Jeff Gray vs. Ed Sprague — Career Comparison

Jeff Gray
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ed Sprague
Silent GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Jeff Gray a clear advantage over Ed Sprague across the core pitching metrics. Jeff Gray led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 181 vs 76), strikeout rate (K%+ 127 vs 65), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 130 vs 81). Jeff Gray was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Jeff Gray and Ed Sprague

Jeff Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jeff Gray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
7.1
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
4.37
Jeff Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.51
Jeff Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.3
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.38
Jeff Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.52
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.51
Jeff Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.36
36.36
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.5
42.5
Jeff Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.62
11.62
Jeff Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Jeff Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.74
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.2
Jeff Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.33
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
3.84
Jeff Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Jeff Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Jeff Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Jeff Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Jeff Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
365
27
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1224
27
Jeff Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
121.2
9
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
9
Jeff Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
7.69
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
406
8.96
Jeff Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.96
8.96
Jeff Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.74
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.6
Jeff Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Jeff Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Jeff Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.15
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
4.54
Jeff Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.67
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.66
Jeff Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Jeff Gray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
7.1
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
4.15
Jeff Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.1
7.1
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Jeff Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Jeff Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.027
1.027
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.966
0.966
Jeff Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.3
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.6
Jeff Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Jeff Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jeff Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
493
36.47
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1797
39.64
Jeff Gray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.62
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.41
Jeff Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
3.55
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
4.59
Jeff Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Jeff Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.59
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.31
Jeff Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.3
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.33
Jeff Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.59
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.66
Jeff Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.093
1.093
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Jeff Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
450
33.29
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1545
34.08
Jeff Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Jeff Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Jeff Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.47
36.47
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.64
39.64

Fielding Stats for Jeff Gray and Ed Sprague

Jeff Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jeff Gray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
7.1
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
4.36
Jeff Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.51
Jeff Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
365
27
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1225
27
Jeff Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
121.2
9
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408.1
9
Jeff Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.74
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.79
Jeff Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.33
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.54
Jeff Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Jeff Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.15
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
2.6
Jeff Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
2.07
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
2.34
Jeff Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.83
89.83
Jeff Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.535
0.535
Jeff Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.62
11.62
Jeff Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Jeff Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jeff Gray and Ed Sprague

Jeff Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jeff Gray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
28800
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
198
4752
Jeff Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
600
Jeff Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
528
Jeff Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Jeff Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Jeff Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Jeff Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Jeff Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Jeff Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jeff Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
1.46
Jeff Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
48
Jeff Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Jeff Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Jeff Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Jeff Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Jeff Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Jeff Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Jeff Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Jeff Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Jeff Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Jeff Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Jeff Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.07
-20.64
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.79
-43.07
Jeff Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
13
312
Jeff Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.92
1.92
Jeff Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Gray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
72
Jeff Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Jeff Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA