Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 1991
- College
- Stanford
Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 1991
- College
- Stanford
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,203
- AB
- 4,095
- R
- 506
- H
- 1,010
- HR
- 152
- RBI
- 558
- SB
- 6
- AVG
- .247
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | TOR | 61 | 160 | 17 | 44 | 4 | 20 | 0 | .275 |
| 1992 | TOR | 22 | 47 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .234 |
| 1993 | TOR | 150 | 546 | 50 | 142 | 12 | 73 | 1 | .260 |
| 1994 | TOR | 109 | 405 | 38 | 97 | 11 | 44 | 1 | .240 |
| 1995 | TOR | 144 | 521 | 77 | 127 | 18 | 74 | 0 | .244 |
| 1996 | TOR | 159 | 591 | 88 | 146 | 36 | 101 | 0 | .247 |
| 1997 | TOR | 138 | 504 | 63 | 115 | 14 | 48 | 0 | .228 |
| 1998 |  ATH/TOR | 132 | 469 | 57 | 104 | 20 | 58 | 1 | .222 |
| 1999 | PIT | 137 | 490 | 71 | 131 | 22 | 81 | 3 | .267 |
| 2000 |  BOS/SD | 106 | 268 | 30 | 65 | 12 | 36 | 0 | .243 |
| 2001 | SEA | 45 | 94 | 9 | 28 | 2 | 16 | 0 | .298 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 17
- AB
- 41
- R
- 1
- H
- 9
- HR
- 1
- RBI
- 8
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .220
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 4,587
- TB
- 1,715
- XBH
- 389
- HBP
- 91
- IBB
- 21
- GIDP
- 106
- P/PA
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | TOR | 183 | 63 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | TOR | 50 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | TOR | 596 | 211 | 44 | 10 | 1 | 23 | 0 |
| 1994 | TOR | 445 | 151 | 31 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| 1995 | TOR | 602 | 212 | 47 | 15 | 3 | 19 | 0 |
| 1996 | TOR | 670 | 293 | 73 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | TOR | 562 | 194 | 47 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 1998 | ATH/TOR | 510 | 189 | 45 | 13 | 2 | 16 | 0 |
| 1999 | PIT | 564 | 228 | 51 | 17 | 6 | 12 | 0 |
| 2000 | BOS/SD | 298 | 117 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | SEA | 107 | 41 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 3.1
- RC
- 536.8
- RC/27
- 4.50
- ISOP
- .172
- SECA
- .258
- BB/K
- 0.43
- AB/HR
- 26.9
- GO/FO
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | TOR | -0.2 | 22.7 | 5 | .119 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 40 | 0 |
| 1992 | TOR | 0.0 | 4.6 | 3.5 | .106 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 47 | 0 |
| 1993 | TOR | 1.1 | 60.6 | 3.8 | .126 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 45.5 | 0 |
| 1994 | TOR | -0.8 | 43.2 | 3.6 | .133 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 36.8 | 0 |
| 1995 | TOR | 0.6 | 69.9 | 4.5 | .163 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 28.9 | 0 |
| 1996 | TOR | 2.8 | 97.2 | 5.7 | .249 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 16.4 | 0 |
| 1997 | TOR | 0.1 | 59 | 4 | .157 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 36 | 0 |
| 1998 | ATH/TOR | -0.5 | 48.9 | 3.4 | .181 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 23.5 | 0 |
| 1999 | PIT | 0.0 | 78.6 | 5.5 | .198 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 22.3 | 0 |
| 2000 | BOS/SD | -0.5 | 37.3 | 4.8 | .194 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 22.3 | 0 |
| 2001 | SEA | 0.5 | 15.1 | 5.8 | .138 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 47 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Ed Sprague Jr.'s career stats?
Ed Sprague Jr. played 11 seasons for the Blue Jays, the Pirates and the Mariners. He was a career .247 hitter with 1,010 hits, 152 home runs and 558 RBI. His best season was 2001: a .298 batting average, 2 home runs and 16 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
11 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1991 to 2001
Championships ×2
- 1992 World Series with the Toronto Blue Jays
- 1993 World Series with the Toronto Blue Jays
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