Eric Karros vs. Tris Speaker — Career Comparison

Eric Karros
Gen XNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerRookie of the Year
Tris Speaker
Lost GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueHall of FameCenter FielderMVP

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Tris Speaker comes out clearly ahead of Eric Karros across most offensive categories. Tris Speaker led in contact rate (K%+ 266 vs 89), walk rate (BB%+ 139 vs 90), and slugging (SLG+ 152 vs 118). Tris Speaker was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Eric Karros and Tris Speaker

Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1755
148.31
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2789
139.59
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
7100
600
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11988
600
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6441
544.31
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10195
510.26
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.791
0.791
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.943
0.943
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
1724
145.69
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3514
175.88
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
1105
93.38
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2383
119.27
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
324
27.38
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
792
39.64
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
11
0.93
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
222
11.11
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
284
24
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 600 PA
117
5.86
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
619
52.31
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1131
56.61
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
937.98
79.27
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2311.5
115.69
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
2922
246.93
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5101
255.31
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
2307
194.96
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4998
250.15
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.428
0.428
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.454
0.454
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.779
0.779
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.928
0.928
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.723
0.723
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.026
1.026
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
797
67.35
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1882
94.19
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1027
86.79
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1529
76.53
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
1540
130.14
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3294
164.86
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
948.18
80.13
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2347.41
117.49
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
31
2.62
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
5.16
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
552
46.65
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1381
69.12
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
1.77
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
1167
98.62
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
19.67
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
6.08
6.08
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.5
30.5
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.51
3.51
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
15.47
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
6.42
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
181
15.3
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
59
4.99
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
21.62
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
30
2.54
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
7.86
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
89
7.52
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
589
29.48
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
66.29
66.29
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73.34
73.34

Fielding Stats for Eric Karros and Tris Speaker

Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
1698
1.05
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2717
8.62
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1661
1.03
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
1.01
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43608
27
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8511
27
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14536
9
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2837
9
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14056
8.7
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6935
22
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1359
0.84
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.47
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.07
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
0.71
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15526
9.61
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7621
24.18
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15415
9.54
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7397
23.47
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.29
99.29
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.06
97.06
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.078
9.078
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.723
2.723
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.82
97.82
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.67
11.67
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1257
0.78
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
0.5
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0