How Ed Sprague's Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings Compares to Similar Players
Ed Sprague posted a career Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings of 8.96, near the relief pitcher average of 8.78 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings season came in 1971, posting 6.55, below the relief pitcher average of 8.15 that year. The highest point came in 1976 at 16.43, well above the relief pitcher average of 8.57 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 9.0 in 1974 to 10.83 in 1975 and 16.43 in 1976. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings profile — ranging from 6.55 to 16.43 — though the career average tracked near league norms.
Ed Sprague Lifetime Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings
Stats similar to Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings for Ed Sprague
| Ed Sprague
Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 8.96 |
| Season Avg. | 8.96 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 8.96 |
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Ed Sprague Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings Per Season
Ed Sprague's Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings 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 Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings by Team
Ed Sprague's career Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Ed Sprague Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Ed Sprague's career Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Ed Sprague Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Ed Sprague's seasonal Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings 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 Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Ed Sprague's MLB career with Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings 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.
