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Tim Spehr
Timothy Joseph Spehr

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 200 lb.
School Arizona State University

Debut July 18, 1991
  vs. BAL 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game September 28, 1999
Born July 2, 1966 in Excelsior Springs, MO

Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 5th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 21, 1988. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1991 24 KCR AL  37   74    7   14   5  0   3   14   1  0   9  18  .189  .282  .378   82   28   3   1   0   1   2
 1993 26 MON NL  53   87   14   20   6  0   2   10   2  0   6  20  .230  .281  .368   69   32   3   2   1   1   0
 1994 27 MON NL  52   36    8    9   3  1   0    5   2  0   4  11  .250  .325  .389   85   14   1   0   0   0   0
 1995 28 MON NL  41   35    4    9   5  0   1    3   0  0   6   7  .257  .366  .486  119   17   3   0   0   0   0
 1996 29 MON NL  63   44    4    4   1  0   1    3   1  0   3  15  .091  .167  .182   -9    8   1   0   0   1   1
 1997 30 TOT     25   49    5    9   1  0   2    6   1  0   2  16  .184  .231  .327   43   16   0   0   0   1   0
         KCR AL  17   35    3    6   0  0   1    2   0  0   2  12  .171  .237  .257   29    9   0   0   0   1   0
         ATL NL   8   14    2    3   1  0   1    4   1  0   0   4  .214  .214  .500   79    7   0   0   0   0   0
 1998 31 TOT     32   76    8   13   3  0   1    5   1  0  15  19  .171  .337  .250   58   19   1   0   1   4   1
         NYM NL  21   51    3    7   1  0   0    3   1  0   7  16  .137  .267  .157   16    8   0   0   1   2   0
         KCR AL  11   25    5    6   2  0   1    2   0  0   8   3  .240  .457  .440  135   11   1   0   0   2   1
 1999 32 KCR AL  60  155   26   32   7  0   9   26   1  0  22  47  .206  .324  .426   88   66   2   2   0   6   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 8 Seasons      363  556   76  110  31  1  19   72   9  0  67 153  .198  .298  .360   71  200  14   5   2  14   6
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        248   34   49  14  0   8   32   4  0  30  68  .198  .298  .360   71   89   6   2   1   6   3
 Career High     63  155   26   32   7  1   9   26   2  0  22  47                          66   3   2   1   6   2
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1991 24 KCR AL   88   66    8   3.3    97| .189  .260| .282  .329| .378  .395| .660  .724|  82  .353  -1.8  -0.2 100%
 1993 26 MON NL   99   72   10   3.7   108| .230  .277| .281  .343| .368  .422| .649  .765|  69  .400  -3.9  -0.4 100%
 1994 27 MON NL   41   28    5   4.8   110| .250  .275| .325  .343| .389  .431| .714  .774|  85  .488  -0.8  -0.1 100%
 1995 28 MON NL   44   29    7   6.5   110| .257  .275| .366  .345| .486  .429| .852  .774| 119  .630   1.2   0.1   0%
 1996 29 MON NL   49   42    1   0.6   108| .091  .272| .167  .342| .182  .426| .349  .768|  -9  .024  -7.3  -0.7 100%
 1997 30 TOT      52   40    4   2.7   110| .184  .272| .231  .343| .327  .430| .558  .773|  43  .237  -4.5  -0.5 100%
         KCR AL   38   29    2   1.8   110| .171  .272| .237  .342| .257  .431| .494  .773|  29  .133  -3.9  -0.4   0%
         ATL NL   14   11    2   4.9   110| .214  .273| .214  .345| .500  .428| .714  .773|  79  .500  -0.6  -0.1 100%
 1998 31 TOT      96   65    9   3.7   108| .171  .269| .337  .339| .250  .426| .587  .766|  58  .368  -4.1  -0.4 100%
         NYM NL   60   44    3   1.8   107| .137  .268| .267  .338| .157  .422| .424  .760|  16  .143  -6.2  -0.6 100%
         KCR AL   36   21    6   7.6   111| .240  .273| .457  .342| .440  .434| .897  .776| 135  .669   2.1   0.2   0%
 1999 32 KCR AL  187  129   24   5.0   116| .206  .277| .324  .350| .426  .444| .750  .794|  88  .461  -2.9  -0.3 100%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 8 Seasons       656  471   68   3.9   109| .198  .273| .298  .343| .360  .427| .658  .770|  71  .386 -24.0  -2.5 100%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1991 24 KCR AL C 37 190 19 3 3 .986 .990 5.65 5.28 8.17 6.49 27 230.3 5 2 13 14 1993 26 MON NL C 49 166 22 9 3 .954 .989 3.84 5.75 7.00 6.74 26 241.7 0 5 39 16 1994 27 MON NL C 46 102 6 0 1 1.000 .991 2.35 6.15 9.75 7.10 1 99.7 2 1 7 1 LF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.45 6.00 1.80 0 3.0 1995 28 MON NL C 38 92 12 1 3 .990 .989 2.74 6.34 8.51 7.40 7 110.0 0 3 14 6 1996 29 MON NL C 58 121 7 2 0 .985 .989 2.21 6.33 8.10 7.50 7 142.3 1 3 16 2 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 2.57 0 0.7 1997 30 TOT C 24 110 11 2 1 .984 .990 5.04 6.23 8.38 7.30 14 130.0 0 5 14 8 KCR AL C 17 78 7 0 1 1.000 .991 5.00 6.08 8.14 7.15 12 94.0 0 3 12 4 ATL NL C 7 32 4 2 0 .947 .989 5.14 6.59 9.00 7.68 2 36.0 0 2 2 4 1998 31 TOT C 32 180 12 0 1 1.000 .990 6.00 6.37 7.20 7.36 26 240.0 1 8 17 9 NYM NL C 21 118 10 0 1 1.000 .990 6.10 6.47 7.84 7.50 15 147.0 1 6 12 7 1B 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 8.00 18.00 9.90 0 1.0 KCR AL C 11 62 2 0 0 1.000 .991 5.82 6.17 6.19 7.13 11 93.0 0 2 5 2 1999 32 KCR AL C 59 274 11 3 4 .990 .991 4.83 6.11 5.64 6.98 53 454.7 3 8 35 8
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1998 31 NYM NL 1B 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 8.00 18.00 9.90 0 1.0 1991 24 KCR AL C 37 190 19 3 3 .986 .990 5.65 5.28 8.17 6.49 27 230.3 5 2 13 14 1993 26 MON NL C 49 166 22 9 3 .954 .989 3.84 5.75 7.00 6.74 26 241.7 0 5 39 16 1994 27 MON NL C 46 102 6 0 1 1.000 .991 2.35 6.15 9.75 7.10 1 99.7 2 1 7 1 1995 28 MON NL C 38 92 12 1 3 .990 .989 2.74 6.34 8.51 7.40 7 110.0 0 3 14 6 1996 29 MON NL C 58 121 7 2 0 .985 .989 2.21 6.33 8.10 7.50 7 142.3 1 3 16 2 1997 30 TOT C 24 110 11 2 1 .984 .990 5.04 6.23 8.38 7.30 14 130.0 0 5 14 8 KCR AL C 17 78 7 0 1 1.000 .991 5.00 6.08 8.14 7.15 12 94.0 0 3 12 4 ATL NL C 7 32 4 2 0 .947 .989 5.14 6.59 9.00 7.68 2 36.0 0 2 2 4 1998 31 TOT C 32 180 12 0 1 1.000 .990 6.00 6.37 7.20 7.36 26 240.0 1 8 17 9 NYM NL C 21 118 10 0 1 1.000 .990 6.10 6.47 7.84 7.50 15 147.0 1 6 12 7 KCR AL C 11 62 2 0 0 1.000 .991 5.82 6.17 6.19 7.13 11 93.0 0 2 5 2 1999 32 KCR AL C 59 274 11 3 4 .990 .991 4.83 6.11 5.64 6.98 53 454.7 3 8 35 8 1994 27 MON NL LF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.45 6.00 1.80 0 3.0 1994 27 MON NL OF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.90 6.00 2.10 0 3.0 1996 29 MON NL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.57 0 0.7 1996 29 MON NL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 2.57 0 0.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total C* 343 1235 100 20 16 .985 .990 3.89 6.07 7.29 7.04 161 1648.7 12 35 155 64 OF* 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.67 1.87 4.86 2.19 0 3.7 2 0 1# LF* 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.45 6.00 1.80 0 3.0 1B* 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 8.00 18.00 9.90 0 1.0 RF* 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 2.57 0 0.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 347 1239 100 20 16 .985 .990 3.86 6.04 7.29 7.03 161 1653
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats


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Transactions 

June 1, 1988: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 5th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 21, 1988.

December 9, 1992: Traded by the Kansas City Royals with Jeff Shaw to the Montreal Expos for Mark Gardner and Doug Piatt.

October 21, 1996: Granted Free Agency.

March 6, 1997: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.

March 26, 1997: Purchased by the Kansas City Royals from the Boston Red Sox.

May 27, 1997: Released by the Kansas City Royals.

June 10, 1997: Signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.

December 21, 1997: Granted Free Agency.

January 8, 1998: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.

August 31, 1998: Purchased by the Kansas City Royals from the New York Mets.

November 2, 1999: Granted Free Agency.

January 10, 2000: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.

October 15, 2000: Granted Free Agency.

January 1, 2001: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.

October 15, 2001: Granted Free Agency.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1993Montreal Expos$115,000
1994Montreal Expos$132,000
1995Montreal Expos$150,000
1996Montreal Expos$150,000
1997Kansas City Royals$260,000
Atlanta Braves$150,000
1998New York Mets$285,000
1999Kansas City Royals$330,000
Career (may be incomplete)$1,572,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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