How Ed Sprague's Walks Compares to Similar Players
Ed Sprague totaled 206 career Walks, well above the relief pitcher average of 115.5 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Walks season came in 1971, posting 1, well below the relief pitcher average of 22.6 that year. The highest point came in 1973 at 40, well above the relief pitcher average of 25.7 that year. The Walks trended upward through the final seasons. The Walks total went from 31 in 1974 to 40 in 1975 and 3 in 1976, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Walks profile — ranging from 1 to 40 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Ed Sprague Lifetime Walks and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Walks for Ed Sprague
| Ed Sprague
Walks | Ed Sprague
Intentional Walks | Ed Sprague
Walks Allowed Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 206 | 30 | 4.54 |
| Season Avg. | 25.75 | 3.75 | 4.54 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 168.55 | 24.55 | 4.54 |
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Ed Sprague Walks Per Season
Ed Sprague's Walks for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Ed Sprague Walks by Team
Ed Sprague's career Walks totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Ed Sprague Cumulative Walks — Career Progression
A running total of Ed Sprague's career Walks, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Ed Sprague Walks Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Ed Sprague's seasonal Walks alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Ed Sprague Walks — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Ed Sprague's MLB career with Walks alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
