Jake Early vs. Ed Sprague Jr. — Career Comparison

Jake Early
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueCatcherAll-Star
Ed Sprague Jr.
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueThird BasemanAll-Star

Jake Early and Ed Sprague Jr. are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 94 for Jake Early, 94 for Ed Sprague Jr.), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 98 vs 99). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Jake Early and Ed Sprague Jr.

Jake Early
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jake Early
Career
Per 600 PAverified
747
178
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1203
157.36
Jake Early
Career
Per 600 PA
2518
600
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4587
600
Jake Early
Career
Per 600 PA
2208
526.13
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4095
535.64
Jake Early
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Jake Early
Career
Per 600 PA
0.699
0.699
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Jake Early
Career
Per 600 PA
532
126.77
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1010
132.11
Jake Early
Career
Per 600 PAverified
379
90.31
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
621
81.23
Jake Early
Career
Per 600 PA
98
23.35
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
29.43
Jake Early
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
5.48
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.57
Jake Early
Career
Per 600 PA
32
7.63
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
19.88
Jake Early
Career
Per 600 PA
153
36.46
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
389
50.88
Jake Early
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Jake Early
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Jake Early
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Jake Early
Career
Per 600 PA
268.41
63.96
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
554.53
72.53
Jake Early
Career
Per 600 PA
772
183.96
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1715
224.33
Jake Early
Career
Per 600 PAverified
824
196.35
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1459
190.84
Jake Early
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Jake Early
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Jake Early
Career
Per 600 PA
0.679
0.679
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Jake Early
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Jake Early
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Jake Early
Career
Per 600 PA
0.624
0.624
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Jake Early
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Jake Early
Career
Per 600 PA
216
51.47
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
506
66.19
Jake Early
Career
Per 600 PA
264
62.91
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
558
72.99
Jake Early
Career
Per 600 PA
448
106.75
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
912
119.29
Jake Early
Career
Per 600 PA
284.76
67.85
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
549.09
71.82
Jake Early
Career
Per 600 PA
11
2.62
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
11.9
Jake Early
Career
Per 600 PAverified
281
66.96
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
358
46.83
Jake Early
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
2.75
Jake Early
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
259
61.72
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
833
108.96
Jake Early
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.72
9.72
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
5.51
5.51
Jake Early
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.08
1.08
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Jake Early
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
4.29
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.78
Jake Early
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
4.84
Jake Early
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
7.86
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
106
13.87
Jake Early
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.67
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.78
Jake Early
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.91
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
1.57
Jake Early
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
3.57
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
2.35
Jake Early
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.67
46.67
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33

Fielding Stats for Jake Early and Ed Sprague Jr.

Jake Early
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jake Early
Career
Per 9 Innings
694
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1131
1.08
Jake Early
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1076
1.03
Jake Early
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28205
27
Jake Early
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9401.2
9
Jake Early
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2566
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1361
1.3
Jake Early
Career
Per 9 Innings
417
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1643
1.57
Jake Early
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
0.16
Jake Early
Career
Per 9 Innings
3057
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3166
3.03
Jake Early
Career
Per 9 Innings
2983
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3004
2.88
Jake Early
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.58
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Jake Early
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.298
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.656
2.656
Jake Early
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.14
95.14
Jake Early
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
0.17
Jake Early
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Jake Early
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Early
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Jake Early
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0