#28 William "Speck" Webster , Second Base, 32 yrs, Brooklyn Robins Thursday, 10/26/1923 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| William Webster Speck 1/1/1891 32 Negro,Lg,Player 5"10 185
Second Base R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Average Loyal None at all 3 / 6 (Well Known) 2 / 6 (Fair) Very inconsistent Normal Normal 2.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 600,500 1925 7 Year(s), 22 Days (1226 total Days) 172 Day(s) 7 Year(s), 25 Days (1229 total Days) 8 Year(s) Not eligible 2 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 6 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 |
Versus LHP | 6 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 |
Versus RHP | 6 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 |
Talent | 7 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 8 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 3 2 4 5 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings 2B : 7 (Range), .934 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 4 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/12 | CHC | W 9-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #7 | | |
9/14 | @NYN | W 10-2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | #8 | | |
9/15 | @NYN | L 4-5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/16 | @STL | L 3-6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/17 | @STL | W 7-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #8 | | |
9/28 | @PHI | L 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/30 | @CHC | W 8-7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
10/7 | CIN | W 4-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
10/20 | CLE | L 1-16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
10/24 | @CLE | W 10-5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 41 | 116 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 17 | .302 | .410 | .371 | .781 | .795 | .069 |
Projected | 41 | 116 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 17 | .302 | .410 | .371 | .781 | .795 | .069 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 34 | 139 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 19.7 | 6.3 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .450 | .375 | .825 |
vs. RHP | 100 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .290 | .403 | .370 | .773 |
Close/Late | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .455 | .333 | .788 |
Scoring Position | 30 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .417 | .367 | .783 |
Pinch Hitting | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 17 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 6 | .370 | .500 | .391 | .891 |
Road | 24 | 70 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | .257 | .342 | .357 | .699 |
This Week | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
Last Week | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
March/April | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .125 | .300 | .125 | .425 |
May | 9 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | .346 | .433 | .423 | .856 |
June | 5 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .357 | .471 | .571 | 1.042 |
July | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .250 | .357 | .250 | .607 |
August | 8 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | .263 | .440 | .263 | .703 |
Sept/Oct | 12 | 37 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 8 | .324 | .395 | .405 | .801 |
Postseason | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .667 | .667 | 1.333 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1918 | 149 | 532 | 129 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 63 | 68 | 94 | 0 | 6 | 68 | 5 | 2 | .242 | .353 | .308 | .661 | BRO |
1919 | 151 | 518 | 143 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 59 | 75 | 112 | 1 | 2 | 50 | 3 | 1 | .276 | .404 | .317 | .721 | BRO |
1920 | 120 | 430 | 124 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 67 | 72 | 89 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 5 | 0 | .288 | .412 | .395 | .807 | BRO |
1921 | 149 | 533 | 139 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 73 | 70 | 95 | 0 | 2 | 77 | 1 | 2 | .261 | .371 | .325 | .696 | BRO |
1922 | 75 | 248 | 57 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 38 | 25 | 40 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 3 | 1 | .230 | .337 | .319 | .655 | BRO |
1923 | 41 | 116 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 0 | .302 | .410 | .371 | .781 | BRO |
Total | 685 | 2377 | 627 | 57 | 5 | 33 | 316 | 327 | 452 | 3 | 13 | 306 | 18 | 6 | .264 | .380 | .334 | .714 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1920 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .077 | .250 | .077 | .327 |
1923 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .667 | .667 | 1.333 |
Total | 7 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .188 | .316 | .188 | .503 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Second Base | 28 | 26 | 62 | 78 | 11 | 144 | 4 | .972 | 230.0 | 5.63 | | | | |
Third Base | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 18 | 1 | .944 | 72.2 | 2.23 | | | | |
Shortstop | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.1 | 0.00 | | | | |
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Drafted in 5th round, 79th overall pick, by Brooklyn in 1918... Had first career hit on 4/5/1918, off Dutch Leonard (NYN)... Hit first career homerun on 5/13/1918, off Frank Miller (PIT)... Won Player of the Week award on 7/24/1919, hitting .417 with 2 HR, 7 RBI... 1/31/1920: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,550,000 through salary arbitration... Injured on 7/18/1920 with a Fractured Knee, out for 5 weeks... 1/31/1921: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,357,143 through salary arbitration... Injured on 4/24/1921 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks... 1/31/1922: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,357,143 through salary arbitration... Injured on 6/27/1922 with a Strained Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 5 weeks... Signed as a free agent by Brooklyn on 2/14/1923 to a 3-year deal worth $600,500 per year... Won World Series with Brooklyn in 1923...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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OBP 1919 - .404 - 3rd 1920 - .412 - 4th
| BB 1918 - 94 - 2nd 1919 - 112 - 2nd 1920 - 89 - 2nd 1921 - 95 - 2nd
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