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Charlie Sprague

Charles Wellington Sprague

Positions: Outfielder and Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 150 lb.

Born: October 10, 1864 in Cleveland, OH (All Transactions)
Debut: September 17, 1887
Teams (by GP): Maumees/WhiteStockings/Spiders 1887-1890

Final Game: October 10, 1890
Died: December 31, 1912 in Des Moines, IA
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Standard Pitching

Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1887 22 CHC NL 1 0 1.000 4.91 3 3 0 2 0 0 22.0 24 16 12 1 13 9 4 0 1 104 92 1.682 9.8 0.4 5.3 3.7 0.69
1889 24 CLV NL 0 2 .000 8.47 2 2 0 2 0 0 17.0 27 31 16 0 10 8 2 0 1 89 50 2.176 14.3 0.0 5.3 4.2 0.80
1890 25 TOL AA 9 5 .643 3.89 19 12 5 9 0 0 122.2 111 83 53 0 78 59 18 0 18 570 103 1.541 8.1 0.0 5.7 4.3 0.76
3 Yrs 10 7 .588 4.51 24 17 5 13 0 0 161.2 162 130 81 1 101 76 24 0 20 763 91 1.627 9.0 0.1 5.6 4.2 0.75
162 Game Avg. 17 12 .588 4.51 40 28 8 22 0 0 268 269 216 134 2 168 126 40 0 33 1265 91 1.627 9.0 0.1 5.6 4.2 0.75
CLV (1 yr) 0 2 .000 8.47 2 2 0 2 0 0 17.0 27 31 16 0 10 8 2 0 1 89 50 2.176 14.3 0.0 5.3 4.2 0.80
TOL (1 yr) 9 5 .643 3.89 19 12 5 9 0 0 122.2 111 83 53 0 78 59 18 0 18 570 103 1.541 8.1 0.0 5.7 4.3 0.76
CHC (1 yr) 1 0 1.000 4.91 3 3 0 2 0 0 22.0 24 16 12 1 13 9 4 0 1 104 92 1.682 9.8 0.4 5.3 3.7 0.69
NL (2 yrs) 1 2 .333 6.46 5 5 0 4 0 0 39.0 51 47 28 1 23 17 6 0 2 193 68 1.897 11.8 0.2 5.3 3.9 0.74
AA (1 yr) 9 5 .643 3.89 19 12 5 9 0 0 122.2 111 83 53 0 78 59 18 0 18 570 103 1.541 8.1 0.0 5.7 4.3 0.76

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1887 22 CHC NL 22.0 3 3 16 6.55 6.04 0.09 0.00 110.0 6.54 1 0.1 -0.0 0.2 3 .524 .500 $
1889 24 CLV NL 17.0 2 2 31 16.41 5.99 0.40 0.00 103.0 5.75 -20 -0.8 -0.0 -0.7 -18 .087 .495 $
1890 25 TOL AA 122.2 19 12 83 6.09 5.61 0.11 0.00 103.0 5.66 -2 -0.2 1.0 -0.2 0.3 2 .492 .499 $
3 Seasons 161.2 24 17 130 7.24 5.71 0.14 0.00 104.0 5.79 -21 -0.9 1.0 -0.2 -0.2 -14 .462 .498 $
CLV (1 yr) 17.0 2 2 31 16.41 5.99 0.40 0.00 103.0 5.75 -20 -0.8 -0.0 -0.7 -18 .087 .495 $
TOL (1 yr) 122.2 19 12 83 6.09 5.61 0.11 0.00 103.0 5.66 -2 -0.2 1.0 -0.2 0.3 2 .492 .499 $
CHC (1 yr) 22.0 3 3 16 6.55 6.04 0.09 0.00 110.0 6.54 1 0.1 -0.0 0.2 3 .524 .500 $

Cumulative Pitching

Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1887 22 1 0 1.000 4.91 3 3 0 2 0 0 22.0 24 16 12 1 13 9 4 0 1 104 92 1.682 9.8 0.4 5.3 3.7 0.69 92
1888 23 1 0 1.000 4.91 3 3 0 2 0 0 22.0 24 16 12 1 13 9 4 0 1 104 92 1.682 9.8 0.4 5.3 3.7 0.69 92
1889 24 1 2 .333 6.46 5 5 0 4 0 0 39.0 51 47 28 1 23 17 6 0 2 193 68 1.897 11.8 0.2 5.3 3.9 0.74 68
1890 25 10 7 .588 4.51 24 17 5 13 0 0 161.2 162 130 81 1 101 76 24 0 20 763 91 1.627 9.0 0.1 5.6 4.2 0.75 91

Neutralized Pitching

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1887 22 2 1 .667 3.30 30.0 26 12 11 1 14 12 4 1.333 7.8 4.2 3.6 0.86 0.3 3
1889 24 1 1 .500 5.48 23.0 28 16 14 0 10 11 2 1.652 11.0 3.9 4.3 1.10 0.0 2
1890 25 13 6 .684 2.83 175.0 132 61 55 0 93 84 21 1.286 6.8 4.8 4.3 0.90 0.0 19
3 Yrs 16 8 .667 3.16 228.0 186 89 80 1 117 107 27 1.329 7.3 4.2 0.91 0.0 24

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1890 AA  .643 (4th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1890 AA  8.144 (7th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1890 AA  0.000 (1st)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1890 AA  18 (7th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1890 AA  5 (4th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 5 (1889), Average HOFer ≈ 185

Similarity Scores

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