David Lee vs. Ed Sprague — Career Comparison

David Lee
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ed Sprague
Silent GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give David Lee a clear advantage over Ed Sprague across the core pitching metrics. David Lee led in run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 79), strikeout rate (K%+ 97 vs 65), and home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 100). David Lee was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for David Lee and Ed Sprague

David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
7.49
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
4.37
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.51
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.39
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.51
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.5
42.5
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.62
11.62
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.2
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
4.37
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
3.84
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
27
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1224
27
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
115.1
9
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
9
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
9.13
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
8.96
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.13
9.13
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.96
8.96
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.09
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.6
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
5.62
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
4.54
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.66
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.62
5.62
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
7.57
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
4.15
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.57
7.57
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.465
1.465
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.966
0.966
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.47
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.6
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.86
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.38
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
530
41.36
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1797
39.64
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.26
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.41
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
4.76
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
4.59
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.31
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.33
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.7
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.66
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.639
1.639
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
34.34
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1545
34.08
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.36
41.36
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.64
39.64

Fielding Stats for David Lee and Ed Sprague

David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
7.49
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
4.36
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.51
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
27
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1225
27
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
115.1
9
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408.1
9
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.39
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.79
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.7
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.54
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.25
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
2.6
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.09
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
2.34
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.83
89.83
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.146
0.146
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.535
0.535
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.62
11.62
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for David Lee and Ed Sprague

David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
9600
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
198
4752
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
600
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
528
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
14.97
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
1.46
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
48
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
5.56
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.79
-43.07
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
13
312
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
1.92
1.92
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
72
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA