Tris Speaker
Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Tris Speaker
Nickname:
The Grey Eagle
Birthdate:
April 4, 1888 (92 y, 7 m, 13 d)
Born In:
Hubbard, OH, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
CF
Bats/Throws:
L/L
Height/Weight:
5'10"/200
Entry:
1906 Draft - Round: 1, Overall: 2, Team: Boston Americans
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
Player Awards
Award Date Team
MVP / Batter of the Year 1919 Brooklyn (MLB)
1916 Boston (MLB)
1915 Boston (MLB)
1914 Boston (MLB)
1913 Boston (MLB)
1912 Boston (MLB)
1911 (2nd) Boston (MLB)
1910 (3rd) Boston (MLB)
1909 (3rd) Boston (MLB)
Rookie of the Year 1907 Boston (MLB)
League Champ 1914 Boston (MLB)
1913 Boston (MLB)
Gold Glove 1919 - CF Brooklyn (MLB)
1918 - CF Brooklyn (MLB)
1917 - CF Brooklyn (MLB)
1916 - CF Boston (MLB)
1915 - CF Boston (MLB)
1914 - CF Boston (MLB)
Silver Slugger 1924 - CF Brooklyn (MLB)
1920 - CF Brooklyn (MLB)
1919 - CF Brooklyn (MLB)
1918 - CF Brooklyn (MLB)
1916 - CF Boston (MLB)
1915 - CF Boston (MLB)
1914 - CF Boston (MLB)
1913 - CF Boston (MLB)
1912 - CF Boston (MLB)
1908 - CF Boston (MLB)
1907 - CF Boston (MLB)
Batter of the Month May 1920 Brooklyn (MLB)
Sep 1919 Brooklyn (MLB)
Aug 1919 Brooklyn (MLB)
Jul 1918 Brooklyn (MLB)
May 1918 Brooklyn (MLB)
May 1916 Boston (MLB)
Jun 1915 Boston (MLB)
Oct 1913 Boston (MLB)
Jul 1913 Boston (MLB)
Jun 1913 Boston (MLB)
May 1913 Boston (MLB)
Jul 1911 Boston (MLB)
Oct 1910 Boston (MLB)
Jun 1909 Boston (MLB)
Player of the Week Aug 21, 1922 Buffalo (AAA)
Sep 19, 1921 Brooklyn (MLB)
Aug 30, 1920 Brooklyn (MLB)
Aug 18, 1919 Brooklyn (MLB)
Jun 25, 1917 Brooklyn (MLB)
May 10, 1915 Boston (MLB)
Jul 13, 1914 Boston (MLB)
Sep 29, 1913 Boston (MLB)
Jun 2, 1913 Boston (MLB)
May 19, 1913 Boston (MLB)
Sep 30, 1912 Boston (MLB)
Jul 3, 1911 Boston (MLB)
Jun 26, 1911 Boston (MLB)
May 8, 1911 Boston (MLB)
Jul 11, 1910 Boston (MLB)
Jun 1, 1908 Boston (MLB)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score
Black Ink44
Grey Ink361
Similar Players (CF)
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year GS Rank
1907 153 4
1908 153 5
1909 153 3
1910 154 1
1911 151 9
1912 151 6
1914 151 2
1916 150 10
1918 148 6
Year PA Rank
1907 667 9
1908 684 3
1909 676 3
1910 704 1
1911 686 4
1912 674 6
1913 682 2
1914 665 3
1915 663 4
1916 680 3
1917 661 1
1918 651 2
1919 589 5
1925 656 4
Year AB Rank
1907 598 6
1908 602 5
1909 577 9
1910 576 6
1911 590 7
1914 573 9
1918 563 8
Year Hits Rank
1907 180 5
1908 185 5
1909 174 4
1910 189 4
1911 222 2
1912 192 4
1913 209 1
1914 187 2
1915 178 5
1916 172 6
1918 167 7
1919 161 6
1920 184 8
1925 188 4
Year TB Rank
1907 251 3
1908 262 3
1909 245 4
1910 266 3
1911 298 3
1912 283 3
1913 313 1
1914 267 2
1915 242 5
1916 239 6
1918 232 3
1919 226 4
1920 263 7
1925 278 8
Year 2B Rank
1907 29 3
1908 23 8
1909 37 2
1910 30 3
1912 41 2
1913 47 1
1914 31 5
1915 26 8
1916 40 1
1918 31 3
1919 33 2
1920 35 10
1924 46 1
1925 43 2
1926 45 1
1927 43 6
Year 3B Rank
1907 12 5
1908 18 1
1909 14 4
1911 23 2
1913 21 2
1914 23 2
1918 17 2
1919 10 7
1920 13 6
Year HR Rank
1907 6 3
1908 6 4
1910 9 1
1912 8 4
1913 5 7
Year SB Rank
1907 44 5
1908 47 4
1909 46 4
1910 63 1
1911 55 4
1912 51 3
1913 47 3
1915 33 9
1916 54 2
Year RBI Rank
1907 73 5
1910 87 3
1911 98 4
1912 95 5
1913 92 3
1915 77 5
1919 65 9
Year R Rank
1908 82 5
1910 100 1
1911 95 10
1912 101 5
1913 116 1
1914 87 3
1916 108 1
1917 79 9
1918 76 3
1919 81 2
1925 100 8
Year BB Rank
1909 70 5
1910 92 3
1912 96 6
1913 92 3
1914 65 9
1915 82 9
1916 98 2
1917 86 2
1918 67 9
1919 66 2
1920 71 5
1923 71 8
1924 82 6
1925 90 2
1926 86 1
1927 94 2
Year IBB Rank
1908 16 6
1909 17 2
1911 19 1
1912 18 2
1913 13 6
1914 17 1
1915 14 4
1916 14 2
1917 7 10
1918 8 8
1920 12 1
1922 11 9
1923 12 1
1925 17 1
1926 8 4
1927 10 3
Year HBP Rank
1909 11 6
1910 11 8
1911 13 5
1913 8 6
1915 7 9
1916 9 5
1917 12 4
1919 7 6
1920 6 7
Year SH Rank
1910 17 8
Year SF Rank
1907 5 9
1910 8 4
1911 7 1
1912 6 9
1914 8 5
1919 6 5
1920 6 9
Year XBH Rank
1907 47 2
1908 47 3
1909 53 3
1910 49 2
1911 49 7
1912 62 2
1913 73 1
1914 55 2
1915 43 7
1916 52 2
1918 48 1
1919 47 2
1920 54 6
1924 57 6
1925 61 8
1926 60 9
Year Avg Rank
1907 0.301 10
1908 0.307 5
1909 0.302 5
1910 0.328 5
1911 0.376 2
1912 0.344 4
1913 0.373 1
1914 0.326 2
1915 0.316 5
1916 0.304 10
1918 0.297 9
1919 0.318 4
1920 0.337 5
1923 0.332 5
1924 0.346 5
1925 0.336 4
Year OBP Rank
1908 0.378 5
1909 0.385 4
1910 0.425 3
1911 0.450 2
1912 0.441 1
1913 0.465 1
1914 0.395 5
1915 0.406 4
1916 0.413 3
1917 0.388 4
1918 0.375 3
1919 0.400 3
1920 0.415 2
1923 0.429 2
1924 0.433 2
1925 0.425 4
1926 0.383 9
Year SLG Rank
1907 0.420 4
1908 0.435 2
1909 0.425 3
1910 0.462 3
1911 0.505 3
1912 0.507 2
1913 0.559 1
1914 0.466 2
1915 0.429 7
1916 0.423 6
1918 0.412 4
1919 0.447 3
1920 0.482 4
1923 0.479 8
1924 0.479 8
Year ISO Rank
1907 0.119 3
1908 0.128 1
1909 0.123 3
1910 0.134 3
1911 0.129 7
1912 0.163 2
1913 0.186 2
1914 0.140 2
1915 0.114 7
1916 0.119 7
1918 0.116 3
1919 0.129 4
1920 0.145 9
Year OPS Rank
1907 0.781 7
1908 0.813 3
1909 0.810 3
1910 0.887 3
1911 0.955 2
1912 0.949 2
1913 1.024 1
1914 0.861 2
1915 0.835 7
1916 0.836 3
1917 0.756 7
1918 0.787 4
1919 0.847 3
1920 0.897 2
1923 0.908 4
1924 0.912 5
1925 0.922 7
Year G Rank
1907 153 5
1908 153 10
1909 154 1
1910 154 1
1911 154 1
1912 154 1
1913 153 3
1914 153 3
1915 155 1
1917 152 10
1919 140 1
1920 150 8
1925 151 7
Year WAR Rank
1907 5.9 9
1908 8.0 4
1909 9.6 3
1910 8.6 2
1911 8.2 2
1912 9.5 1
1913 11.3 1
1914 8.7 1
1915 9.4 1
1916 10.0 1
1917 8.1 3
1918 8.5 3
1919 9.6 1
1920 6.4 3
1921 4.3 10
1924 6.6 2
1925 6.6 5