How Ed Sprague Jr.'s Plate Appearances Compares to Similar Players

Ed Sprague Jr. totaled 4,587 career Plate Appearances, well above the league average of 2,109.8 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Plate Appearances season came in 1996, posting 670, well above the league average of 303.7 that year. The lowest point came in 1992 at 50, well below the league average of 287.4 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Plate Appearances total went from 564 in 1999 to 298 in 2000 and 107 in 2001, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Plate Appearances profile — ranging from 50 to 670 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Ed Sprague Jr. Lifetime Plate Appearances

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Career4587
Season Avg.417
162 Game Avg.617.7
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Ed Sprague Jr. Plate Appearances Per Season

Ed Sprague Jr.'s Plate Appearances for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, 3B, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Ed Sprague Jr. Plate Appearances per season line chart

Ed Sprague Jr. Plate Appearances by Team

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

Ed Sprague Jr. Cumulative Plate Appearances — Career Progression

A running total of Ed Sprague Jr.'s career Plate Appearances, 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 Jr. Plate Appearances year-over-year waterfall chart

Ed Sprague Jr. Plate Appearances Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ed Sprague Jr.'s seasonal Plate Appearances 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 Jr. Plate Appearances distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ed Sprague Jr. Plate Appearances — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ed Sprague Jr.'s MLB career with Plate Appearances 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 Jr. Plate Appearances season-by-season breakdown table