Bob Gibson and Tris Speaker Comparison

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Who is the better baseball player Bob Gibson 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.

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Bob Gibson Tris Speaker
Bats Right Left
Throws Right Left
Position Starting Pitcher Center Field
Generation The Silent Generation The Lost Generation
Hall of Fame Yes Yes

Pitching Stats for Bob Gibson and Tris Speaker

Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
528
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
482
62
Tris Speaker
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
62
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
251
251
Tris Speaker
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
251
Career
162 Game Avg.
174
174
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0
174
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
59.06
59.06
Tris Speaker
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
59.06
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
255
33
Tris Speaker
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
33
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
56
7
Tris Speaker
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6
1
Tris Speaker
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1258
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.91
2.91
Career
162 Game Avg.
9
2.91
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.86
2.86
Career
162 Game Avg.
9.49
2.86
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.37
3.37
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3
3.37
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.226
0.226
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.5
0.226
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
11653
1501
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
1501
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3884.33
500.26
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
500.26
Career
162 Game Avg.
3279
422
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2
422
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
7.6
7.6
Career
162 Game Avg.
18
7.6
Career
162 Game Avg.
257
33
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0
33
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.6
0.6
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0
0.6
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.49
0.49
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0
0.49
Career
162 Game Avg.
1336
172
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0
172
Career
162 Game Avg.
118
15
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0
15
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.1
3.1
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0
3.1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3117
401
Tris Speaker
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
401
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7.22
7.22
Tris Speaker
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
7.22
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.9
5.9
Tris Speaker
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
5.9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.146
1.146
Tris Speaker
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
1.146
Career
162 Game Avg.
108
14
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0
14
Career
162 Game Avg.
102
13
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0
13
Career
162 Game Avg.
13
2
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16068
2069
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
2069
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
21
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
1420
183
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
183
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.29
3.29
Career
162 Game Avg.
9
3.29
Career
162 Game Avg.
62
8
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0
8
Career
162 Game Avg.
43
6
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
46
6
Tris Speaker
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1.188
1.188
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1.188
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
14525
1871
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
1871
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.69
2.69
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
2.69
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.266
0.266
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.5
0.266
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
37.23
37.23
Career
162 Game Avg.
36
37.23

Fielding Stats for Bob Gibson and Tris Speaker

Career
162 Game Avg.
17
5.22
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22
5.22
Career
162 Game Avg.
528
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2717
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
482
147.89
Career
162 Game Avg.
317
147.89
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
11654
3575.66
Career
162 Game Avg.
8511
3575.66
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3884.67
1191.89
Career
162 Game Avg.
2837
1191.89
Career
162 Game Avg.
291
89.28
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6935
89.28
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
484
148.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
462
148.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
42
12.89
Career
162 Game Avg.
224
12.89
Career
162 Game Avg.
817
250.67
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7621
250.67
Career
162 Game Avg.
775
237.78
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7397
237.78
Career
162 Game Avg.
94.86
94.86
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.06
94.86
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.468
1.468
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.722
1.468
Career
162 Game Avg.
46
14.11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
159
14.11
Bob Gibson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Tris Speaker
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Bob Gibson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Tris Speaker
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Bob Gibson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Tris Speaker
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Bob Gibson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Tris Speaker
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Gibson and Tris Speaker

Career
162 Game Avg.
17
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
596
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2789
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
1489
405
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
11988
405
Career
162 Game Avg.
1328
361
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
10195
361
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.206
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.345
0.206
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.588
0.588
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.945
0.588
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
74
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3514
74
Career
162 Game Avg.
201
55
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2383
55
Career
162 Game Avg.
44
12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
792
12
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
222
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
24
7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
117
7
Career
162 Game Avg.
73
20
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1131
20
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.018
0.018
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.011
0.018
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.088
0.088
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.033
0.088
Career
162 Game Avg.
103.39
28.1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2322.44
28.1
Career
162 Game Avg.
400
109
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5101
109
Career
162 Game Avg.
345
94
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4998
94
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.232
0.232
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.417
0.232
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.301
0.301
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.5
0.301
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.533
0.533
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.917
0.533
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.095
0.095
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.156
0.095
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.18
0.18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.313
0.18
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.449
0.449
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.03
0.449
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.276
0.276
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.348
0.276
Career
162 Game Avg.
132
36
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1882
36
Career
162 Game Avg.
144
39
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1529
39
Career
162 Game Avg.
252
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3294
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
99.39
27.02
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2359.23
27.02
Career
162 Game Avg.
8
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
103
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
63
17
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1381
17
Bob Gibson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Tris Speaker
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
415
113
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
323
113
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.59
3.59
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
37.11
3.59
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.15
0.15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4.28
0.15
Career
162 Game Avg.
72
20
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
309
20
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
18
5
Tris Speaker
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
13
4
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
13
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
432
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
10
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
23
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
561
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
56.52
56.52
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
77.01
56.52