Rich DeLucia vs. Ed Sprague — Career Comparison

Rich DeLucia
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ed Sprague
Silent GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Rich DeLucia a clear advantage over Ed Sprague across the core pitching metrics. Rich DeLucia led in strikeout rate (K%+ 114 vs 65), walk avoidance (BB%+ 85 vs 76), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 89 vs 81). Ed Sprague held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 100 vs 75). Rich DeLucia was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Rich DeLucia and Ed Sprague

Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
4.62
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
4.37
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.71
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.51
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.55
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.74
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.51
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.7
42.7
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.5
42.5
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.31
15.31
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.62
11.62
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.2
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
320
4.62
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
3.84
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1872
27
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
1224
27
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
9
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
9
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
8.51
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
406
8.96
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.96
8.96
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.31
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.6
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
4.31
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
4.54
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.36
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.66
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
502
7.24
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
4.15
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.24
7.24
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.284
1.284
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.966
0.966
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.56
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.6
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.25
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2718
39.2
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1797
39.64
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
1.15
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.41
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
5
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
4.59
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.38
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.31
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.43
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.33
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.53
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.66
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.425
1.425
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2346
33.84
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1545
34.08
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
39.2
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.64
39.64

Fielding Stats for Rich DeLucia and Ed Sprague

Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
4.62
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
4.36
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.71
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.51
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1872
27
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
1225
27
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
9
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
408.1
9
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.43
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.79
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.02
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.54
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
1.51
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
2.6
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
1.46
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
2.34
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.19
96.19
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.83
89.83
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.535
0.535
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.31
15.31
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.62
11.62
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rich DeLucia and Ed Sprague

Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
320
11294.12
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
198
4752
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
600
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
14
494.12
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
528
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
23.79
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
1.46
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
2
48
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
176.47
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.527
0.527
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.01
35.65
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.79
-43.07
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
13
312
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
1.92
1.92
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
72
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA