4,250,000
2007	LAA	AL	$3,750,000
2006	TOR	AL	$2,250,000
2005	TOR	AL	$1,900,000
2004	TOR	AL	$1,600,000
2003	COL	NL	$850,000
2002	COL	NL	$310,000
2001	CLE	AL	$243,000
1998	FLO	NL	$170,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$20,073,000

College History

Justin Speier — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Nicholls State University	Thibodaux	LA	1994, 1995
University of San Francisco	San Francisco	CA	1992, 1993

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Justin Speier: the record in brief

Between the debut on May 27, 1998 and the final game on August 7, 2009, Justin Speier built the record summarized on this page. Speier played for the Chicago Cubs (1998), the Florida Marlins (1998), the Atlanta Braves (1999), the Cleveland Indians (2000 through 2001), the Colorado Rockies (2001 through 2003), the Toronto Blue Jays (2004 to 2006), and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2007 to 2009). Speier, a pitcher by primary position, both batted and threw right-handed. The recorded size is 6'4" and 200 pounds. Speier was born on November 6, 1973, in Daly City, CA, USA. Speier's full given name, per the bio, is Justin James Speier.

Speier pitched in 613 games, starting 0, and finished with a 35-33 record and 4.11 ERA. The same table counts 588 strikeouts and 17 saves. That 4.11 ERA compares with a 4.45 league average across the same seasons, 7.7% better. 2000 brought Speier a season-high 5 wins. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 2.56 in 2005, when the league's was 4.29.

Frequently Asked Questions about Justin Speier

What years did Justin Speier play?: Justin Speier played in Major League Baseball from 1998 to 2009.
Was Justin Speier a pitcher?: Yes. Justin Speier pitched in the major leagues, recording 35 wins and 588 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Justin Speier hit?: Justin Speier hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.
What teams did Justin Speier play for?: Justin Speier played for 7 teams: the Chicago Cubs (1998), the Florida Marlins (1998), the Atlanta Braves (1999), the Cleveland Indians (2000–2001), the Colorado Rockies (2001–2003), the Toronto Blue Jays (2004–2006), and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2007–2009).
What were Justin Speier's career stats?: In 613 games, Justin Speier went 35-33 with a 4.11 ERA, 588 strikeouts, 675.0 innings pitched, and 17 saves.
How much did Justin Speier earn in his career?: Justin Speier's recorded salaries total $20,073,000 over 10 seasons, 1998 to 2009. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Speier's career ran from 1998 to 2009. No salary is recorded for 1999 and 2000.
What was Justin Speier's salary?: Justin Speier's last recorded salary was $4,750,000, in 2009. His highest recorded salary was $4,750,000, in 2009, and his lowest was $170,000, in 1998. The Salary History table lists each season from 1998 to 2009.
What position did Justin Speier play?: Justin Speier played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Justin Speier and how much did he weigh?: Justin Speier was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 200 pounds.
What was Justin Speier's career ERA?: Justin Speier finished with a 4.11 career ERA, going 35-33 with 588 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Justin Speier have?: Justin Speier recorded 588 career strikeouts.
Is Justin Speier in the Hall of Fame?: No. Justin Speier has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.