Bill James and Tris Speaker Comparison

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Bill James Tris Speaker
Bats Right Left
Throws Right Left
Position Starting Pitcher Center Field
Generation The Lost Generation The Lost Generation
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for Bill James and Tris Speaker

Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
84
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
61
49
Tris Speaker
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
49
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
37
37
Tris Speaker
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
37
Career
162 Game Avg.
21
21
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0
21
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
63.79
63.79
Tris Speaker
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
63.79
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
44
36
Tris Speaker
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
36
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5
4
Tris Speaker
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2
2
Tris Speaker
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
137
111
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
111
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.28
2.28
Career
162 Game Avg.
9
2.28
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.97
2.97
Career
162 Game Avg.
9.49
2.97
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.63
3.63
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3
3.63
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.235
0.235
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.5
0.235
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1625
1315
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
1315
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
541.67
438.49
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
438.49
Career
162 Game Avg.
469
380
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2
380
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
7.79
7.79
Career
162 Game Avg.
18
7.79
Career
162 Game Avg.
14
11
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0
11
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.23
0.23
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0
0.23
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.17
0.17
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0
0.17
Career
162 Game Avg.
199
161
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0
161
Bill James
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Tris Speaker
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.31
3.31
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0
3.31
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
253
205
Tris Speaker
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
205
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4.2
4.2
Tris Speaker
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
4.2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.01
3.01
Tris Speaker
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
3.01
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.834
0.834
Tris Speaker
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0.834
Career
162 Game Avg.
17
14
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0
14
Career
162 Game Avg.
22
18
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0
18
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
2
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2217
1795
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
1795
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20
16
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
16
Career
162 Game Avg.
196
159
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
159
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.26
3.26
Career
162 Game Avg.
9
3.26
Bill James
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Tris Speaker
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Bill James
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Tris Speaker
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Bill James
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Tris Speaker
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1.233
1.233
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1.233
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1996
1616
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
1616
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.33
2.33
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
2.33
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.261
0.261
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.5
0.261
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
36.84
36.84
Career
162 Game Avg.
36
36.84

Fielding Stats for Bill James and Tris Speaker

Career
162 Game Avg.
4
7.71
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22
7.71
Career
162 Game Avg.
84
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2717
162
Bill James
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
317
0
Bill James
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8511
0
Bill James
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2837
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
13
25.07
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6935
25.07
Career
162 Game Avg.
148
285.43
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
462
285.43
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
17
32.79
Career
162 Game Avg.
224
32.79
Career
162 Game Avg.
178
343.29
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7621
343.29
Career
162 Game Avg.
161
310.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7397
310.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
90.45
90.45
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.06
90.45
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.917
1.917
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.722
1.917
Career
162 Game Avg.
9
17.36
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
159
17.36
Bill James
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Tris Speaker
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Bill James
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Tris Speaker
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Bill James
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Tris Speaker
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Bill James
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Tris Speaker
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill James and Tris Speaker

Career
162 Game Avg.
4
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
88
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2789
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
210
387
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
11988
387
Career
162 Game Avg.
199
366
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
10195
366
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.231
0.231
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.345
0.231
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.529
0.529
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.945
0.529
Career
162 Game Avg.
46
85
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3514
85
Career
162 Game Avg.
41
75
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2383
75
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
792
9
Bill James
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
222
0
Bill James
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
117
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1131
9
Bill James
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.011
0
Bill James
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.033
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
12.16
22.38
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2322.44
22.38
Career
162 Game Avg.
51
94
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5101
94
Career
162 Game Avg.
49
90
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4998
90
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.233
0.233
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.417
0.233
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.256
0.256
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.5
0.256
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.49
0.49
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.917
0.49
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.025
0.025
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.156
0.025
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.169
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.313
0.169
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.366
0.366
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.03
0.366
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.297
0.297
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.348
0.297
Career
162 Game Avg.
18
33
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1882
33
Career
162 Game Avg.
9
17
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1529
17
Career
162 Game Avg.
27
50
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3294
50
Career
162 Game Avg.
13.98
25.74
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2359.23
25.74
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
103
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1381
4
Bill James
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Tris Speaker
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
44
81
Career
162 Game Avg.
323
81
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.77
4.77
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
37.11
4.77
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0.05
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4.28
0.05
Career
162 Game Avg.
8
15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
309
15
Bill James
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Tris Speaker
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Bill James
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Tris Speaker
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
432
4
Bill James
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
561
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
100
100
Career
162 Game Avg.
77.01
100