Hank Aaron vs. Ed Sprague Jr. — Career Comparison

Hank Aaron
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueHall of FameRight FielderGold GloveMVPAll-Star
Ed Sprague Jr.
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueThird BasemanAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Hank Aaron comes out clearly ahead of Ed Sprague Jr. across most offensive categories. Hank Aaron led in home run production (HR/PA+ 328 vs 118), slugging (SLG+ 161 vs 99), and contact rate (K%+ 140 vs 92). Hank Aaron was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Hank Aaron and Ed Sprague Jr.

Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3298
141.95
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1203
157.36
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13940
600
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
4587
600
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12364
532.17
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4095
535.64
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.934
0.934
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.749
0.749
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3771
162.31
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1010
132.11
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2294
98.74
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
621
81.23
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
624
26.86
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
225
29.43
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
4.22
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.57
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
755
32.5
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
152
19.88
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1477
63.57
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
389
50.88
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2507.85
107.94
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
554.53
72.53
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6856
295.09
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1715
224.33
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5205
224.03
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1459
190.84
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.555
0.555
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.419
0.419
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.928
0.928
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.737
0.737
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.948
0.948
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.678
0.678
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2174
93.57
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
506
66.19
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2297
98.87
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
558
72.99
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3716
159.94
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
912
119.29
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2493.81
107.34
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
549.09
71.82
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
32
1.38
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
11.9
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1402
60.34
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
358
46.83
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
12.61
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
21
2.75
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1383
59.53
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
833
108.96
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.08
10.08
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
5.51
5.51
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.01
1.01
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
0.9
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.78
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
5.21
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
37
4.84
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
328
14.12
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
13.87
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
240
10.33
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.78
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
3.14
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.57
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
313
13.47
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.35
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.68
76.68
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33

Fielding Stats for Hank Aaron and Ed Sprague Jr.

Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
23
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3020
1.04
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1131
1.08
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2977
1.03
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1076
1.03
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78414
27
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
28205
27
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26138
9
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
9401.2
9
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7436
2.56
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1361
1.3
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
429
0.15
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1643
1.57
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.05
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
0.16
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8009
2.76
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3166
3.03
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7865
2.71
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3004
2.88
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.2
98.2
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.88
94.88
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.604
2.604
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.656
2.656
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.58
98.58
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.14
95.14
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
0.08
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
0.17
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0