Charlie Abbey vs. Ed Sprague Jr. — Career Comparison

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Looking at the career totals, Charlie Abbey and Ed Sprague Jr. are closely matched on the surface stats. Charlie Abbey posted stronger numbers in OPS (.755 vs .740) and on-base percentage (.351 vs .322). Ed Sprague Jr. had the advantage in slugging (.419 vs .404). By the career numbers, Charlie Abbey had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Charlie Abbey and Ed Sprague Jr.

Charlie Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Charlie Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
452
138.02
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1203
157.36
Charlie Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
1965
600
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4587
600
Charlie Abbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1756
536.18
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4095
535.64
Charlie Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Charlie Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.801
0.801
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.749
0.749
Charlie Abbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
493
150.53
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1010
132.11
Charlie Abbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
361
110.23
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
621
81.23
Charlie Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
67
20.46
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
29.43
Charlie Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
14.05
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.57
Charlie Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
19
5.8
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
19.88
Charlie Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
132
40.31
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
389
50.88
Charlie Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Charlie Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Charlie Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Charlie Abbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
279.76
85.42
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
554.53
72.53
Charlie Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
709
216.49
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1715
224.33
Charlie Abbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
683
208.55
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1459
190.84
Charlie Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Charlie Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Charlie Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.755
0.755
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.737
0.737
Charlie Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Charlie Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Charlie Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.785
0.785
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.678
0.678
Charlie Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Charlie Abbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
307
93.74
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
506
66.19
Charlie Abbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
280
85.5
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
558
72.99
Charlie Abbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
568
173.44
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
912
119.29
Charlie Abbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
299.7
91.51
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
549.09
71.82
Charlie Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
23
7.02
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
11.9
Charlie Abbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
167
50.99
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
358
46.83
Charlie Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
2.75
Charlie Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
37.25
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
833
108.96
Charlie Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.11
16.11
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
5.51
5.51
Charlie Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.37
1.37
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Charlie Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
5.8
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.78
Charlie Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
4.84
Charlie Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
106
13.87
Charlie Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
28.4
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.78
Charlie Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.57
Charlie Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
28.4
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.35
Charlie Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33

Fielding Stats for Charlie Abbey and Ed Sprague Jr.

Charlie Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Charlie Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
452
1.04
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1131
1.08
Charlie Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1076
1.03
Charlie Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
11781
27
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28205
27
Charlie Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3927
9
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9401.2
9
Charlie Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
920
2.11
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
1.3
Charlie Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.21
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1643
1.57
Charlie Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.23
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.16
Charlie Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1112
2.55
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3166
3.03
Charlie Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1012
2.32
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3004
2.88
Charlie Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.01
91.01
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Charlie Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.239
2.239
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.656
2.656
Charlie Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.14
95.14
Charlie Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.04
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
0.17
Charlie Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Charlie Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Charlie Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0