Ed Blake vs. Ed Sprague — Career Comparison

Ed Blake
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ed Sprague
Silent GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Ed Sprague posted a stronger line than Ed Blake. Ed Sprague posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.84 vs 6.23) and WHIP (1.574 vs 2.308). By the career numbers, Ed Sprague had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Ed Blake and Ed Sprague

Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.31
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
4.37
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.51
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.38
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.51
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.5
42.5
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.62
11.62
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.2
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.23
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
3.84
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.54
11.54
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.15
10.15
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.357
0.357
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1224
27
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
9
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
15.58
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
8.96
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.58
15.58
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.96
8.96
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.6
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.15
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
4.54
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.66
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
4.15
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.577
0.577
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.966
0.966
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.6
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
47.77
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1797
39.64
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.19
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.41
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
8.31
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
4.59
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.31
8.31
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.31
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.33
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.66
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.192
2.192
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
43.62
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1545
34.08
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.77
47.77
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.64
39.64

Fielding Stats for Ed Blake and Ed Sprague

Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
43.2
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
4.36
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.51
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
27
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1225
27
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
9
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408.1
9
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
5.4
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.79
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
21.6
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
1.54
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
5.4
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.26
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
32.4
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
2.6
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
27
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
2.34
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.83
89.83
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.625
0.625
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.535
0.535
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.62
11.62
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
5.4
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.13
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Blake and Ed Sprague

Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
8
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
198
4752
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
600
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
528
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
1.46
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
48
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.79
-43.07
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
13
312
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.92
1.92
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
72
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA