How Ed Sprague's Starts Compares to Similar Players
Ed Sprague totaled 23 career Starts, well above the relief pitcher average of 11.5 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Starts season came in 1975, posting 11, well above the relief pitcher average of 1.8 that year. The lowest point came in 1969 at 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 2.6 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 10 in 1974 to 11 in 1975 and 0 in 1976, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 0 to 11 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Ed Sprague Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Starts for Ed Sprague
| Ed Sprague
Starts | Ed Sprague
Games Started % |
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| Career | 23 | 11.62 |
| Season Avg. | 2.88 | 11.62 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 18.82 | 11.62 |
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Ed Sprague Starts Per Season
Ed Sprague's Starts 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 Starts by Team
Ed Sprague's career Starts totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Ed Sprague Cumulative Starts — Career Progression
A running total of Ed Sprague's career Starts, 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 Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Ed Sprague's seasonal Starts 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 Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Ed Sprague's MLB career with Starts 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.
