Jim Rivera vs. Ed Sprague Jr. — Career Comparison

Jim Rivera
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRight Fielder
Ed Sprague Jr.
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueThird BasemanAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Jim Rivera holds a real edge over Ed Sprague Jr. in this comparison. Jim Rivera led in batting average (AVG+ 100 vs 92), slugging (SLG+ 105 vs 99), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 99 vs 94). Ed Sprague Jr. held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 118 vs 102). The edge belongs to Jim Rivera.

Hitting Stats for Jim Rivera and Ed Sprague Jr.

Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1171
175.3
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1203
157.36
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
4008
600
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4587
600
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
3552
531.74
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4095
535.64
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.762
0.762
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.749
0.749
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
911
136.38
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1010
132.11
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
617
92.37
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
621
81.23
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
155
23.2
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
29.43
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
8.38
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.57
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
83
12.43
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
19.88
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
294
44.01
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
389
50.88
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
494.52
74.03
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
554.53
72.53
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
1427
213.62
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1715
224.33
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1299
194.46
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1459
190.84
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.402
0.402
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.729
0.729
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.678
0.678
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
503
75.3
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
506
66.19
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
422
63.17
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
558
72.99
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
842
126.05
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
912
119.29
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
501.6
75.09
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
549.09
71.82
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
23
3.44
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
11.9
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
365
54.64
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
358
46.83
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.29
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
21
2.75
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
523
78.29
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
833
108.96
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.66
7.66
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
5.51
5.51
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
6.59
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.78
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
24
3.59
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
4.84
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
8.38
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
106
13.87
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
23.95
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.78
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
10.48
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.57
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
34.43
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.35
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.57
69.57
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33

Fielding Stats for Jim Rivera and Ed Sprague Jr.

Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1069
1.66
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1131
1.08
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
617
0.96
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1076
1.03
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
17350
27
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28205
27
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
5783.1
9
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9401.2
9
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2298
3.58
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1361
1.3
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.13
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1643
1.57
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.08
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
0.16
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2438
3.79
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3166
3.03
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2384
3.71
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3004
2.88
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.79
97.79
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.88
94.88
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.656
2.656
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.72
57.72
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.14
95.14
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.07
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
0.17
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0