Chico Renfroe vs. Ed Sprague Jr. — Career Comparison

Chico Renfroe
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueSecond BasemanAll-Star
Ed Sprague Jr.
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueThird BasemanAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Chico Renfroe and Ed Sprague Jr. are closely matched on the surface stats. Ed Sprague Jr. posted stronger numbers in OPS (.740 vs .710) and slugging (.419 vs .352). Chico Renfroe had the advantage in on-base percentage (.358 vs .322). By the career numbers, Ed Sprague Jr. had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Chico Renfroe and Ed Sprague Jr.

Chico Renfroe
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Chico Renfroe
Career
Per 600 PA
148
151.79
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1203
157.36
Chico Renfroe
Career
Per 600 PA
585
600
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4587
600
Chico Renfroe
Career
Per 600 PA
492
504.62
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4095
535.64
Chico Renfroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Chico Renfroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.751
0.751
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.749
0.749
Chico Renfroe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
132
135.38
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1010
132.11
Chico Renfroe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
104.62
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
621
81.23
Chico Renfroe
Career
Per 600 PA
20
20.51
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
29.43
Chico Renfroe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.23
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
1.57
Chico Renfroe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.03
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
19.88
Chico Renfroe
Career
Per 600 PA
30
30.77
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
389
50.88
Chico Renfroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Chico Renfroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Chico Renfroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Chico Renfroe
Career
Per 600 PA
70.68
72.5
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
554.53
72.53
Chico Renfroe
Career
Per 600 PA
173
177.44
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1715
224.33
Chico Renfroe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
201
206.15
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1459
190.84
Chico Renfroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Chico Renfroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Chico Renfroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Chico Renfroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Chico Renfroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Chico Renfroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.697
0.697
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.678
0.678
Chico Renfroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Chico Renfroe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
80
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
506
66.19
Chico Renfroe
Career
Per 600 PA
57
58.46
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
558
72.99
Chico Renfroe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
134
137.44
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
912
119.29
Chico Renfroe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78.14
80.15
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
549.09
71.82
Chico Renfroe
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.21
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
11.9
Chico Renfroe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
62.56
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
358
46.83
Chico Renfroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
2.75
Chico Renfroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
833
108.96
Chico Renfroe
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.51
5.51
Chico Renfroe
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Chico Renfroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24.62
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.78
Chico Renfroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
4.84
Chico Renfroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
106
13.87
Chico Renfroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.23
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.78
Chico Renfroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.57
Chico Renfroe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.23
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
2.35
Chico Renfroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33

Fielding Stats for Chico Renfroe and Ed Sprague Jr.

Chico Renfroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Chico Renfroe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.16
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1131
1.08
Chico Renfroe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.06
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1076
1.03
Chico Renfroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3475
27
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28205
27
Chico Renfroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1158.1
9
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9401.2
9
Chico Renfroe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
2.42
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
1.3
Chico Renfroe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
2.46
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1643
1.57
Chico Renfroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.43
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.16
Chico Renfroe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
5.31
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3166
3.03
Chico Renfroe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
628
4.88
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3004
2.88
Chico Renfroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.95
91.95
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Chico Renfroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.215
4.215
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.656
2.656
Chico Renfroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.28
91.28
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.14
95.14
Chico Renfroe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.4
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
0.17
Chico Renfroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Chico Renfroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chico Renfroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.01
Chico Renfroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0