Billy Klaus vs. Ed Sprague Jr. — Career Comparison

Billy Klaus
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueShortstop
Ed Sprague Jr.
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueThird BasemanAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Billy Klaus holds a real edge over Ed Sprague Jr. in this comparison. Billy Klaus led in contact rate (K%+ 132 vs 92), walk rate (BB%+ 121 vs 89), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 103 vs 94). Ed Sprague Jr. held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 118 vs 54). The edge belongs to Billy Klaus.

Hitting Stats for Billy Klaus and Ed Sprague Jr.

Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
821
170.63
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1203
157.36
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
2887
600
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4587
600
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
2513
522.27
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4095
535.64
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.712
0.712
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
626
130.1
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1010
132.11
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
465
96.64
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
621
81.23
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
106
22.03
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
29.43
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
3.12
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.57
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
40
8.31
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
19.88
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
161
33.46
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
389
50.88
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
315.45
65.56
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
554.53
72.53
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
882
183.3
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1715
224.33
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
961
199.72
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1459
190.84
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.686
0.686
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.638
0.638
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
357
74.19
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
506
66.19
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
250
51.96
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
558
72.99
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
567
117.84
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
912
119.29
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
338.46
70.34
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
549.09
71.82
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.83
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
11.9
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
331
68.79
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
358
46.83
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.45
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
2.75
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
285
59.23
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
833
108.96
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.13
10.13
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
5.51
5.51
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.16
1.16
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
4.36
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.78
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
18
3.74
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
4.84
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
7.69
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
106
13.87
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
2.91
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.78
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.45
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.57
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
4.36
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.35
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33

Fielding Stats for Billy Klaus and Ed Sprague Jr.

Billy Klaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
741
1.21
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1131
1.08
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
594
0.97
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1076
1.03
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
16569
27
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28205
27
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
5523
9
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9401.2
9
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
899
1.46
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
1.3
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1756
2.86
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1643
1.57
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.2
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.16
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2778
4.53
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3166
3.03
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2655
4.33
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3004
2.88
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.57
95.57
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.88
94.88
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.583
3.583
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.656
2.656
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.16
80.16
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.14
95.14
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
0.41
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
0.17
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0