Matt Kata vs. Ed Sprague Jr. — Career Comparison

Gen XOhioThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueSecond Baseman
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On the career numbers, Ed Sprague Jr. posted the stronger offensive profile against Matt Kata. Ed Sprague Jr. posted stronger numbers in OPS (.740 vs .662) and on-base percentage (.322 vs .292). By the career numbers, Ed Sprague Jr. had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Matt Kata and Ed Sprague Jr.

Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
278
218.9
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1203
157.36
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
762
600
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4587
600
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
695
547.24
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4095
535.64
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.683
0.683
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
166
130.71
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1010
132.11
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
85.04
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
621
81.23
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
37
29.13
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
29.43
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.09
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
1.57
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
12
9.45
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
19.88
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
58
45.67
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
389
50.88
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
76.49
60.23
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
554.53
72.53
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
257
202.36
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1715
224.33
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
218
171.65
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1459
190.84
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.585
0.585
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
70.08
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
506
66.19
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
63
49.61
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
558
72.99
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
140
110.24
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
912
119.29
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
77.6
61.1
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
549.09
71.82
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.15
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
11.9
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
48
37.8
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
358
46.83
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.57
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
2.75
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
99.21
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
833
108.96
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.05
6.05
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
5.51
5.51
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.87
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.78
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.94
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
4.84
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
8.66
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
106
13.87
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.09
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.78
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.15
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
1.57
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
10.24
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
2.35
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.23
69.23
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33

Fielding Stats for Matt Kata and Ed Sprague Jr.

Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
1.34
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1131
1.08
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.93
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1076
1.03
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28205
27
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9401.2
9
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.97
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
1.3
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
2.55
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1643
1.57
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
0.16
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
691
4.58
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3166
3.03
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
4.52
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3004
2.88
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.55
98.55
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.88
94.88
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.371
3.371
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.656
2.656
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.31
69.31
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.14
95.14
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.56
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
0.17
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0