Rick Dempsey and Tris Speaker Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Rick Dempsey or Tris Speaker? It is a simple question that does not always have a simple answer. I assume that if you are here, you have questions about who is best in your match up or you need help changing someone's mind. I can't guarantee it will work, but good luck nonetheless.

If you are less interested in a Rick Dempsey vs. Tris Speaker comparison and are more interested to see if one is tracking the other, then you are in luck! Click the “View Charts” link in the stat box to see how they compare over their careers. The data table and charts on these pages visualize how each player has progressed through their careers. They also summarizes both players' career performance.

Rick Dempsey Tris Speaker
Bats Right Left
Throws Right Left
Position Catcher Center Field
Generation Baby Boomers The Lost Generation
Hall of Fame No Yes

Hitting Stats for Rick Dempsey and Tris Speaker

Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
22
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1766
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2789
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
5407
496
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
11988
496
Career
162 Game Avg.
4692
430
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
10195
430
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.233
0.233
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.345
0.233
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.692
0.692
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.945
0.692
Career
162 Game Avg.
1093
100
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3514
100
Career
162 Game Avg.
762
70
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2383
70
Career
162 Game Avg.
223
20
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162 Game Avg.
792
20
Career
162 Game Avg.
12
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
222
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
96
9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
117
9
Career
162 Game Avg.
331
30
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1131
30
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.02
0.02
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.011
0.02
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.088
0.088
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.033
0.088
Career
162 Game Avg.
536.05
49.17
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2322.44
49.17
Career
162 Game Avg.
1628
149
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5101
149
Career
162 Game Avg.
1703
156
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4998
156
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.315
0.315
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.417
0.315
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.347
0.347
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.5
0.347
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.662
0.662
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.917
0.662
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.114
0.114
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.156
0.114
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.228
0.228
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.313
0.228
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.602
0.602
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.03
0.602
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.256
0.256
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.348
0.256
Career
162 Game Avg.
525
48
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1882
48
Career
162 Game Avg.
471
43
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1529
43
Career
162 Game Avg.
900
83
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3294
83
Career
162 Game Avg.
552.89
50.72
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2359.23
50.72
Career
162 Game Avg.
18
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
103
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
592
54
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1381
54
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
13
1
Tris Speaker
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
736
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
323
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
7.35
7.35
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162 Game Avg.
37.11
7.35
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.8
0.8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4.28
0.8
Career
162 Game Avg.
63
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
309
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
4
Tris Speaker
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
131
12
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0
12
Career
162 Game Avg.
20
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
432
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
19
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
39
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
561
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
51.28
51.28
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
77.01
51.28

Fielding Stats for Rick Dempsey and Tris Speaker

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162 Game Avg.
24
2.34
Career
162 Game Avg.
22
2.34
Career
162 Game Avg.
1662
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2717
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1353
131.88
Career
162 Game Avg.
317
131.88
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162 Game Avg.
37342
3639.83
Career
162 Game Avg.
8511
3639.83
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12447.3
1213.28
Career
162 Game Avg.
2837
1213.28
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7402
721.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
6935
721.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
771
75.15
Career
162 Game Avg.
462
75.15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
100
9.75
Career
162 Game Avg.
224
9.75
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8273
806.39
Career
162 Game Avg.
7621
806.39
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8173
796.65
Career
162 Game Avg.
7397
796.65
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
98.79
98.79
Career
162 Game Avg.
97.06
98.79
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4.918
4.918
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.722
4.918
Career
162 Game Avg.
114
11.11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
159
11.11
Career
162 Game Avg.
61
5.95
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0
5.95
Rick Dempsey
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Tris Speaker
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
770
75.05
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0
75.05
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
507
49.42
Tris Speaker
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
49.42

Pitching Stats for Rick Dempsey and Tris Speaker

Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
68
Rick Dempsey
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Tris Speaker
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Rick Dempsey
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Tris Speaker
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Rick Dempsey
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Tris Speaker
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Rick Dempsey
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Tris Speaker
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Rick Dempsey
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Tris Speaker
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Rick Dempsey
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Tris Speaker
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Rick Dempsey
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Tris Speaker
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
34
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
34
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
4.5
4.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
9
4.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
6.48
6.48
Career
162 Game Avg.
9.49
6.48
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.5
4.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3
4.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.333
0.333
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.5
0.333
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6
204
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
204
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
102
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2
102
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
13.5
13.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
18
13.5
Rick Dempsey
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Tris Speaker
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Rick Dempsey
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Tris Speaker
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Rick Dempsey
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Tris Speaker
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
34
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0
34
Rick Dempsey
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Tris Speaker
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.5
4.5
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0
4.5
Rick Dempsey
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Tris Speaker
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Rick Dempsey
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Tris Speaker
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Rick Dempsey
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Tris Speaker
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.5
0.5
Tris Speaker
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0.5
Rick Dempsey
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Tris Speaker
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Rick Dempsey
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Tris Speaker
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Rick Dempsey
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Tris Speaker
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
10
340
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
340
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
34
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
34
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
4.5
4.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
9
4.5
Rick Dempsey
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Tris Speaker
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Rick Dempsey
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Tris Speaker
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Rick Dempsey
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Tris Speaker
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
9
306
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
306
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.5
0.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.333
0.333
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.5
0.333
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
45
Career
162 Game Avg.
36
45