Ed Sprague vs. Tom Thomas — Career Comparison

Ed Sprague
Silent GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tom Thomas
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Tom Thomas posted a stronger line than Ed Sprague. Tom Thomas posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.31 vs 3.84) and WHIP (1.355 vs 1.574). By the career numbers, Tom Thomas had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Ed Sprague and Tom Thomas

Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
4.37
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.51
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.38
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.51
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.5
42.5
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.62
11.62
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.2
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
3.84
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.31
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1224
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
8.96
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
10.45
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.96
8.96
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.45
10.45
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.6
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
4.54
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.66
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
4.15
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.61
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.966
0.966
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.6
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1797
39.64
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
37.97
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.41
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.22
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
4.59
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
6.45
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.31
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.33
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.66
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1545
34.08
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
36.06
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.64
39.64
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for Ed Sprague and Tom Thomas

Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
4.36
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.76
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.51
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1225
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408.1
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.79
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
1.54
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.26
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
2.6
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.47
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
2.34
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.94
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.83
89.83
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.57
78.57
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.535
0.535
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.62
11.62
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Sprague and Tom Thomas

Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
198
4752
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
230.77
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
25
600
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
22
528
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
530.77
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
1.46
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.3
30.11
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
2
48
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.79
-43.07
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
29.81
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
13
312
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
1.92
1.92
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
72
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA