Chris James vs. Ed Sprague Jr. — Career Comparison

Chris James
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Ed Sprague Jr.
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueThird BasemanAll-Star

Chris James and Ed Sprague Jr. are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 93 for Chris James, 94 for Ed Sprague Jr.), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 104 vs 99). The overall lean goes to Chris James, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Chris James and Ed Sprague Jr.

Chris James
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
946
172.31
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1203
157.36
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PA
3294
600
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4587
600
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3040
553.73
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4095
535.64
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.735
0.735
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
794
144.63
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1010
132.11
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
535
97.45
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
621
81.23
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PA
145
26.41
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
29.43
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
4.37
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.57
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PA
90
16.39
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
19.88
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PA
259
47.18
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
389
50.88
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PA
382.48
69.67
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
554.53
72.53
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1257
228.96
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1715
224.33
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PA
1008
183.61
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1459
190.84
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.721
0.721
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.642
0.642
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PA
343
62.48
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
506
66.19
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PA
386
70.31
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
558
72.99
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PA
639
116.39
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
912
119.29
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PA
392.83
71.55
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
549.09
71.82
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PA
21
3.83
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
11.9
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PA
193
35.15
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
358
46.83
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PA
14
2.55
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
2.75
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
89.25
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
833
108.96
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.72
6.72
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
5.51
5.51
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
2.73
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.78
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PA
25
4.55
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
4.84
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
12.57
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
106
13.87
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
4.92
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.78
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
3.1
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.57
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
8.01
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.35
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61.36
61.36
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33

Fielding Stats for Chris James and Ed Sprague Jr.

Chris James
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Chris James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
631
1.17
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1131
1.08
Chris James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
566
1.05
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1076
1.03
Chris James
Career
Per 9 Innings
14510
27
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28205
27
Chris James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4836.2
9
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9401.2
9
Chris James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1189
2.21
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
1.3
Chris James
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.19
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1643
1.57
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.04
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
0.16
Chris James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1315
2.45
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3166
3.03
Chris James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1291
2.4
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3004
2.88
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.17
98.17
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.88
94.88
Chris James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.046
2.046
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.656
2.656
Chris James
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.7
89.7
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.14
95.14
Chris James
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.04
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
0.17
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Chris James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Chris James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0