Wally Gilbert vs. Bob Speake — Career Comparison

Wally Gilbert
Lost GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueThird Baseman
Bob Speake
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueUnknown

Looking at the career totals, Wally Gilbert and Bob Speake are closely matched on the surface stats. Bob Speake posted stronger numbers in OPS (.712 vs .663) and slugging (.406 vs .341). Wally Gilbert had the advantage in on-base percentage (.322 vs .306). By the career numbers, Bob Speake had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Wally Gilbert and Bob Speake

Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
591
138.62
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
305
214.54
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2558
600
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PA
853
600
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2317
543.47
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PA
761
535.29
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.689
0.689
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
624
146.36
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PA
170
119.58
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
488
114.46
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PA
103
72.45
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
26.27
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PA
26
18.29
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
3.99
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.03
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.64
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
21.81
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
31.9
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
47.13
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
267.52
62.75
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99.52
70.01
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
791
185.54
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
309
217.35
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
803
188.35
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PA
256
180.07
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.663
0.663
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.707
0.707
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.585
0.585
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
301
70.6
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
77.37
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
50.2
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
73.15
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
508
119.16
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
183
128.72
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
302.63
70.98
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PA
96.3
67.74
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
3.99
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.22
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
38
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
56.27
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.22
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
30.73
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PA
158
111.14
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.53
19.53
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PA
5.4
5.4
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.24
1.24
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
0.51
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
14.54
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.41
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.81
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PA
6
4.22
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
4.93
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.63
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
7.74
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
4.93
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
13.36
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PA
42.11
42.11

Fielding Stats for Wally Gilbert and Bob Speake

Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Bob Speake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
587
Bob Speake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.04
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.01
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4472
27
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1490.2
9
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
512
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
652
3.94
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1157
Bob Speake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.33
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1763
Bob Speake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
720
4.35
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1669
Bob Speake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
706
4.26
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.67
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.06
98.06
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.843
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.105
4.105
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.67
97.67
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
Bob Speake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.18
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Speake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Speake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Speake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Speake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0