Ed Sprague vs. Lee Wade — Career Comparison

Ed Sprague
Silent GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lee Wade
Lost GenerationThrows RightSt. Louis GiantsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lee Wade built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Sprague as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lee Wade posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.77 and WHIP 1.309 compared to 3.84 and 1.574 for Ed Sprague. By the career numbers, Lee Wade had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Sprague and Lee Wade

Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
4.37
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.24
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.51
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.99
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.51
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.51
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.5
42.5
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.08
48.08
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.62
11.62
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.76
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.2
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
3.84
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
3.77
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
1224
27
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1419
27
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
9
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
473
9
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
8.96
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
504
9.59
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.96
8.96
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.59
9.59
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.6
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.4
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
4.54
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.19
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.66
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
4.15
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
4.22
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.966
0.966
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.713
0.713
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.6
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.27
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1797
39.64
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2051
39.03
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.41
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
4.59
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
275
5.23
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.31
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.18
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.33
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.66
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.55
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.309
1.309
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
1545
34.08
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1860
35.39
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.64
39.64
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Ed Sprague and Lee Wade

Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
4.36
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
1.28
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.51
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
1225
27
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1713
27
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
408.1
9
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
571
9
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.79
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.79
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
1.54
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.69
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.24
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
2.6
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
2.71
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
2.34
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
2.47
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.83
89.83
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.28
91.28
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.535
0.535
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.938
1.938
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.62
11.62
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.11
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Sprague and Lee Wade

Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
198
4752
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
75
187.5
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
25
600
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
240
600
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
22
528
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
535
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
102.5
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
80
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
20
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
22.5
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
1.46
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.34
33.36
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
2
48
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
130
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
137.5
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
57.5
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
42.5
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
97.5
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.79
-43.07
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.97
34.92
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
32.5
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
13
312
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.92
1.92
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
72
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
30
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA