Simon Nicholls vs. Ed Sprague Jr. — Career Comparison

Simon Nicholls
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueShortstop
Ed Sprague Jr.
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueThird BasemanAll-Star

Simon Nicholls and Ed Sprague Jr. are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 98 for Simon Nicholls, 94 for Ed Sprague Jr.), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 98 vs 99). The overall lean goes to Simon Nicholls, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Simon Nicholls and Ed Sprague Jr.

Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
312
147.75
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1203
157.36
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
1267
600
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4587
600
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1133
536.54
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4095
535.64
Simon Nicholls
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
0.642
0.642
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PAverified
284
134.49
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1010
132.11
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PAverified
242
114.6
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
621
81.23
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
32
15.15
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
29.43
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.84
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
1.57
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.89
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
19.88
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
42
19.89
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
389
50.88
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
106.73
50.54
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
554.53
72.53
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
340
161.01
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1715
224.33
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
351
166.22
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1459
190.84
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
0.593
0.593
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
0.511
0.511
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PAverified
144
68.19
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
506
66.19
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
58
27.47
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
558
72.99
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
198
93.76
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
912
119.29
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
124.51
58.96
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
549.09
71.82
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.95
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
11.9
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
65
30.78
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
358
46.83
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
2.75
Simon Nicholls
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
48.3
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
833
108.96
Simon Nicholls
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.42
12.42
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
5.51
5.51
Simon Nicholls
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Simon Nicholls
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
31.73
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.78
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
4.84
Simon Nicholls
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
106
13.87
Simon Nicholls
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
12.79
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.78
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.57
Simon Nicholls
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
12.79
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.35
Simon Nicholls
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33

Fielding Stats for Simon Nicholls and Ed Sprague Jr.

Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
1.05
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1131
1.08
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
0.99
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1076
1.03
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 9 Innings
7959
27
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28205
27
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 9 Innings
2653
9
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9401.2
9
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
1.94
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
1.3
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
856
2.9
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1643
1.57
Simon Nicholls
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
0.43
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.16
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1554
5.27
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3166
3.03
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1427
4.84
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3004
2.88
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.83
91.83
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Simon Nicholls
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.603
4.603
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.656
2.656
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.52
94.52
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.14
95.14
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.2
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
0.17
Simon Nicholls
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Simon Nicholls
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0