Dan Kennard vs. Ed Sprague Jr. — Career Comparison

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On the career numbers, Dan Kennard posted the stronger offensive profile against Ed Sprague Jr.. Dan Kennard posted stronger numbers in OPS (.816 vs .740) and on-base percentage (.363 vs .322). Ed Sprague Jr. had the advantage in home run production (152 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Dan Kennard had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Dan Kennard and Ed Sprague Jr.

Dan Kennard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dan Kennard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
242
172.65
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1203
157.36
Dan Kennard
Career
Per 600 PA
841
600
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4587
600
Dan Kennard
Career
Per 600 PA
740
527.94
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4095
535.64
Dan Kennard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Dan Kennard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.841
0.841
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.749
0.749
Dan Kennard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
219
156.24
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1010
132.11
Dan Kennard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
147
104.88
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
621
81.23
Dan Kennard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
31.39
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
225
29.43
Dan Kennard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.56
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.57
Dan Kennard
Career
Per 600 PA
16
11.41
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
19.88
Dan Kennard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
51.37
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
389
50.88
Dan Kennard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Dan Kennard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Dan Kennard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Dan Kennard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
91.32
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
554.53
72.53
Dan Kennard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
335
239
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1715
224.33
Dan Kennard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
297
211.89
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1459
190.84
Dan Kennard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Dan Kennard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.453
0.453
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.419
0.419
Dan Kennard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.816
0.816
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.737
0.737
Dan Kennard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Dan Kennard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Dan Kennard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.678
0.678
Dan Kennard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Dan Kennard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
78.48
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
506
66.19
Dan Kennard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
103.45
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
558
72.99
Dan Kennard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
239
170.51
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
912
119.29
Dan Kennard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
136.18
97.16
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
549.09
71.82
Dan Kennard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
12.84
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
11.9
Dan Kennard
Career
Per 600 PA
60
42.81
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
358
46.83
Dan Kennard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
2.75
Dan Kennard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.43
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
833
108.96
Dan Kennard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420.5
420.5
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
5.51
5.51
Dan Kennard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
30
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Dan Kennard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
16.41
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.78
Dan Kennard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
4.84
Dan Kennard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
106
13.87
Dan Kennard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
14.27
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.78
Dan Kennard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.71
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.57
Dan Kennard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
14.98
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.35
Dan Kennard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95.24
95.24
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33

Fielding Stats for Dan Kennard and Ed Sprague Jr.

Dan Kennard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dan Kennard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.34
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1131
1.08
Dan Kennard
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
0.78
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1076
1.03
Dan Kennard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4403
27
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28205
27
Dan Kennard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1467.2
9
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9401.2
9
Dan Kennard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
5.2
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
1.3
Dan Kennard
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
1.06
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1643
1.57
Dan Kennard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.19
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.16
Dan Kennard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1052
6.45
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3166
3.03
Dan Kennard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1021
6.26
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3004
2.88
Dan Kennard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.05
97.05
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.88
94.88
Dan Kennard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.684
4.684
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.656
2.656
Dan Kennard
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.72
58.72
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.14
95.14
Dan Kennard
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.15
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
0.17
Dan Kennard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.07
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Dan Kennard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Kennard
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
1.36
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.01
Dan Kennard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0