What years did Ryan Speier play?

Ryan Speier played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2009.

Was Ryan Speier a pitcher?

Yes. Ryan Speier pitched in the major leagues, recording 7 wins and 58 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Ryan Speier hit?

Ryan Speier hit 0 career home runs.

What was Ryan Speier's career batting average?

Ryan Speier batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 5 at bats.

What was Ryan Speier's career ERA?

Ryan Speier finished with a 3.99 career ERA, going 7-3 with 58 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Ryan Speier have?

Ryan Speier recorded 58 career strikeouts.

Ryan Speier

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2005-2009)

Ryan Speier was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2009 for the Colorado Rockies, a span of 5 seasons. Across 90 career appearances, he went 7-3 with a 3.99 ERA and 58 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 991.0.

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 7–3

ERA 3.99

WHIP 1.47

SO 58

Pitcher PIV 991.0

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'7" / 210 lb
Born: 7/24/1979 in Frankfort, KY, USA
MLB Debut: 2005-04-04
Last Game: 2009-04-18

Full name: Ryan Andrew Speier

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Career Pitching Statistics

Ryan Speier — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
7	3	90	0	0	0	0	99.1	104	44	4	42	58	3.99	991.0

Career ERA 3.99 vs. league average 4.35 across their career seasons — 8.4% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Ryan Speier — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2005	COL	NL	2	1	22	24.2	26	10	13	10	3.65	4.29 (+15%)	234.9
2007	COL	NL	3	1	20	18.0	20	8	8	13	4.00	4.47 (+11%)	205.8
2008	COL	NL	2	1	43	51.0	52	23	18	33	4.06	4.32 (+6%)	550.2
2009	COL	NL	0	0	5	5.2	6	3	3	2	4.76	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			7	3	90	99.1	104	44	42	58	3.99	—	991

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

Ryan Speier — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
90	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .419 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .752 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Ryan Speier — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2005	COL	NL	22	2	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	COL	NL	20	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	COL	NL	43	3	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	COL	NL	5	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			90	5	3	.000	—	—	—	—	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

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

Playoff Batting by Year

Ryan Speier — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2007	NLCS	COL	1	.000
2007	NLDS2	COL	1	.000
2007	WS	COL	1	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Ryan Speier — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	3	0	1	2.1	1	0	3	1	0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Ryan Speier — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	SV	IP	H	BB	SO
2007	NLCS	COL	1	1	1.0	0	0	1
2007	NLDS2	COL	1	0	1.1	1	0	0
2007	WS	COL	1	0	0.0	0	3	0

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Ryan Speier — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	48	3	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	41	2	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Ryan Speier — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	48	48.2	61	26	24	21	4.81
Away	41	50.1	43	18	18	36	3.22

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Ryan Speier — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
2009-04-18	COL	LAD	—	2.0	2	1	1	1	1
2009-04-13	COL	CHC	—	1.0	2	1	1	1	0
2009-04-11	COL	PHI	—	0.1	1	0	0	0	0
2009-04-08	COL	AZ	—	1.0	0	1	1	0	0
2009-04-06	COL	AZ	—	1.1	1	0	0	1	1
2008-09-27	COL	AZ	—	2.0	1	0	0	1	1
2008-09-26	COL	AZ	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
2008-09-23	COL	SFG	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	0
2008-09-20	COL	AZ	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	1
2008-09-17	COL	SDP	—	1.1	1	0	0	1	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Ryan Speier — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	90	0	3	16	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Ryan Speier — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A
2005	COL	P	22	1	7
2007	COL	P	20	0	2
2008	COL	P	43	2	5
2009	COL	P	5	0	2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Ryan Speier — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	90

Salary History

Ryan Speier — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2009	COL	NL	$407,000
2005	COL	NL	$316,000
Total Career Earnings			$723,000

College History

Ryan Speier — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Radford University	Radford	VA	1998, 1999, 2000, 2001

Ryan Speier: the record in brief

Between the debut on April 4, 2005 and the final game on April 18, 2009, Ryan Speier built the record summarized on this page. Speier's only club in the season tables is the Colorado Rockies. At 6-foot-7 and 210 pounds, Speier is listed as a pitcher. The bio says Speier batted and threw right-handed. Speier was born on July 24, 1979, in Frankfort, KY, USA. On the record, Ryan Speier was born Ryan Andrew Speier.

Across 90 games (0 starts), Speier recorded 7 wins against 3 losses with a 3.99 ERA. The same table counts 58 strikeouts. That 3.99 ERA compares with a 4.35 league average across the same seasons, 8.4% better. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 4.06 in 2008, when the league's was 4.32. Speier's career Pitcher PIV, which scores run prevention against each season's league, is 991.0.

Pitching in the playoffs, Speier went 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA in 3 games. Those appearances came in 2007.

Frequently Asked Questions about Ryan Speier

What years did Ryan Speier play?: Ryan Speier played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2009.
Was Ryan Speier a pitcher?: Yes. Ryan Speier pitched in the major leagues, recording 7 wins and 58 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Ryan Speier hit?: Ryan Speier hit 0 career home runs.
What was Ryan Speier's career batting average?: Ryan Speier batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 5 at bats.
What was Ryan Speier's career ERA?: Ryan Speier finished with a 3.99 career ERA, going 7-3 with 58 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Ryan Speier have?: Ryan Speier recorded 58 career strikeouts.