Chris Speier
1971–1989 · bats R / throws R · Chicago Cubs, Minnesota Twins, Montreal Expos, NLS, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals
2,260G
.246AVG
.327OBP
.349SLG
More career statistics
1,759H
112HR
720RBI
42SB
7Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,260 | 8,155 | 7,156 | 770 | 1,759 | 302 | 50 | 112 | 720 | 847 | 988 | 42 | 54 | 35 | 44 | 2,497 | .246 | .327 | .349 | .676 |
Streaks
12longest hitting streak · 1982-08-01 to 1982-08-12
18longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68 | Eight-RBI Game | 1982-09-22 | 1 in 1,372 games | box score ↗ |
| 61 | The Cycle | 1978-07-20 | 1 in 694 games | box score ↗ |
| 56 | Four Extra-Base Hits | 1988-07-09 | 1 in 450 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1153 | 4125 | 890 | 50 | 387 | 470 | 501 | .249 | .330 | .355 |
| Away | 1107 | 4030 | 869 | 62 | 333 | 377 | 487 | .243 | .309 | .343 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 283 | 1014 | 237 | 12 | 91 | 102 | 118 | .267 | .334 | .372 |
| May | 390 | 1454 | 313 | 20 | 130 | 150 | 169 | .246 | .318 | .355 |
| June | 404 | 1565 | 339 | 16 | 122 | 162 | 200 | .247 | .320 | .335 |
| July | 381 | 1395 | 289 | 26 | 145 | 132 | 163 | .234 | .302 | .351 |
| August | 415 | 1427 | 294 | 19 | 101 | 171 | 178 | .239 | .326 | .335 |
| September | 365 | 1225 | 267 | 19 | 126 | 116 | 154 | .244 | .313 | .349 |
| October | 22 | 75 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 6 | .328 | .453 | .410 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| los-angeles-dodgers | 222 | 794 | 178 | 11 | 73 | 70 | 92 | .252 | .312 | .356 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 219 | 772 | 165 | 13 | 81 | 86 | 94 | .248 | .325 | .375 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 213 | 796 | 174 | 13 | 75 | 62 | 92 | .240 | .296 | .338 |
| cincinnati-reds | 211 | 742 | 156 | 11 | 57 | 68 | 100 | .237 | .302 | .339 |
| new-york-mets | 211 | 755 | 166 | 8 | 65 | 74 | 101 | .248 | .318 | .353 |
| houston-astros | 207 | 742 | 147 | 11 | 53 | 101 | 108 | .234 | .334 | .338 |
| atlanta-braves | 205 | 757 | 178 | 15 | 90 | 71 | 73 | .265 | .329 | .388 |
| san-diego-padres | 202 | 736 | 156 | 10 | 63 | 91 | 80 | .247 | .336 | .356 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 |  San Francisco Giants | 157 | 601 | 141 | 8 | 46 | 4 | .235 | – | – |
| 1972 | San Francisco Giants | 150 | 562 | 151 | 15 | 71 | 9 | .269 | – | – |
| 1973 | San Francisco Giants | 153 | 542 | 135 | 11 | 71 | 4 | .249 | – | – |
| 1974 | San Francisco Giants | 141 | 501 | 125 | 9 | 53 | 3 | .250 | – | – |
| 1975 | San Francisco Giants | 141 | 487 | 132 | 10 | 69 | 4 | .271 | – | – |
| 1976 | San Francisco Giants | 145 | 495 | 112 | 3 | 40 | 2 | .226 | – | – |
| 1977 | Montreal Expos, San Francisco Giants | 145 | 548 | 128 | 5 | 38 | 1 | .234 | – | – |
| 1978 |  Montreal Expos | 150 | 501 | 126 | 5 | 51 | 1 | .251 | – | – |
| 1979 | Montreal Expos | 113 | 344 | 78 | 7 | 26 | – | .227 | – | – |
| 1980 | Montreal Expos | 128 | 388 | 103 | 1 | 32 | – | .265 | – | – |
| 1981 | Montreal Expos | 96 | 307 | 69 | 2 | 25 | 1 | .225 | – | – |
| 1982 | Montreal Expos | 156 | 530 | 136 | 7 | 60 | 1 | .257 | – | – |
| 1983 | Montreal Expos | 88 | 261 | 67 | 2 | 22 | 2 | .257 | – | – |
| 1984 | Minnesota Twins, Montreal Expos, St. Louis Cardinals | 75 | 191 | 34 | 3 | 10 | – | .178 | – | – |
| 1985 |  Chicago Cubs | 106 | 218 | 53 | 4 | 24 | 1 | .243 | – | – |
| 1986 | Chicago Cubs | 95 | 155 | 44 | 6 | 23 | 2 | .284 | – | – |
| 1987 | San Francisco Giants | 111 | 317 | 79 | 11 | 39 | 4 | .249 | – | – |
| 1988 | San Francisco Giants | 82 | 171 | 37 | 3 | 18 | 3 | .216 | – | – |
| 1989 | San Francisco Giants | 28 | 37 | 9 | – | 2 | – | .243 | – | – |