How Ed Sprague's Starts as Fielder Compares to Similar Players

Ed Sprague totaled 23 career Starts as Fielder, well below the league average of 237.7 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Starts as Fielder season came in 1975, posting 11, well below the league average of 41.1 that year. The lowest point came in 1969 at 0, well below the league average of 42.4 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Starts as Fielder 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 as Fielder profile — ranging from 0 to 11 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Ed Sprague Lifetime Starts as Fielder and Similar Stats

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Ed Sprague Starts as Fielder Per Season

Ed Sprague's Starts as Fielder 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 as Fielder per season line chart

Ed Sprague Starts as Fielder by Team

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

Ed Sprague Cumulative Starts as Fielder — Career Progression

A running total of Ed Sprague's career Starts as Fielder, 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 as Fielder year-over-year waterfall chart

Ed Sprague Starts as Fielder Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ed Sprague's seasonal Starts as Fielder 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 as Fielder distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ed Sprague Starts as Fielder — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ed Sprague's MLB career with Starts as Fielder 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 Starts as Fielder season-by-season breakdown table