Ed Kirkpatrick vs. Ed Sprague Jr. — Career Comparison

Ed Kirkpatrick
Silent GenerationWashingtonThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueUnknown
Ed Sprague Jr.
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueThird BasemanAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Ed Kirkpatrick comes out clearly ahead of Ed Sprague Jr. across most offensive categories. Ed Kirkpatrick led in walk rate (BB%+ 129 vs 89), contact rate (K%+ 118 vs 92), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 106 vs 94). Ed Kirkpatrick was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Ed Kirkpatrick and Ed Sprague Jr.

Ed Kirkpatrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Ed Kirkpatrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1311
196.21
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1203
157.36
Ed Kirkpatrick
Career
Per 600 PA
4009
600
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4587
600
Ed Kirkpatrick
Career
Per 600 PA
3467
518.88
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4095
535.64
Ed Kirkpatrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Ed Kirkpatrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.714
0.714
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Ed Kirkpatrick
Career
Per 600 PA
824
123.32
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1010
132.11
Ed Kirkpatrick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
578
86.51
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
621
81.23
Ed Kirkpatrick
Career
Per 600 PA
143
21.4
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
29.43
Ed Kirkpatrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
2.69
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.57
Ed Kirkpatrick
Career
Per 600 PA
85
12.72
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
19.88
Ed Kirkpatrick
Career
Per 600 PA
246
36.82
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
389
50.88
Ed Kirkpatrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Ed Kirkpatrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Ed Kirkpatrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Ed Kirkpatrick
Career
Per 600 PA
438.71
65.66
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
554.53
72.53
Ed Kirkpatrick
Career
Per 600 PA
1258
188.28
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1715
224.33
Ed Kirkpatrick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1302
194.86
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1459
190.84
Ed Kirkpatrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Ed Kirkpatrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Ed Kirkpatrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Ed Kirkpatrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Ed Kirkpatrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Ed Kirkpatrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.643
0.643
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Ed Kirkpatrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ed Kirkpatrick
Career
Per 600 PA
411
61.51
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
506
66.19
Ed Kirkpatrick
Career
Per 600 PA
424
63.46
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
558
72.99
Ed Kirkpatrick
Career
Per 600 PA
750
112.25
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
912
119.29
Ed Kirkpatrick
Career
Per 600 PA
440.79
65.97
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
549.09
71.82
Ed Kirkpatrick
Career
Per 600 PA
22
3.29
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
11.9
Ed Kirkpatrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
456
68.25
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
358
46.83
Ed Kirkpatrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
10.48
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
21
2.75
Ed Kirkpatrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
518
77.53
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
833
108.96
Ed Kirkpatrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.74
7.74
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
5.51
5.51
Ed Kirkpatrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
0.88
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Ed Kirkpatrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
3.74
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.78
Ed Kirkpatrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
5.84
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
37
4.84
Ed Kirkpatrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
10.48
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
106
13.87
Ed Kirkpatrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
5.09
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.78
Ed Kirkpatrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
5.84
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.57
Ed Kirkpatrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
10.93
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.35
Ed Kirkpatrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.58
46.58
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33

Fielding Stats for Ed Kirkpatrick and Ed Sprague Jr.

Ed Kirkpatrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Ed Kirkpatrick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1038
1.19
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1131
1.08
Ed Kirkpatrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
859
0.98
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1076
1.03
Ed Kirkpatrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
23599
27
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28205
27
Ed Kirkpatrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
7866.1
9
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9401.2
9
Ed Kirkpatrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3619
4.14
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1361
1.3
Ed Kirkpatrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
0.3
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1643
1.57
Ed Kirkpatrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.06
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
0.16
Ed Kirkpatrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3932
4.5
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3166
3.03
Ed Kirkpatrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3878
4.44
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3004
2.88
Ed Kirkpatrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.63
98.63
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.88
94.88
Ed Kirkpatrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.736
3.736
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.656
2.656
Ed Kirkpatrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.76
82.76
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.14
95.14
Ed Kirkpatrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
0.15
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
0.17
Ed Kirkpatrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.03
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Ed Kirkpatrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Kirkpatrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.16
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.01
Ed Kirkpatrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.11
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0