Jim Abbott vs. Kid Speer — Career Comparison

Jim Abbott
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Kid Speer
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Kid Speer posted a stronger line than Jim Abbott. Kid Speer posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.83 vs 4.25) and WHIP (1.323 vs 1.451). By the career numbers, Kid Speer had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Jim Abbott and Kid Speer

Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
1.41
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.41
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.37
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.94
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.47
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.47
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.58
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.47
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.62
44.62
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.58
96.58
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.17
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.47
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
791
4.25
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.83
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5022
27
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
27
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1674
9
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.1
9
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1779
9.56
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
10.38
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.56
9.56
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
0.83
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
620
3.33
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.53
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.16
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
4.77
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.41
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.901
0.901
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.28
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.47
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.17
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.47
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7211
38.77
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
37.38
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.35
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
880
4.73
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
4.6
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.38
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.25
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.08
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.433
1.433
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.323
1.323
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6442
34.63
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
35.37
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.77
38.77
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.38
37.38

Fielding Stats for Jim Abbott and Kid Speer

Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
1.41
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.42
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.37
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.95
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5022
27
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
27
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1674
9
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
9
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.39
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.47
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
300
1.61
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.55
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
381
2.05
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
4.26
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372
2
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.03
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.414
1.414
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.833
2.833
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.58
96.58
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.09
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Abbott and Kid Speer

Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
263
6575
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PA
13
288.89
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
600
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
21
525
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
555.56
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
4.24
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
18.52
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
111.11
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-18.67
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
5.95
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
10
250
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
133.33
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2.4
2.4
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PA