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Justin Speier

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 4", Weight 205 lb.
Schools Nicholls State University, University of San Francisco

Debut May 27, 1998

Born November 6, 1973 in Walnut Creek, CA

Son of Chris Speier

Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 55th round of the 1995 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1995. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1998 24 TOT NL   0   3  19   0   0   0  10  0   20.7   27   20   20   7   13   17   0   3    99   1   0  8.71  4.05   46 1.935
         CHC NL   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  0    1.3    2    2    2   0    1    2   0   1     7   0   0 13.50  4.37   32 2.250
         FLA NL   0   3  18   0   0   0  10  0   19.3   25   18   18   7   12   15   0   2    92   1   0  8.38  4.03   48 1.914
 1999 25 ATL NL   0   0  19   0   0   0   8  0   28.7   28   18   18   8   13   22   0   0   127   1   0  5.65  4.48   79 1.430
 2000 26 CLE AL   5   2  47   0   0   0  12  0   68.3   57   27   25   9   28   69   4   7   290   3   1  3.29  4.92  149 1.244
 2001 27 TOT      6   3  54   0   0   0  10  0   76.7   71   40   39  13   20   62   8   6   324   3   1  4.58  5.10  111 1.187
         CLE AL   2   0  12   0   0   0   2  0   20.7   24   16   16   5    8   15   3   2    96   0   0  6.97  4.48   64 1.548
         COL NL   4   3  42   0   0   0   8  0   56.0   47   24   23   8   12   47   5   4   228   3   1  3.70  5.32  144 1.054
 2002 28 COL NL   5   1  63   0   0   0   7  1   62.3   51   31   30   9   19   47   3   1   259   4   2  4.33  4.77  110 1.123
 2003 29 COL NL   3   1  72   0   0   0  31  9   73.3   73   37   33  11   23   66   7   0   319   6   0  4.05  4.97  123 1.309
 2004 30 TOR AL   3   8  62   0   0   0  32  7   69.0   61   32   30   8   25   52   5   4   294   6   0  3.91  4.82  123 1.246
 2005 31 TOR AL   3   2  65   0   0   0  36  0   66.7   48   20   19  10   15   56   3   1   264   1   1  2.57  4.45  173 0.945
 2006 32 TOR AL   2   0  58   0   0   0   8  0   51.3   47   18   17   5   21   55   1   4   222   3   0  2.98  4.56  153 1.325
 2007 33 LAA AL   2   3  51   0   0   0   9  0   50.0   36   17   16   6   12   47   4   2   198   1   0  2.88  4.56  158 0.960
 2008 34 LAA AL   2   8  62   0   0   0  19  0   68.0   69   41   38  15   27   56   6   8   305   5   0  5.03  4.44   88 1.412
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 11 Yr WL% .500  31  31 572   0   0   0 182 17  635.0  568  301  285 101  216  549  41  36  2701  34   5  4.04  4.72  117 1.235
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     3   3  68   0   0   0  21  2   75.3   67   35   33  12   25   65   4   4   321   4   0  4.04  4.72  117 1.235
 Career High      6   8  72   0   0   0  36  9   76.7   73   41   39  15   28   69   8   8   324   6   2  2.57  5.10  173 0.945
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
                 W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP

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

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1999 25 ATL NL  18    3    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .333  .333  .333   70    1   0   0   0   0   0
 2000 26 CLE AL   3    2    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .500  .500  .500  155    1   0   0   0   0   0
 2001 27 TOT     42    7    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
         COL NL  42    7    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 2002 28 COL NL  60    3    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .333  .333  .333   66    1   0   0   0   0   0
 2003 29 COL NL  70    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 2004 30 TOR AL   6    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 11 Seasons     229   17    0    3   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   8  .176  .176  .176  -13    3   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         12    0    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   6  .176  .176  .176  -13    2   0   0   0   0   0
 Career High     70    7    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2                           1   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 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 
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1999 25 ATL NL    3    2    0   0.0   116| .333  .276| .333  .351| .333  .444| .666  .795|  70  .000  -0.2   0.0   0%
 2000 26 CLE AL    2    1    1  26.7   116| .500  .278| .500  .350| .500  .446|1.000  .797| 155  .947   0.2   0.0   0%
 2001 27 TOT       7    7    0   0.0   130| .000  .293| .000  .367| .000  .480| .000  .847|-100  .000  -2.3  -0.2   0%
         COL NL    7    7    0   0.0   130| .000  .293| .000  .367| .000  .480| .000  .847|-100  .000  -2.3  -0.2   0%
 2002 28 COL NL    3    2    0   0.0   120| .333  .284| .333  .360| .333  .451| .666  .812|  66  .000  -0.2   0.0   0%
 2003 29 COL NL    1    1    0   0.0   122| .000  .286| .000  .360| .000  .458| .000  .818|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 2004 30 TOR AL    1    1    0   0.0   113| .000  .275| .000  .344| .000  .442| .000  .786|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 11 Seasons       17   14    1   1.9   123| .176  .285| .176  .359| .176  .461| .352  .820| -13  .142  -3.1  -0.2     

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

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1998 24 TOT NL P 19 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.11 0.54 0.87 1.88 0 20.6 CHC NL P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.50 0.00 2.08 0 1.3 FLA NL P 18 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.11 0.54 0.93 1.87 0 19.3 1999 25 ATL NL P 19 5 2 0 0 1.000 .946 0.37 0.48 2.20 1.72 0 28.7 2000 26 CLE AL P 47 1 6 1 0 .875 .959 0.15 0.46 0.92 1.62 0 68.3 2001 27 TOT P 54 2 4 0 0 1.000 .968 0.11 0.47 0.70 1.75 0 76.7 CLE AL P 12 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.08 0.49 0.43 1.74 0 20.7 COL NL P 42 2 3 0 0 1.000 .962 0.12 0.46 0.80 1.75 0 56.0 2002 28 COL NL P 63 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.03 0.48 0.29 1.83 0 62.3 2003 29 COL NL P 72 4 5 0 0 1.000 .957 0.12 0.48 1.11 1.85 0 73.3 2004 30 TOR AL P 62 1 5 2 1 .750 .952 0.10 0.45 0.78 1.66 0 69.0 2005 31 TOR AL P 65 0 7 0 0 1.000 .959 0.11 0.46 0.94 1.69 0 66.7 2006 32 TOR AL P 58 4 5 0 1 1.000 .957 0.16 0.41 1.58 1.56 0 51.3 2007 33 LAA AL P 51 4 3 1 0 .875 .959 0.14 0.42 1.26 1.60 0 50.0 2008 34 LAA AL P 62 8 3 0 0 1.000 .948 0.18 0.42 1.46 1.60 0 68.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1998 24 TOT NL P 19 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.11 0.54 0.87 1.88 0 20.6 CHC NL P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.50 0.00 2.08 0 1.3 FLA NL P 18 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.11 0.54 0.93 1.87 0 19.3 1999 25 ATL NL P 19 5 2 0 0 1.000 .946 0.37 0.48 2.20 1.72 0 28.7 2000 26 CLE AL P 47 1 6 1 0 .875 .959 0.15 0.46 0.92 1.62 0 68.3 2001 27 TOT P 54 2 4 0 0 1.000 .968 0.11 0.47 0.70 1.75 0 76.7 CLE AL P 12 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.08 0.49 0.43 1.74 0 20.7 COL NL P 42 2 3 0 0 1.000 .962 0.12 0.46 0.80 1.75 0 56.0 2002 28 COL NL P 63 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.03 0.48 0.29 1.83 0 62.3 2003 29 COL NL P 72 4 5 0 0 1.000 .957 0.12 0.48 1.11 1.85 0 73.3 2004 30 TOR AL P 62 1 5 2 1 .750 .952 0.10 0.45 0.78 1.66 0 69.0 2005 31 TOR AL P 65 0 7 0 0 1.000 .959 0.11 0.46 0.94 1.69 0 66.7 2006 32 TOR AL P 58 4 5 0 1 1.000 .957 0.16 0.41 1.58 1.56 0 51.3 2007 33 LAA AL P 51 4 3 1 0 .875 .959 0.14 0.42 1.26 1.60 0 50.0 2008 34 LAA AL P 62 8 3 0 0 1.000 .948 0.18 0.42 1.46 1.60 0 68.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 572 29 44 4 2 .948 .955 0.13 0.45 1.03 1.70 0 635.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 572 29 44 4 2 .948 .955 0.13 0.45 1.03 1.70 0 635
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 2007   ALDS  LAA BOS     L   2   0  27.00  0  1  0  0   1.2   4   5   1   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Wild Pitches
2008 AL-8-7

HOF Standards: Pitching - 9.0 (887) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 3.0 (1467) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions 

June 1, 1995: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 55th round of the 1995 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1995.

July 31, 1998: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with Todd Noel (minors) and Kevin Orie to the Florida Marlins for Felix Heredia and Steve Hoff (minors).

April 1, 1999: Traded by the Florida Marlins to the Atlanta Braves for a player to be named later. The Atlanta Braves sent Matthew Targac (minors) (June 11, 1999) to the Florida Marlins to complete the trade.

November 23, 1999: Selected off waivers by the Cleveland Indians from the Atlanta Braves.

May 19, 2001: Traded by the Cleveland Indians to the New York Mets for a player to be named later. The New York Mets sent Brian Jenkins (minors) (May 21, 2001) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.

May 29, 2001: Selected off waivers by the Colorado Rockies from the New York Mets.

December 14, 2003: Traded as part of a 3-team trade by the Colorado Rockies to the Toronto Blue Jays. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays sent Joe Kennedy to the Colorado Rockies. The Toronto Blue Jays sent a player to be named later to the Colorado Rockies. The Toronto Blue Jays sent Mark Hendrickson to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. The Toronto Blue Jays sent Sandy Nin (minors) (December 15, 2003) to the Colorado Rockies to complete the trade.

October 30, 2006: Granted Free Agency.

November 9, 2006: Signed as a Free Agent with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1998Florida Marlins$170,000
2001Cleveland Indians$243,000
2002Colorado Rockies$310,000
2003Colorado Rockies$850,000
2004Toronto Blue Jays$1,600,000
2005Toronto Blue Jays$1,900,000
2006Toronto Blue Jays$2,250,000
2007Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim$3,750,000
2008Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim$4,250,000
Career (may be incomplete)$15,323,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
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