Herbert Gay vs. Charlie Sproull — Career Comparison

Herbert Gay
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Charlie Sproull
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Herbert Gay and Charlie Sproull are fairly close on the surface numbers. Charlie Sproull had the edge in ERA (5.94 vs 6.14). By the career numbers, Charlie Sproull 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 Herbert Gay and Charlie Sproull

Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.43
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
2.35
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.62
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
1.31
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.32
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.49
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.69
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.88
55.88
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.49
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
6.14
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
5.94
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.94
5.94
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.53
6.53
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.12
5.12
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
27
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
391
27
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.2
9
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130.1
9
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
11.16
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
10.91
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.16
11.16
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.91
10.91
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.81
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.69
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
5.5
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
5.52
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.26
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
3.25
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.862
0.862
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.32
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
262
42.36
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
42.95
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.49
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.41
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
6.95
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
7.04
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.95
6.95
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.04
7.04
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.94
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.97
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.85
1.85
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.826
1.826
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
34.6
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
542
37.43
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.36
42.36
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.95
42.95

Fielding Stats for Herbert Gay and Charlie Sproull

Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.37
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.63
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
27
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.2
9
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.48
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.93
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.63
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90.32
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.688
0.688
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.824
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.75
68.75
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Herbert Gay and Charlie Sproull

Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
16
457.14
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
523.08
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
600
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
18
514.29
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
538.46
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
76.92
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
76.92
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
5.21
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
12.06
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
76.92
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
92.31
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30.77
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.44
-12.68
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
4.72
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
6
92.31
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.5
6.5
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA