Kris Foster vs. Ed Sprague — Career Comparison

Gen XNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Silent GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Kris Foster and Ed Sprague are fairly close on the surface numbers. Ed Sprague posted stronger numbers in WHIP (1.574 vs 1.700) and home runs allowed (0.6 per nine innings vs 0.9). Kris Foster had the advantage in ERA (2.7 vs 3.84). 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 Kris Foster and Ed Sprague

Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
6.3
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
4.37
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.51
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.38
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.51
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.5
42.5
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.62
11.62
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.2
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.7
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
3.84
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1224
27
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
9
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
8.1
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
406
8.96
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.96
8.96
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.6
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
7.2
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
4.54
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.66
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
7.2
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
4.15
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.966
0.966
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.6
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
42.3
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1797
39.64
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.41
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
4.59
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.31
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.33
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.66
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
35.1
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1545
34.08
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.3
42.3
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.64
39.64

Fielding Stats for Kris Foster and Ed Sprague

Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
6.3
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
4.36
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.51
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1225
27
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408.1
9
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.79
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
1.54
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
2.6
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
2.34
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.83
89.83
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.571
0.571
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.535
0.535
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.62
11.62
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kris Foster and Ed Sprague

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