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Ed Sprague

Edward Nelson Sprague Sr.

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: September 16, 1945 in Boston, MA
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1966. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 10, 1968
Teams (by GP): Athletics/Reds/Brewers/Cardinals 1968-1976

Final Game: June 5, 1976
Relatives: Father of Ed Sprague
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Standard Batting

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1968 22 OAK AL 47 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1969 23 OAK AL 27 7 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .400 .600 68 2 1 0 2 0 0 1
1971 25 CIN NL 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1972 26 CIN NL 33 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1973 27 TOT MLB 43 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
1973 27 TOT NL 36 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
1973 27 CIN NL 28 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
1973 27 STL NL 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1973 27 MIL AL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1974 28 MIL AL 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1975 29 MIL AL 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1976 30 MIL AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
8 Yrs 198 25 22 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 .045 .045 .091 .136 -60 2 1 0 3 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 20 18 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 .045 .045 .091 .136 -60 2 1 0 2 0 0
MIL (4 yrs) 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CIN (3 yrs) 68 11 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0
OAK (2 yrs) 74 14 12 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .083 .083 .167 .250 -26 2 1 0 2 0 0
STL (1 yr) 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (6 yrs) 122 14 12 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .083 .083 .167 .250 -26 2 1 0 2 0 0
NL (3 yrs) 76 11 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1968 22 OAK AL 47 7 -2 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .498 .499 -0.1 -0.1 -1 $4,800 1
1969 23 OAK AL 27 7 -0 -0 -0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 -0.0 0 $ 1
1971 25 CIN NL 7 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .498 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $ /1
1972 26 CIN NL 33 7 -2 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .496 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $ 1
1973 27 CIN NL 28 3 -1 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .498 .500 -0.1 0.0 -0 $16,000 1
1973 27 STL NL 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
1973 27 MIL AL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
1974 28 MIL AL 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $18,000 1
1975 29 MIL AL 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1976 30 MIL AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
8 Seasons 198 25 -5 -0 -0 0 3 -2 -0.3 1 -2 -0.3 .499 .500 -0.3 0.0 -2 $38,800
MIL (4 yrs) 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $18,000
CIN (3 yrs) 68 11 -3 0 0 0 1 -2 -0.2 0 -1 -0.2 .497 .500 -0.2 0.0 -1 $16,000
OAK (2 yrs) 74 14 -2 -0 -0 0 2 -1 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .499 .500 -0.1 -0.1 -0 $4,800
STL (1 yr) 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1968 22 OAK AL 7 7 0 0.0 75 .000 .000 .231 .000 .299 .000 .343 .000 .642 -100 .000 -1.6 -0.2 .000 .000 .000
1969 23 OAK AL 7 7 0 0.0 91 .250 .200 .249 .200 .324 .400 .375 .600 .700 68 .000 -0.2 -0.0 .400 .200 .200
1971 25 CIN NL 1 1 0 0.0 88 .000 .254 .000 .319 .000 .372 .000 .691 -100 .000 -0.2 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
1972 26 CIN NL 7 7 0 0.0 87 .000 .000 .250 .000 .317 .000 .369 .000 .686 -100 .000 -1.8 -0.2 .000 .000 .000
1973 27 TOT MLB 3 3 0 0.0 92 .000 .000 .256 .000 .325 .000 .382 .000 .706 -100 .000 -0.5 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1973 27 TOT NL 3 3 0 0.0 92 .000 .000 .256 .000 .325 .000 .382 .000 .706 -100 .000 -0.5 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1973 27 CIN NL 3 3 0 0.0 92 .000 .000 .256 .000 .325 .000 .382 .000 .706 -100 .000 -0.5 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
8 Yrs 25 25 0 0.0 84 .111 .045 .244 .045 .314 .091 .363 .136 .677 -60 .000 -4.4 -0.5 .091 .045 .045
162 Game Avg. 20 20 0 0.0 84 .111 .045 .244 .045 .314 .091 .363 .136 .677 -60 .000 -4.4 -0.5 .091 .045 .045
CIN (3 yrs) 11 11 0 0.0 88 .000 .000 .252 .000 .319 .000 .372 .000 .690 -100 .000 -2.6 -0.3 .000 .000 .000
OAK (2 yrs) 14 14 0 0.0 82 .167 .083 .238 .083 .310 .167 .356 .250 .666 -26 .000 -1.8 -0.2 .167 .083 .083
NL (3 yrs) 11 11 0 0.0 88 .000 .000 .252 .000 .319 .000 .372 .000 .690 -100 .000 -2.6 -0.3 .000 .000 .000
AL (6 yrs) 14 14 0 0.0 82 .167 .083 .238 .083 .310 .167 .356 .250 .666 -26 .000 -1.8 -0.2 .167 .083 .083

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1968 22 OAK AL 7 0.0% 71.4% 0.0% 0.0% 1.4 1.00 29%
1969 23 OAK AL 7 0.0% 14.3% 0.0% 14.3% 100% 5.0 5.00 57%
1971 25 CIN NL 1 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0 0%
1972 26 CIN NL 7 0.0% 71.4% 0.0% 0.0% 1.4 0.50 29%
1973 27 TOT MLB 3 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 0.0% 2.0 33%
1973 27 TOT NL 3 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 0.0% 2.0 33%
1973 27 CIN NL 3 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 0.0% 2.0 33%
8 Yrs 25 0.0% 52.0% 0.0% 4.0% 100% 1.7 2.25 36%
MLB Averages 1.9% 14.1% 8.7% 5.9% 27% 1.63 6.3 46.9 9.1 1.11 74%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1968 22 OAK AL -1.6 -0.2 7 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 .47 -0.1 -0.0 -1.0 -0.1 0.67 -1.4 0
1969 23 OAK AL -0.2 -0.0 7 0.1 0.1 -0.0 .49 -0.1 0.2 -0.8 -0.1 1.11 -0.7 0
1971 25 CIN NL -0.2 -0.0 1 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .65 -0.0 0.0 -0.2 -0.0 0.86 -0.2 0
1972 26 CIN NL -1.8 -0.2 7 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 .54 -0.2 -0.0 -1.6 -0.2 0.89 -1.8 0
1973 27 TOT MLB -0.5 -0.1 3 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .16 -0.1 -0.0 -1.1 -0.1 1.48 -0.7 0
1973 27 TOT NL -0.5 -0.1 3 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .16 -0.1 -0.0 -1.1 -0.1 1.48 -0.7 0
1973 27 CIN NL -0.5 -0.1 3 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .16 -0.1 -0.0 -1.1 -0.1 1.48 -0.7 0
1973 27 STL NL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1973 27 MIL AL 0.0 0.0
1974 28 MIL AL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1975 29 MIL AL 0.0 0.0
1976 30 MIL AL 0.0 0.0
8 Yrs -4.4 -0.5 25 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 .47 -0.4 0.1 -4.8 -0.5 0.96 -4.8 0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1968 22 OAK AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1969 23 OAK AL 0 0 100% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1971 25 CIN NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1972 26 CIN NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1973 27 TOT MLB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1973 27 TOT NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1973 27 CIN NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Yrs 0 0 100% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Situational Hitting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1968 22 OAK AL 7 29% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1969 23 OAK AL 7 29% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 4 1 25% 4 2 50% 6 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1971 25 CIN NL 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1972 26 CIN NL 7 29% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 3 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
1973 27 TOT MLB 3 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 5 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1973 27 TOT NL 3 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 5 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1973 27 CIN NL 3 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 5 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
8 Yrs 25 24% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 75% 5 1 20% 6 2 33% 14 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
MLB Averages 54% 76% 11% 31% 14% 47% 52%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1968 22 47 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1969 23 74 14 12 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .083 .083 .167 .250 -26 2 1 0 2 0 0
1970 24 74 14 12 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .083 .083 .167 .250 -26 2 1 0 2 0 0
1971 25 81 15 13 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .077 .077 .154 .231 -32 2 1 0 2 0 0
1972 26 114 22 20 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 .050 .050 .100 .150 -56 2 1 0 2 0 0
1973 27 157 25 22 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 .045 .045 .091 .136 -60 2 1 0 3 0 0
1974 28 177 25 22 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 .045 .045 .091 .136 -60 2 1 0 3 0 0
1975 29 195 25 22 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 .045 .045 .091 .136 -60 2 1 0 3 0 0
1976 30 198 25 22 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 .045 .045 .091 .136 -60 2 1 0 3 0 0

Neutralized Batting

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 G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1968 22 47 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 47
1969 23 27 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 27
1971 25 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 7
1972 26 34 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 33
1973 27 43 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 43
5 Yrs 158 25 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 157
162 Game Avg. 162 26 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 157

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

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