Jack Rothfuss vs. Ed Sprague Jr. — Career Comparison

Jack Rothfuss
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Ed Sprague Jr.
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueThird BasemanAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Jack Rothfuss and Ed Sprague Jr. are closely matched on the surface stats. Jack Rothfuss posted stronger numbers in OPS (.761 vs .740) and on-base percentage (.352 vs .322). Ed Sprague Jr. had the advantage in slugging (.419 vs .409). By the career numbers, Jack Rothfuss had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Jack Rothfuss and Ed Sprague Jr.

Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
170.73
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1203
157.36
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 600 PA
123
600
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4587
600
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
115
560.98
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4095
535.64
Jack Rothfuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Jack Rothfuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.786
0.786
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.749
0.749
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
175.61
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1010
132.11
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
146.34
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
621
81.23
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.63
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
29.43
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
1.57
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.76
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
19.88
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.27
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
389
50.88
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17.04
83.11
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
554.53
72.53
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
229.27
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1715
224.33
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
209.76
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1459
190.84
Jack Rothfuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.409
0.409
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Jack Rothfuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.761
0.761
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.737
0.737
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Jack Rothfuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Jack Rothfuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.722
0.722
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.678
0.678
Jack Rothfuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
97.56
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
506
66.19
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
87.8
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
558
72.99
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
175.61
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
912
119.29
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19.34
94.34
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
549.09
71.82
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.76
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
11.9
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 600 PA
5
24.39
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
358
46.83
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
2.75
Jack Rothfuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
48.78
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
833
108.96
Jack Rothfuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.3
12.3
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
5.51
5.51
Jack Rothfuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
0.78
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
4.84
Jack Rothfuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
106
13.87
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.63
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
0.78
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.57
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.63
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
2.35
Jack Rothfuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33

Fielding Stats for Jack Rothfuss and Ed Sprague Jr.

Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.27
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1131
1.08
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1076
1.03
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
681
27
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28205
27
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
9
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9401.2
9
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
9.16
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
1.3
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.48
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1643
1.57
Jack Rothfuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.16
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
0.16
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
9.79
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3166
3.03
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
9.63
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3004
2.88
Jack Rothfuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.38
98.38
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.88
94.88
Jack Rothfuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.594
7.594
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.656
2.656
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.14
95.14
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.32
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
0.17
Jack Rothfuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Rothfuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0