Ed Sprague

Positions: Third Baseman, First Baseman and Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 215lb (188cm, 97kg)

Born: July 25, 1967 in Castro Valley, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 26th round of the 1985 MLB June Amateur Draft from St. Mary's HS (Stockton, CA) and the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1st round (25th) of the 1988 MLB June Amateur Draft from Stanford University (Palo Alto, CA).

High School: St. Mary's HS (Stockton, CA)

School: Stanford University (Palo Alto, CA)

Last Game: October 7, 2001 (Age 34-074d)
vs. TEX 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1991 season

National Team: us USA (Oly,College,18U)

Full Name: Edward Nelson Sprague

Twitter: @EdSprague

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Relatives: Son of Ed Sprague

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.7

4095

1010

152

.247

506

RBI

558

OBP

.319

SLG

.419

OPS

.737

OPS+

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1989	21		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-A	TOR	138	532	480	44	102	23	3	12	56	1	1	34	113	.213	.279	.348	.627	167	1	12	1	5	4
1989	21	-5.0	Syracuse	IL	AAA	TOR	86	315	288	23	60	14	1	5	33	0	0	18	73	.208	.264	.316	.580	91		5	1	3	2
1989	21	-1.3	Dunedin	FLOR	A	TOR	52	217	192	21	42	9	2	7	23	1	1	16	40	.219	.300	.396	.695	76	1	7	0	2	2
1990	22	-3.8	Syracuse	IL	AAA	TOR	142	567	519	60	124	23	5	20	75	4	2	31	100	.239	.293	.418	.711	217		10	3	4	1
1991	23	-2.9	Syracuse	IL	AAA	TOR	23	102	88	24	32	8	0	5	25	2	0	10	21	.364	.431	.625	1.056	55	1	2	0	2	0
1991	23	-5.5	TOR	AL	Maj	TOR	61	183	160	17	44	7	0	4	20	0	3	19	43	.275	.361	.394	.755	63	2	3	0	1	2
1992	24	-2.0	Syracuse	IL	AAA	TOR	100	419	369	49	102	18	2	16	50	0	1	44	73	.276	.358	.466	.824	172	7	4	0	2	3
1992	24	-4.6	TOR	AL	Maj	TOR	22	50	47	6	11	2	0	1	7	0	0	3	7	.234	.280	.340	.620	16	0	0	0	0	0
1993	25	-3.9	TOR	AL	Maj	TOR	150	596	546	50	142	31	1	12	73	1	0	32	85	.260	.310	.386	.696	211	23	10	2	6	1
1994	26	-3.1	TOR	AL	Maj	TOR	109	445	405	38	97	19	1	11	44	1	0	23	95	.240	.296	.373	.669	151	11	11	2	4	1
1995	27	-2.0	TOR	AL	Maj	TOR	144	602	521	77	127	27	2	18	74	0	0	58	96	.244	.333	.407	.740	212	19	15	1	7	3
1996	28	-0.9	TOR	AL	Maj	TOR	159	670	591	88	146	35	2	36	101	0	0	60	146	.247	.325	.496	.821	293	7	12	0	7	3
1997	29	-0.1	TOR	AL	Maj	TOR	138	562	504	63	115	29	4	14	48	0	1	51	102	.228	.306	.385	.691	194	10	6	0	1	0
1998	30		2 Teams	AL	Maj	OAK-TOR	132	510	469	57	104	25	0	20	58	1	2	26	90	.222	.280	.403	.683	189	16	13	0	2	2
1998	30	0.7	TOR	AL	Maj	TOR	105	419	382	49	91	20	0	17	51	0	2	24	73	.238	.301	.424	.725	162	15	11	0	2	1
1998	30	0.7	OAK	AL	Maj	OAK	27	91	87	8	13	5	0	3	7	1	0	2	17	.149	.187	.310	.497	27	1	2	0	0	1
1999	31	2.1	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	137	564	490	71	131	27	2	22	81	3	6	50	93	.267	.352	.465	.817	228	12	17	1	6	6
2000	32		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	BOS	106	298	268	30	65	16	0	12	36	0	0	25	58	.243	.312	.437	.749	117	3	3	0	2	2
2000	32	9.4	Rancho Cucamonga	CALL	A+	SDP	2	8	7	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	.286	.375	.714	1.089	5	0	0	0	0	0
2000	32	2.9	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	33	123	111	11	24	4	0	2	9	0	0	12	18	.216	.293	.306	.599	34	2	0	0	0	0
2000	32	2.9	SDP	NL	Maj	SDP	53	131	117	17	32	10	0	10	25	0	0	10	28	.274	.336	.615	.951	72	0	2	0	2	2
2000	32	2.9	SDP	NL	Maj	SDP	20	44	40	2	9	2	0	0	2	0	0	3	12	.225	.296	.275	.571	11	1	1	0	0	0
2001	33	5.9	Tacoma	PCL	AAA	SEA	5	23	19	6	6	2	0	2	4	0	0	1	5	.316	.391	.737	1.128	14	0	2	0	1	0
2001	33	4.0	SEA	AL	Maj	SEA	45	107	94	9	28	7	0	2	16	0	0	11	18	.298	.374	.436	.810	41	3	1	0	1	1
2002	34	7.0	Oklahoma	PCL	AAA	TEX	106	459	400	51	107	26	1	10	65	0	1	40	92	.268	.346	.413	.759	165	17	12	0	7	1
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (11 seasons)					Majors		1203	4587	4095	506	1010	225	12	152	558	6	12	358	833	.247	.319	.419	.737	1715	106	91	6	37	21
Minors (7 seasons)					Minors		516	2110	1882	235	475	100	11	66	277	7	5	161	404	.252	.322	.422	.744	795	26	42	4	21	9
All Levels (14 Seasons)							1719	6697	5977	741	1485	325	23	218	835	13	17	519	1237	.249	.320	.420	.740	2510	132	133	10	58	30

AAA (6 seasons)					Minors		462	1885	1683	213	431	91	9	58	252	6	4	144	364	.256	.324	.424	.749	714		35	4	19	7
A+ (1 season)					Minors		2	8	7	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	.286	.375	.714	1.089	5	0	0	0	0	0
A (1 season)					Minors		52	217	192	21	42	9	2	7	23	1	1	16	40	.219	.300	.396	.695	76	1	7	0	2	2