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Tris Speaker Boston Red Sox

Tris Speaker

#5 RANKED AT POSITION
1907—1928
Center Field
BORN
April 4, 1888, in Hubbard, TX
BATS / THROWS
Left / Left
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
5-11 / 193
PRIMARY TEAM
Boston Red Sox
.345
BATTING AVERAGE
2789
GAMES
135.1
WAR
.428
ON-BASE PCT
1882
RUNS
62.8
WAR7
.500
SLUGGING
3514
HITS
29.3
WAR3
.928
ON-BASE + SLUGGING
117
HOME RUNS
7.8
WAR PER SEASON
That other great center fielder in the deadball era, who played very shallow.
Hall of Fame
Red Sox
ALL-TIME TEAM
1912, 1915, 1920
WORLD SERIES CHAMPION

Compared to Hall of Fame Center Fielders

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS WAR PER
Speaker
CAREER
135.1
LONG PEAK
62.8
PRIME
44.3
SHORT PEAK
29.3
JAWS
99.0
WAR PER
7.8
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER
CAREER
74.6
LONG PEAK
45.7
PRIME
33.5
SHORT PEAK
22.8
JAWS
60.2
WAR PER
5.4

Where Does Tris Speaker Rank Among Center Fielders?

RANKING CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
RANKING
5
CAREER
3
LONG PEAK
5
PRIME
5
SHORT PEAK
5
JAWS
3
RANKING
EGG RANKING
CAREER
WAR
LONG PEAK
WAR7
PRIME
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
SHORT PEAK
WAR3
JAWS
JAWS

Hall of Fame Center Fielders Wins Above Replacement Comparison

Speaker
Average HOF Center Field
150.0150.0120.0120.090.090.060.060.030.030.00.00.0135.162.844.329.398.97.874.645.733.522.860.25.4Career WARCareer WARWAR7WAR7WAR5CWAR5CWAR3WAR3JAWSJAWSWAR PER SNWAR PER SN
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