Ryan Buchter vs. Ed Sprague — Career Comparison

Ryan Buchter
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ed Sprague
Silent GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Ryan Buchter a clear advantage over Ed Sprague across the core pitching metrics. Ryan Buchter led in run prevention (ERA+ 148 vs 79), strikeout rate (K%+ 113 vs 65), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 108 vs 81). Ryan Buchter was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Ryan Buchter and Ed Sprague

Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
10.85
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
4.37
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.51
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.65
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.51
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.91
73.91
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.5
42.5
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.62
11.62
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.2
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.16
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
3.84
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.204
0.204
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
709
27
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1224
27
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
236.1
9
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
9
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
6.59
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
406
8.96
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.59
6.59
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.96
8.96
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.26
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.6
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
4.38
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
4.54
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.3
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.66
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
9.86
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
4.15
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.86
9.86
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.583
1.583
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.966
0.966
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.6
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.38
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
986
37.55
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1797
39.64
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.37
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.41
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
3.62
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
4.59
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.31
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.38
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.33
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.38
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.66
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.219
1.219
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
847
32.26
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1545
34.08
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.64
39.64

Fielding Stats for Ryan Buchter and Ed Sprague

Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
10.85
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
4.36
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.51
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
709
27
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1225
27
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
236.1
9
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408.1
9
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.79
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.91
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.54
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.18
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
2.6
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.14
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
2.34
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.77
96.77
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.83
89.83
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.105
0.105
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.535
0.535
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.62
11.62
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ryan Buchter and Ed Sprague

Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
285
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PAverified
198
4752
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
600
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
528
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
1.46
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
48
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.79
-43.07
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
13
312
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.92
1.92
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
72
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA