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Ed Sprague
Edward Nelson Sprague Jr.
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 210 lb.

Born: July 25, 1967 in Castro Valley, CA
High School: St. Mary's (Stockton, CA)
School: Stanford University
Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1st round (25th pick) of the 1988 amateur draft.
Signed June 22, 1988. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 8, 1991
Final Game: October 7, 2001
Relatives: Son of Ed Sprague
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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
1991 23 TOR AL 61 183 160 17 44 7 0 4 20 0 3 19 43 .275 .361 .394 .754 106 63 2 3 0 1 2 53/2D
1992 24 TOR AL 22 50 47 6 11 2 0 1 7 0 0 3 7 .234 .280 .340 .620 70 16 0 0 0 0 0 2/3D5
1993 25 TOR AL 150 596 546 50 142 31 1 12 73 1 0 32 85 .260 .310 .386 .696 86 211 23 10 2 6 1 *5
1994 26 TOR AL 109 445 405 38 97 19 1 11 44 1 0 23 95 .240 .296 .373 .669 72 151 11 11 2 4 1 *5/3
1995 27 TOR AL 144 602 521 77 127 27 2 18 74 0 0 58 96 .244 .333 .407 .740 93 212 19 15 1 7 3 *5/3D
1996 28 TOR AL 159 670 591 88 146 35 2 36 101 0 0 60 146 .247 .325 .496 .821 105 293 7 12 0 7 3 *5D
1997 29 TOR AL 138 562 504 63 115 29 4 14 48 0 1 51 102 .228 .306 .385 .691 80 194 10 6 0 1 0 *5/D
1998 30 TOT AL 132 510 469 57 104 25 0 20 58 1 2 26 90 .222 .280 .403 .683 76 189 16 13 0 2 2 *5/3
1998 30 TOR AL 105 419 382 49 91 20 0 17 51 0 2 24 73 .238 .301 .424 .725 86 162 15 11 0 2 1 5
1998 30 OAK AL 27 91 87 8 13 5 0 3 7 1 0 2 17 .149 .187 .310 .497 29 27 1 2 0 0 1 5/3
1999 31 PIT NL 137 564 490 71 131 27 2 22 81 3 6 50 93 .267 .352 .465 .817 104 228 12 17 1 6 6 *5 AS
2000 32 TOT MLB 106 298 268 30 65 16 0 12 36 0 0 25 58 .243 .312 .437 .749 90 117 3 3 0 2 2 53/74D9
2000 32 TOT NL 73 175 157 19 41 12 0 10 27 0 0 13 40 .261 .326 .529 .854 119 83 1 3 0 2 2 35/749
2000 32 SDP NL 53 131 117 17 32 10 0 10 25 0 0 10 28 .274 .336 .615 .951 142 72 0 2 0 2 2 3/579
2000 32 BOS AL 33 123 111 11 24 4 0 2 9 0 0 12 18 .216 .293 .306 .599 50 34 2 0 0 0 0 5/3D
2000 32 SDP NL 20 44 40 2 9 2 0 0 2 0 0 3 12 .225 .295 .275 .570 51 11 1 1 0 0 0 /5734
2001 33 SEA AL 45 107 94 9 28 7 0 2 16 0 0 11 18 .298 .374 .436 .810 119 41 3 1 0 1 1 3/D5729
11 Seasons 1203 4587 4095 506 1010 225 12 152 558 6 12 358 833 .247 .318 .419 .737 90 1715 106 91 6 37 21
162 Game Avg. 162 618 551 68 136 30 2 20 75 1 2 48 112 .247 .318 .419 .737 90 231 14 12 1 5 3
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
TOR (8 yrs) 888 3527 3156 388 773 170 10 113 418 2 6 270 647 .245 .315 .413 .728 89 1302 87 68 5 28 11
SDP (1 yr) 73 175 157 19 41 12 0 10 27 0 0 13 40 .261 .326 .529 .854 119 83 1 3 0 2 2
PIT (1 yr) 137 564 490 71 131 27 2 22 81 3 6 50 93 .267 .352 .465 .817 104 228 12 17 1 6 6
BOS (1 yr) 33 123 111 11 24 4 0 2 9 0 0 12 18 .216 .293 .306 .599 50 34 2 0 0 0 0
OAK (1 yr) 27 91 87 8 13 5 0 3 7 1 0 2 17 .149 .187 .310 .497 29 27 1 2 0 0 1
SEA (1 yr) 45 107 94 9 28 7 0 2 16 0 0 11 18 .298 .374 .436 .810 119 41 3 1 0 1 1
AL (10 yrs) 993 3848 3448 416 838 186 10 120 450 3 6 295 700 .243 .313 .407 .720 87 1404 93 71 5 29 13
NL (2 yrs) 210 739 647 90 172 39 2 32 108 3 6 63 133 .266 .346 .481 .826 108 311 13 20 1 8 8

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1992 24 TOR AL ALCS OAK W 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 1 0 0 0 0 0
1992 24 TOR AL WS ATL W 3 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 .500 .667 2.000 2.667 4 0 0 0 0 1
1993 25 TOR AL ALCS CHW W 6 24 21 0 6 0 1 0 4 0 0 2 4 .286 .333 .381 .714 8 2 0 0 1 1
1993 25 TOR AL WS PHI W 5 18 15 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 6 .067 .111 .067 .178 1 0 0 0 2 0
2001 33 SEA AL ALDS CLE W 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Seasons (5 Series) 17 48 41 1 9 0 1 1 8 0 0 4 11 .220 .271 .341 .612 14 2 0 0 3 2
1 ALDS 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 ALCS 8 26 23 0 7 0 1 0 4 0 0 2 5 .304 .346 .391 .737 9 2 0 0 1 1
2 WS 8 21 17 1 2 0 0 1 4 0 0 2 6 .118 .190 .294 .485 5 0 0 0 2 1

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1991 TOR AL 23 3B 35 31 260.0 92 19 61 12 2 .870 -5.5 -25.4 -4.5 -0.4 -4.1 -1 2.77 2.29 .959 2.79 2.33
1991 TOR AL 23 1B 22 18 143.0 154 143 11 0 12 1.000 -0.3 -2.5 -0.3 -0.9 0.6 0 9.69 7.00 .992 9.75 8.30
1991 TOR AL 23 C 2 0 6.0 7 5 0 2 0 .714 0.0 0.0 0 7.50 2.50 .986 6.45 5.30 0 0 0 0
1991 TOR AL 23 DH 2
1992 TOR AL 24 C 15 8 87.0 68 64 3 1 0 .985 -2.0 -27.6 -2 6.93 4.47 .990 6.20 5.26 1 4 7 1 13%
1992 TOR AL 24 1B 4 1 16.0 20 18 2 0 1 1.000 0.3 22.5 0.3 0.2 0.1 0 11.25 5.00 .995 9.67 8.35
1992 TOR AL 24 DH 2
1992 TOR AL 24 3B 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.40
1993 TOR AL 25 3B 150 150 1291.1 376 127 232 17 21 .955 4.2 3.9 5.2 2.1 3.1 -1 2.50 2.39 .951 2.69 2.31
1994 TOR AL 26 3B 107 107 942.1 259 98 147 14 19 .946 -6.8 -8.7 -7.8 -2.4 -5.4 1 2.34 2.29 .948 2.64 2.34
1994 TOR AL 26 1B 3 2 19.0 19 19 0 0 2 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0 9.00 6.33 .989 9.57 8.50
1995 TOR AL 27 3B 139 138 1215.0 383 133 234 16 20 .958 -5.9 -5.8 -4.9 -0.1 -4.8 -1 2.72 2.64 .952 2.61 2.19
1995 TOR AL 27 1B 7 4 42.2 35 34 0 1 3 .971 -0.3 -8.4 -0.3 -0.1 -0.2 0 7.17 4.86 .994 9.62 8.31
1995 TOR AL 27 DH 2
1996 TOR AL 28 3B 148 148 1285.0 341 108 218 15 29 .956 3.2 3.0 1.2 -0.1 1.3 2 2.28 2.20 .956 2.57 2.18
1996 TOR AL 28 DH 10
1997 TOR AL 29 3B 129 129 1120.1 326 106 202 18 19 .945 -7.4 -7.9 -7.4 2.5 -9.9 0 2.47 2.39 .953 2.67 2.32
1997 TOR AL 29 DH 8
1998 TOT AL 30 3B 128 126 1111.4 330 110 194 26 10 .921 -2.8 -3.0 -0.8 2.0 -2.8 -2 2.46 2.38 .949 2.55 2.23
1998 TOR AL 30 3B 105 104 918.2 264 87 157 20 8 .924 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.7 0.3 -1 2.39 2.32 .949 2.55 2.23
1998 OAK AL 30 3B 23 22 192.2 66 23 37 6 2 .909 -2.8 -17.4 -1.8 1.3 -3.1 -1 2.80 2.61 .950 2.55 2.23
1998 OAK AL 30 1B 1 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 4.50 1.00 1.000 9.45 8.30
1999 PIT NL 31 3B 134 132 1144.1 362 79 254 29 22 .920 -15.1 -15.8 -14.1 -5.1 -9.0 -1 2.62 2.49 .955 2.68 2.30 AS
2000 TOT MLB 32 3B 41 34 296.1 91 24 65 2 3 .978 0.6 2.4 1.6 4.7 -3.2 -1 2.70 2.17 .946 2.66 2.28
2000 TOT MLB 32 1B 28 21 201.2 224 204 13 7 15 .969 -4.0 -23.8 -4.0 -4.2 0.4 0 9.68 7.75 .993 9.26 7.78
2000 TOT NL 32 1B 25 20 180.2 203 187 9 7 14 .966 -5.2 -34.5 -5.2 -5.0 0.0 0 9.76 7.84 .993 9.25 7.73
2000 TOT NL 32 3B 10 4 53.1 20 5 15 0 2 1.000 -1.0 -22.5 -1.0 1.4 -2.4 0 3.38 2.00 .950 2.63 2.18
2000 TOT NL 32 LF 6 5 39.0 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 6.2 0.2 -0.6 0.8 0 2.31 1.67 .980 1.92 1.40
2000 SDP NL 32 1B 24 20 180.2 197 181 9 7 14 .964 -2.6 -17.3 -2.6 -2.5 0.0 0 9.46 7.92 .992 9.25 7.73
2000 SDP NL 32 OF 7 6 47.0 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 -0.7 -17.9 -0.7 -1.1 0.4 0 1.91 1.43 .980 2.26 1.86
2000 SDP NL 32 3B 5 4 53.1 12 3 9 0 1 1.000 -0.5 -11.2 -0.5 0.7 -1.2 0 2.02 2.40 .950 2.63 2.18
2000 SDP NL 32 LF 4 5 39.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 3.1 0.1 -0.3 0.4 0 1.15 1.25 .980 1.92 1.40
2000 SDP NL 32 RF 1 1 8.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.8 -120.0 -0.8 -0.8 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.14 1.80
2000 BOS AL 32 3B 31 30 243.0 71 19 50 2 1 .972 1.6 7.9 2.6 3.3 -0.8 -1 2.56 2.23 .945 2.67 2.31
2000 BOS AL 32 1B 3 1 21.0 21 17 4 0 1 1.000 1.2 68.6 1.2 0.8 0.4 0 9.00 7.00 .995 9.39 8.17
2000 BOS AL 32 DH 1
2000 SDP NL 32 3B 5 8 2 6 0 1 1.000 -0.5 -0.5 0.7 -1.2 0 1.60 .950 2.18
2000 SDP NL 32 LF 2 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 0.1 -0.3 0.4 0 2.50 .980 1.40
2000 SDP NL 32 1B 1 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 -2.6 -2.6 -2.5 0.0 0 6.00 1.000 7.70
2000 SDP NL 32 2B 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 1.00 1.000 4.30
2001 SEA AL 33 1B 12 6 62.1 54 51 2 1 4 .981 -0.1 -1.9 -0.1 -0.3 0.3 0 7.65 4.42 .993 9.39 8.27
2001 SEA AL 33 DH 9
2001 SEA AL 33 OF 9 8 51.0 11 11 0 0 0 1.000 -0.4 -9.4 -0.4 -0.2 -0.3 0 1.94 1.22 .982 2.29 2.01
2001 SEA AL 33 3B 8 7 54.0 17 5 11 1 0 .941 1.2 26.7 1.2 0.6 0.5 0 2.67 2.00 .947 2.73 2.41
2001 SEA AL 33 LF 8 8 49.0 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 -0.6 -14.7 -0.6 -0.4 -0.3 0 1.84 1.25 .980 2.15 1.72
2001 SEA AL 33 C 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 9.00 1.00 1.000 7.20 6.10 0 0 0 0
2001 SEA AL 33 RF 1 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 120.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 4.50 1.00 1.000 2.25 1.80
11 Seasons 3B 1020 1002 8722.0 2577 809 1618 150 145 .942 -34.3 -4.7 -30.3 3.8 -34.3 -4 2.50 2.38 .952 2.64 2.27
7 Seasons 1B 77 52 486.2 507 470 28 9 37 .982 -4.4 -10.8 -4.4 -5.1 1.0 0 9.21 6.47 .993 9.48 8.12
7 Seasons DH 34
3 Seasons C 18 8 94.0 76 70 3 3 0 .961 -2.0 -25.5 -2 6.99 4.06 .989 6.22 5.31 1 4 7 1 13%
2 Seasons OF 16 14 98.0 21 21 0 0 0 1.000 -1.1 -13.5 -1.1 -1.3 0.1 0 1.93 1.31 .981 2.28 1.94
2 Seasons LF 14 13 88.0 20 20 0 0 0 1.000 -0.4 -5.5 -0.4 -1.0 0.5 0 2.05 1.43 .980 2.05 1.59
2 Seasons RF 2 1 10.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.6 -72.0 -0.6 -0.6 0.0 0 0.90 0.50 1.000 2.16 1.80
1 Season 2B 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 1.00 1.000 4.30
11 Seasons TOT 1132 1076 9400.2 3182 1370 1650 162 182 .949 -41.5 -5.3 -35.5 -2.7 -32.8 0 -4 -2 2.89 2.67 .909 3.02 2.71 1 4 7 1 13%
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1999 *

Games Played s c a p y
1995 AL--144--3rd
1996 AL--159--6th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1994 AL--95--9th
1996 AL--146--4th

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1996 AL--73--10th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1993 AL--10--7th
1994 AL--11--2nd
1995 AL--15--1st
1996 AL--12--7th
1998 AL--13--7th
1999 NL--17--1st
Career--91--90th

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1993 AL--23--1st
1995 AL--19--3rd

Outs Made s c a p y
1995 AL--421--10th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkBatting - 2 (2000), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 12 (1037), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 12 (1507), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 3, 1985: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 26th round of the 1985 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 1, 1988: Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1st round (25th pick) of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 22, 1988.

July 31, 1998: Traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the Oakland Athletics for Scott Rivette (minors).

October 27, 1998: Granted Free Agency.

December 16, 1998: Signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

October 29, 1999: Granted Free Agency.

February 3, 2000: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Diego Padres.

June 30, 2000: Traded by the San Diego Padres to the Boston Red Sox for Cesar Saba (minors) and Dennis Tankersley.

August 23, 2000: Released by the Boston Red Sox.

August 31, 2000: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Diego Padres.

October 31, 2000: Granted Free Agency.

December 7, 2000: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Diego Padres.

March 28, 2001: Released by the San Diego Padres.

May 3, 2001: Signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.

November 6, 2001: Granted Free Agency.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1991Toronto Blue Jays$100,000
1992Toronto Blue Jays$117,500
1993Toronto Blue Jays$182,500
1994Toronto Blue Jays$500,000
1995Toronto Blue Jays$760,000
1996Toronto Blue Jays$1,450,000
1997Toronto Blue Jays$1,900,000
1998Toronto Blue Jays$2,350,000
1999Pittsburgh Pirates$1,300,000
2000San Diego Padres$800,000
Career (may be incomplete)$9,460,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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