How Ed Sprague's Intentional Walks Compares to Similar Players

Ed Sprague totaled 30 career Intentional Walks, well above the relief pitcher average of 11.9 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Intentional Walks season came in 1971, posting 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 4.1 that year. The highest point came in 1973 at 12, well above the relief pitcher average of 4.3 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Intentional Walks total went from 0 in 1974 to 3 in 1975 and 1 in 1976, rising over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Intentional Walks profile — ranging from 0 to 12 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Ed Sprague Lifetime Intentional Walks

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Ed Sprague Intentional Walks Per Season

Ed Sprague's Intentional 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 Intentional Walks per season line chart

Ed Sprague Intentional Walks by Team

Ed Sprague's career Intentional Walks totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Ed Sprague career Intentional Walks by team bar chart

Ed Sprague Cumulative Intentional Walks — Career Progression

A running total of Ed Sprague's career Intentional 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 Intentional Walks year-over-year waterfall chart

Ed Sprague Intentional Walks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ed Sprague's seasonal Intentional 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 Intentional Walks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ed Sprague Intentional Walks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ed Sprague's MLB career with Intentional 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.
Ed Sprague Intentional Walks season-by-season breakdown table