Danny Richardson vs. Ed Sprague Jr. — Career Comparison

Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueSecond Baseman
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueThird BasemanAll-Star

On the career numbers, Ed Sprague Jr. posted the stronger offensive profile against Danny Richardson. Ed Sprague Jr. posted stronger numbers in OPS (.740 vs .633) and on-base percentage (.322 vs .301). Danny Richardson had the advantage in batting average (.254 vs .247). 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 Danny Richardson and Ed Sprague Jr.

Danny Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Danny Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
1131
142.71
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1203
157.36
Danny Richardson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4755
600
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
4587
600
Danny Richardson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4451
561.64
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
4095
535.64
Danny Richardson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Danny Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Danny Richardson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1129
142.46
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1010
132.11
Danny Richardson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
896
113.06
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
621
81.23
Danny Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
149
18.8
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
29.43
Danny Richardson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
6.56
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.57
Danny Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
32
4.04
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
19.88
Danny Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
233
29.4
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
389
50.88
Danny Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Danny Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Danny Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Danny Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
501.41
63.27
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
554.53
72.53
Danny Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
1478
186.5
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1715
224.33
Danny Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
1429
180.32
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1459
190.84
Danny Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Danny Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Danny Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.633
0.633
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Danny Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Danny Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Danny Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.603
0.603
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Danny Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Danny Richardson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
676
85.3
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
506
66.19
Danny Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
558
70.41
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
558
72.99
Danny Richardson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1202
151.67
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
912
119.29
Danny Richardson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
551.84
69.63
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
549.09
71.82
Danny Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
2.15
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
11.9
Danny Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
283
35.71
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
358
46.83
Danny Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
2.75
Danny Richardson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
36.47
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
833
108.96
Danny Richardson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.45
16.45
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
5.51
5.51
Danny Richardson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.98
0.98
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Danny Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.5
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
0.78
Danny Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
4.84
Danny Richardson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
106
13.87
Danny Richardson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
28.39
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.78
Danny Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.57
Danny Richardson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
28.39
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.35
Danny Richardson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33

Fielding Stats for Danny Richardson and Ed Sprague Jr.

Danny Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Danny Richardson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1142
1.03
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1131
1.08
Danny Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1076
1.03
Danny Richardson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29820
27
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
28205
27
Danny Richardson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9940
9
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
9401.2
9
Danny Richardson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2636
2.39
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1361
1.3
Danny Richardson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3339
3.02
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1643
1.57
Danny Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
442
0.4
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.16
Danny Richardson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6417
5.81
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3166
3.03
Danny Richardson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5975
5.41
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3004
2.88
Danny Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.11
93.11
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Danny Richardson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.232
5.232
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.656
2.656
Danny Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.14
95.14
Danny Richardson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
0.39
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
0.17
Danny Richardson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Danny Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Richardson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Danny Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0