Justin Speier

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

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

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

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
1998 CHN NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.3 2 2 1 2 13.50 — 0.0
1998 FLO NL 0 3 18 0 0 0 0 19.3 25 18 12 15 8.38 4.43 (-89%) -1800.3
1999 ATL NL 0 0 19 0 0 0 0 28.7 28 18 13 22 5.65 4.71 (-20%) -1346.6
2000 CLE AL 5 2 47 0 0 0 0 68.3 57 25 28 69 3.29 4.77 (+31%) 931.7
2001 CLE AL 2 0 12 0 0 0 0 20.7 24 16 8 15 6.97 4.42 (-58%) -993.0
2001 COL NL 4 3 42 0 0 0 0 56.0 47 23 12 47 3.70 4.42 (+16%) 395.2
2002 COL NL 5 1 63 0 0 0 1 62.3 51 30 19 47 4.33 4.28 (-1%) -174.2
2003 COL NL 3 1 72 0 0 0 9 73.3 73 33 23 66 4.05 4.40 (+8%) -16.6
2004 TOR AL 3 8 62 0 0 0 7 69.0 61 30 25 52 3.91 4.46 (+12%) 194.3
2005 TOR AL 3 2 65 0 0 0 0 66.7 48 19 15 56 2.56 4.29 (+40%) 322.6
2006 TOR AL 2 0 58 0 0 0 0 51.3 47 17 21 55 2.98 4.53 (+34%) 1259.3
2007 LAA AL 2 3 51 0 0 0 0 50.0 36 16 12 47 2.88 4.47 (+36%) 749.5
2008 LAA AL 2 8 62 0 0 0 0 68.0 69 38 27 56 5.03 4.32 (-16%) -2524.0
2009 LAA AL 4 2 41 0 0 0 0 40.0 44 23 15 39 5.17 4.32 (-20%) -525.3
Career · 14 seasons 35 33 613 0 0 0 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

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

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
1998 CHN NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1998 FLO NL 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1999 ATL NL 19 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 — — — — 0.0
2000 CLE AL 47 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 — — — — 0.0
2001 CLE AL 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2001 COL NL 42 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
2002 COL NL 63 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 — — — — 0.0
2003 COL NL 72 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2004 TOR AL 62 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2005 TOR AL 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2006 TOR AL 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2007 LAA AL 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2008 LAA AL 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2009 LAA AL 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 14 seasons 613 17 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 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

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

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

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 1 2 0 0 1.7 4 5 1 0 27.00

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 1.7 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

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home324110100.091
Away28960200.333

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home324371.23281791233294.33
Away289303.12841291082593.83

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2009-08-07 LAATEX — 1.0333003
2009-08-02 LAAMIN — 0.2100020
2009-07-31 LAAMIN — 1.0200000
2009-07-27 LAACLE — 1.0100000
2009-07-25 LAAMIN — 1.0200010
2009-07-22 LAAKCR W 1.1100010
2009-07-21 LAAKCR — 0.2000020
2009-07-17 LAAOAK — 0.1222100
2009-07-16 LAAOAK — 0.0311000
2009-07-12 LAANYY — 0.0222100

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 613 0 29 45 4 2

Season-by-Season Fielding

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

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 613

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 Career Earnings $20,073,000

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
Nicholls State University Thibodaux LA 1994, 1995
University of San Francisco San Francisco CA 1992, 1993

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

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

  1. 98
    Scott Sullivan
    40-28, 3.98 ERA
  2. 96
    Dan Wheeler
    25-43, 3.98 ERA
  3. 88
    Bob Patterson
    39-40, 4.08 ERA
  4. 83
    Jon Rauch
    43-40, 3.90 ERA
  5. 83
    Guillermo Mota
    39-45, 3.94 ERA
  6. 83
    Fernando Salas
    25-28, 3.91 ERA

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.