Dave Anderson vs. Ed Sprague Jr. — Career Comparison

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Adjusted for the eras they played in, Dave Anderson holds a real edge over Ed Sprague Jr. in this comparison. Dave Anderson led in walk rate (BB%+ 119 vs 89), contact rate (K%+ 104 vs 92), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 101 vs 94). Ed Sprague Jr. held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 118 vs 35). The edge belongs to Dave Anderson.

Hitting Stats for Dave Anderson and Ed Sprague Jr.

Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
873
229.03
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1203
157.36
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2287
600
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4587
600
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2026
531.53
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4095
535.64
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.664
0.664
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
490
128.55
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1010
132.11
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
386
101.27
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
621
81.23
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
73
19.15
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
29.43
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.15
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.57
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
19
4.98
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
19.88
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
104
27.28
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
389
50.88
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
205.43
53.89
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
554.53
72.53
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
644
168.95
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1715
224.33
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
701
183.91
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1459
190.84
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
0.56
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
244
64.01
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
506
66.19
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
143
37.52
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
558
72.99
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
368
96.55
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
912
119.29
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
217.54
57.07
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
549.09
71.82
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.31
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
11.9
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
206
54.04
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
358
46.83
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
4.46
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
2.75
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
331
86.84
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
833
108.96
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.91
6.91
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
5.51
5.51
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
9.71
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.78
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
3.41
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
4.84
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
12.86
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
106
13.87
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
12.86
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.78
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
7.87
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.57
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
20.73
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.35
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.03
62.03
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33

Fielding Stats for Dave Anderson and Ed Sprague Jr.

Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
1.42
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1131
1.08
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
510
0.92
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1076
1.03
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14968
27
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28205
27
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4989.1
9
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9401.2
9
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
894
1.61
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
1.3
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1556
2.81
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1643
1.57
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.13
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
0.16
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2523
4.55
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3166
3.03
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2450
4.42
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3004
2.88
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.11
97.11
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.88
94.88
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.109
3.109
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.656
2.656
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.72
64.72
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.14
95.14
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
0.49
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
0.17
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0