Héctor Rodríguez vs. Ed Sprague Jr. — Career Comparison

Héctor Rodríguez
Greatest GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueThird BasemanAll-Star
Ed Sprague Jr.
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueThird BasemanAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Héctor Rodríguez and Ed Sprague Jr. are closely matched on the surface stats. Ed Sprague Jr. posted stronger numbers in OPS (.740 vs .647) and slugging (.419 vs .302). Héctor Rodríguez had the advantage in on-base percentage (.344 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 Héctor Rodríguez and Ed Sprague Jr.

Héctor Rodríguez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Héctor Rodríguez
Career
Per 600 PA
163
154.26
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1203
157.36
Héctor Rodríguez
Career
Per 600 PA
634
600
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4587
600
Héctor Rodríguez
Career
Per 600 PA
562
531.86
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4095
535.64
Héctor Rodríguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Héctor Rodríguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.681
0.681
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Héctor Rodríguez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
151
142.9
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1010
132.11
Héctor Rodríguez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
134
126.81
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
621
81.23
Héctor Rodríguez
Career
Per 600 PA
16
15.14
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
29.43
Héctor Rodríguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.57
Héctor Rodríguez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.95
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
19.88
Héctor Rodríguez
Career
Per 600 PA
17
16.09
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
389
50.88
Héctor Rodríguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Héctor Rodríguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Héctor Rodríguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Héctor Rodríguez
Career
Per 600 PA
60.04
56.82
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
554.53
72.53
Héctor Rodríguez
Career
Per 600 PA
170
160.88
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1715
224.33
Héctor Rodríguez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
216
204.42
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1459
190.84
Héctor Rodríguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Héctor Rodríguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Héctor Rodríguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.647
0.647
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Héctor Rodríguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Héctor Rodríguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Héctor Rodríguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.579
0.579
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Héctor Rodríguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Héctor Rodríguez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
80.44
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
506
66.19
Héctor Rodríguez
Career
Per 600 PA
52
49.21
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
558
72.99
Héctor Rodríguez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
136
128.71
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
912
119.29
Héctor Rodríguez
Career
Per 600 PA
71.09
67.28
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
549.09
71.82
Héctor Rodríguez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.79
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
11.9
Héctor Rodríguez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
57.73
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
358
46.83
Héctor Rodríguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
2.75
Héctor Rodríguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
21.77
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
833
108.96
Héctor Rodríguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.57
27.57
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
5.51
5.51
Héctor Rodríguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.65
2.65
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Héctor Rodríguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.62
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.78
Héctor Rodríguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
4.84
Héctor Rodríguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.41
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
106
13.87
Héctor Rodríguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
12.3
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.78
Héctor Rodríguez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.68
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
1.57
Héctor Rodríguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
17.98
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.35
Héctor Rodríguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.42
68.42
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33

Fielding Stats for Héctor Rodríguez and Ed Sprague Jr.

Héctor Rodríguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Héctor Rodríguez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
4.12
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1131
1.08
Héctor Rodríguez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.06
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1076
1.03
Héctor Rodríguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
997
27
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28205
27
Héctor Rodríguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
332.1
9
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9401.2
9
Héctor Rodríguez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
5.31
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
1.3
Héctor Rodríguez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
8.75
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1643
1.57
Héctor Rodríguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.57
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.16
Héctor Rodríguez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
540
14.62
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3166
3.03
Héctor Rodríguez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
14.06
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3004
2.88
Héctor Rodríguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.11
96.11
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.88
94.88
Héctor Rodríguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.415
3.415
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.656
2.656
Héctor Rodríguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.66
25.66
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.14
95.14
Héctor Rodríguez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.87
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
0.17
Héctor Rodríguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Héctor Rodríguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Héctor Rodríguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Héctor Rodríguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0