Ed Sprague vs. Gary Wayne — Career Comparison

Ed Sprague
Silent GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gary Wayne
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Gary Wayne a clear advantage over Ed Sprague across the core pitching metrics. Gary Wayne led in strikeout rate (K%+ 97 vs 65), run prevention (ERA+ 107 vs 79), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 102 vs 76). Gary Wayne was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Ed Sprague and Gary Wayne

Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
4.37
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.33
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.51
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.5
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.51
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.5
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.5
42.5
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.62
11.62
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.2
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.14
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
3.84
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
3.93
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1224
27
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
27
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
9
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
249.2
9
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
406
8.96
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
8.54
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.96
8.96
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.6
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
4.54
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.75
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.66
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.68
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
4.15
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
5.91
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.91
5.91
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.966
0.966
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.073
1.073
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.6
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.36
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1797
39.64
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1092
39.36
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.41
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.63
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
4.59
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.51
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.31
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.65
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.33
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.58
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.66
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.83
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.366
1.366
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1545
34.08
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
944
34.03
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.64
39.64
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.36
39.36

Fielding Stats for Ed Sprague and Gary Wayne

Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
4.36
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.33
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.51
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1225
27
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
27
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408.1
9
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
249.2
9
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.79
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.22
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.54
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.48
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
2.6
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.77
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
2.34
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.69
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.83
89.83
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.92
95.92
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.535
0.535
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.62
11.62
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Sprague and Gary Wayne

Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
198
4752
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
231
69300
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
600
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
528
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
1.46
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
48
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.79
-43.07
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
13
312
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.92
1.92
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
72
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA