Alan Ashby vs. Ed Sprague Jr. — Career Comparison

Alan Ashby
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueCatcher
Ed Sprague Jr.
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueThird BasemanAll-Star

Alan Ashby and Ed Sprague Jr. are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 98 for Alan Ashby, 94 for Ed Sprague Jr.), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 99 vs 99). The overall lean goes to Alan Ashby, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Alan Ashby and Ed Sprague Jr.

Alan Ashby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Alan Ashby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1370
175.23
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1203
157.36
Alan Ashby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4691
600
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
4587
600
Alan Ashby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4123
527.35
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4095
535.64
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.704
0.704
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
1010
129.18
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1010
132.11
Alan Ashby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
724
92.6
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
621
81.23
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
183
23.41
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
29.43
Alan Ashby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
1.66
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.57
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
90
11.51
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
19.88
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
286
36.58
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
389
50.88
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
485.41
62.09
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
554.53
72.53
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
1489
190.45
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1715
224.33
Alan Ashby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1482
189.55
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1459
190.84
Alan Ashby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.681
0.681
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.606
0.606
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
397
50.78
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
506
66.19
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
513
65.62
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
558
72.99
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
820
104.88
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
912
119.29
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
497.25
63.6
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
549.09
71.82
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.41
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
11.9
Alan Ashby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
461
58.96
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
358
46.83
Alan Ashby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
8.44
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
21
2.75
Alan Ashby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
622
79.56
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
833
108.96
Alan Ashby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.54
7.54
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
5.51
5.51
Alan Ashby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
0.74
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Alan Ashby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
7.03
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.78
Alan Ashby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
5.24
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
37
4.84
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
125
15.99
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
13.87
Alan Ashby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
0.9
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.78
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
10
1.28
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.57
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
17
2.17
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
2.35
Alan Ashby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.18
41.18
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33

Fielding Stats for Alan Ashby and Ed Sprague Jr.

Alan Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Alan Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1305
1.12
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1131
1.08
Alan Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1192
1.02
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1076
1.03
Alan Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31592
27
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
28205
27
Alan Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10530.2
9
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
9401.2
9
Alan Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7096
6.06
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1361
1.3
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 9 Innings
685
0.59
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1643
1.57
Alan Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.1
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
0.16
Alan Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7895
6.75
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3166
3.03
Alan Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7781
6.65
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3004
2.88
Alan Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.56
98.56
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.88
94.88
Alan Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.963
5.963
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.656
2.656
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.34
91.34
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.14
95.14
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.06
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
0.17
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.1
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1112
0.95
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.01
Alan Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
0.38
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0