Horace Speed
Horace Arthur Speed
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: October 4, 1951 in Los Angeles, CA
High School: Banning (Compton, CA)
Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 3rd round of the 1969 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 10, 1975
Final Game: June 26, 1979
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1975 SFG NL 23 OF 9 3 39.0 10 9 0 1 0 .900 -0.6 -18.5 -0.6 0.1 -0.6 0 2.08 1.00 .980 2.28 2.01
1975 SFG NL 23 LF 5 2 23.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 0.4 20.9 0.4 0.4 0.1 0 2.35 1.20 .967 2.11 1.72
1975 SFG NL 23 RF 5 1 16.0 3 2 0 1 0 .667 -1.0 -75.0 -1.0 -0.3 -0.7 0 1.12 0.40 .967 2.02 1.74
1978 CLE AL 26 OF 61 27 318.2 88 85 1 2 0 .977 1.2 4.5 1.2 0.5 0.7 0 2.43 1.41 .980 2.47 2.13
1978 CLE AL 26 RF 31 11 151.1 36 34 1 1 0 .972 -0.3 -2.4 -0.3 -0.6 0.3 0 2.08 1.13 .978 2.24 1.85
1978 CLE AL 26 CF 22 14 127.1 42 41 0 1 0 .976 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.7 0.7 0 2.90 1.86 .983 2.97 2.64
1978 CLE AL 26 LF 12 2 40.0 11 11 0 0 0 1.000 1.5 45.0 1.5 1.8 -0.3 0 2.48 0.92 .973 2.20 1.78
1978 CLE AL 26 DH 3
1979 CLE AL 27 OF 16 2 53.2 16 14 0 2 0 .875 -0.1 -2.2 -0.1 -0.4 0.2 0 2.35 0.88 .981 2.47 2.13
1979 CLE AL 27 LF 10 1 30.1 10 9 0 1 0 .900 0.3 11.9 0.3 0.3 -0.1 0 2.67 0.90 .980 2.23 1.80
1979 CLE AL 27 DH 4
1979 CLE AL 27 CF 3 1 16.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -15.0 -0.2 -0.8 0.6 0 1.69 1.00 .967 2.92 2.63
1979 CLE AL 27 RF 3 0 7.1 3 2 0 1 0 .667 -0.2 -32.7 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 0 2.45 0.67 1.000 2.21 1.87
3 Seasons OF 86 32 411.1 114 108 1 5 0 .956 0.5 1.5 0.5 0.2 0.3 0 2.38 1.27 .980 2.45 2.12
3 Seasons RF 39 12 174.2 42 38 1 3 0 .929 -1.5 -10.3 -1.5 -0.8 -0.7 0 2.01 1.00 .979 2.22 1.84
3 Seasons LF 27 5 93.1 27 26 0 1 0 .963 2.2 28.3 2.2 2.5 -0.3 0 2.51 0.96 .974 2.19 1.78
2 Seasons CF 25 15 143.1 45 44 0 1 0 .978 -0.2 -1.7 -0.2 -1.5 1.3 0 2.76 1.76 .982 2.96 2.64
2 Seasons DH 7
3 Seasons TOT 86 32 411.1 114 108 1 5 0 .956 0.5 1.5 0.5 0.2 0.3 0 2.38 1.27 .936 2.45 2.12

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1975 SFG NL 23 17 3 17 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 9 0 1 10
1978 CLE AL 26 70 27 70 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 22 31 61 0 5 12
1979 CLE AL 27 26 2 26 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 3 16 0 0 14
3 Seasons 113 32 113 86 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 25 39 86 0 6 36
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1975 SFG NL 23 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 76 63% 79% 26% 7 29%
1978 CLE AL 26 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 5 3 0 4 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 13 7 53.8% 6 0 0.0% 1 681 63% 75% 24% 72 49%
1979 CLE AL 27 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 31 52% 87% 45% 4 50%
3 Seasons 3 0 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 7 4 0 4 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 15 8 53.3% 7 0 0.0% 1 788 62% 76% 25% 83 47%
MLB Averages 42.7% 3.0% 58% 79% 26% 52%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1975 SFG NL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 3 75.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 108 63% 70% 19% 12 50%
1978 CLE AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 5 4 80.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 171 55% 75% 26% 19 58%
1979 CLE AL 27 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 33.3% 2 0 0.0% 0 150 71% 74% 29% 21 43%
3 Seasons 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 1 1 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 3 3 0 12 8 66.7% 4 0 0.0% 0 429 62% 74% 25% 52 50%
MLB Averages 57.5% 2.9% 58% 79% 26% 48%

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1978 CLE AL 26 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 7 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 14 5 35.7% 9 0 0.0% 0 585 58% 81% 28% 66 62%
1979 CLE AL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 74 51% 73% 30% 5 60%
2 Seasons 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 7 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 14 5 35.7% 9 0 0.0% 0 659 57% 80% 28% 71 62%
MLB Averages 43.0% 2.3% 58% 79% 26% 58%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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