Ovid Nicholson vs. Ed Sprague Jr. — Career Comparison

Ovid Nicholson
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Ed Sprague Jr.
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueThird BasemanAll-Star

On the career numbers, Ovid Nicholson posted the stronger offensive profile against Ed Sprague Jr.. Ovid Nicholson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.955 vs .740) and on-base percentage (.500 vs .322). Ed Sprague Jr. had the advantage in home run production (152 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Ovid Nicholson had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Ovid Nicholson and Ed Sprague Jr.

Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
276.92
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1203
157.36
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4587
600
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
507.69
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4095
535.64
Ovid Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Ovid Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.962
0.962
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.749
0.749
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
230.77
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1010
132.11
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
230.77
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
621
81.23
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
29.43
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.57
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
19.88
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
389
50.88
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
118.83
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
554.53
72.53
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
230.77
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1715
224.33
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
276.92
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1459
190.84
Ovid Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Ovid Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.419
0.419
Ovid Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.955
0.955
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.737
0.737
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Ovid Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Ovid Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.678
0.678
Ovid Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
506
66.19
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
558
72.99
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
230.77
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
912
119.29
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.91
134.33
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
549.09
71.82
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
11.9
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
358
46.83
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
2.75
Ovid Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
833
108.96
Ovid Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.5
6.5
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
5.51
5.51
Ovid Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
0.78
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
4.84
Ovid Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
106
13.87
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
0.78
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.57
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
2.35
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.33
33.33

Fielding Stats for Ovid Nicholson and Ed Sprague Jr.

Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1131
1.08
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1076
1.03
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28205
27
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9401.2
9
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1361
1.3
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1643
1.57
Ovid Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
0.16
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3166
3.03
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3004
2.88
Ovid Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.656
2.656
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.14
95.14
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
0.17
Ovid Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ovid Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0