Joe Adcock vs. Ed Sprague Jr. — Career Comparison

Joe Adcock
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Ed Sprague Jr.
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueThird BasemanAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Joe Adcock comes out clearly ahead of Ed Sprague Jr. across most offensive categories. Joe Adcock led in home run production (HR/PA+ 207 vs 118), slugging (SLG+ 127 vs 99), and batting average (AVG+ 110 vs 92). Ed Sprague Jr. held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 92 vs 83). Joe Adcock was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Joe Adcock and Ed Sprague Jr.

Joe Adcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Joe Adcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1959
160.93
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1203
157.36
Joe Adcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7304
600
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
4587
600
Joe Adcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6606
542.66
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
4095
535.64
Joe Adcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Joe Adcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.826
0.826
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.749
0.749
Joe Adcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1832
150.49
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1010
132.11
Joe Adcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1166
95.78
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
621
81.23
Joe Adcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
24.23
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
225
29.43
Joe Adcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
2.88
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.57
Joe Adcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
336
27.6
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
152
19.88
Joe Adcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
666
54.71
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
389
50.88
Joe Adcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Joe Adcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Joe Adcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Joe Adcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1036.5
85.15
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
554.53
72.53
Joe Adcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3205
263.28
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1715
224.33
Joe Adcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2443
200.68
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1459
190.84
Joe Adcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Joe Adcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.485
0.485
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.419
0.419
Joe Adcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.822
0.822
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.737
0.737
Joe Adcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Joe Adcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Joe Adcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.678
0.678
Joe Adcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Joe Adcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
823
67.61
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
506
66.19
Joe Adcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1122
92.17
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
558
72.99
Joe Adcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1609
132.17
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
912
119.29
Joe Adcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1047.43
86.04
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
549.09
71.82
Joe Adcock
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.4
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
11.9
Joe Adcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
594
48.8
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
358
46.83
Joe Adcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
4.52
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
21
2.75
Joe Adcock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1059
86.99
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
833
108.96
Joe Adcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.9
6.9
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
5.51
5.51
Joe Adcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Joe Adcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
4.27
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.78
Joe Adcock
Career
Per 600 PA
35
2.88
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
4.84
Joe Adcock
Career
Per 600 PA
223
18.32
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
13.87
Joe Adcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
1.64
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.78
Joe Adcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
2.05
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.57
Joe Adcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
3.7
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.35
Joe Adcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.44
44.44
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33

Fielding Stats for Joe Adcock and Ed Sprague Jr.

Joe Adcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Joe Adcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1811
1.5
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1131
1.08
Joe Adcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1299
1.07
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1076
1.03
Joe Adcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32684
27
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
28205
27
Joe Adcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10894.2
9
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
9401.2
9
Joe Adcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13678
11.3
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1361
1.3
Joe Adcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
900
0.74
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1643
1.57
Joe Adcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.08
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
0.16
Joe Adcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14680
12.13
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3166
3.03
Joe Adcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14578
12.04
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3004
2.88
Joe Adcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.31
99.31
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.88
94.88
Joe Adcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.05
8.05
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.656
2.656
Joe Adcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.73
71.73
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.14
95.14
Joe Adcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1234
1.02
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
0.17
Joe Adcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Joe Adcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Joe Adcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0