Ed Sprague
1991–2001 · bats R / throws R · Boston Red Sox, NLS, Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners, Toronto Blue Jays
1,203G
.247AVG
.318OBP
.419SLG
More career statistics
1,010H
152HR
558RBI
6SB
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,203 | 4,587 | 4,095 | 506 | 1,010 | 225 | 12 | 152 | 558 | 358 | 833 | 6 | 12 | 91 | 37 | 1,715 | .247 | .318 | .419 | .737 |
Streaks
16longest hitting streak · 1995-05-06 to 1995-05-23
24longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | 12 total bases | 1996-04-22 | 1 in 4,532 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 3 doubles | 2000-04-26 | 1 in 2,195 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 29 | struck out 4 times | 1995-05-28 | 1 in 728 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 595 | 2223 | 495 | 77 | 279 | 166 | 416 | .249 | .297 | .423 |
| Away | 608 | 2364 | 515 | 75 | 279 | 192 | 417 | .245 | .299 | .415 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 162 | 638 | 166 | 28 | 100 | 46 | 117 | .291 | .332 | .518 |
| May | 223 | 865 | 196 | 31 | 97 | 89 | 169 | .263 | .329 | .452 |
| June | 226 | 874 | 196 | 33 | 113 | 57 | 159 | .250 | .289 | .442 |
| July | 233 | 908 | 183 | 31 | 102 | 59 | 163 | .222 | .267 | .382 |
| August | 202 | 782 | 169 | 19 | 90 | 58 | 119 | .239 | .290 | .376 |
| September | 144 | 478 | 91 | 10 | 53 | 43 | 102 | .215 | .280 | .335 |
| October | 13 | 42 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | .250 | .357 | .333 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| texas-rangers | 85 | 312 | 84 | 7 | 28 | 16 | 51 | .288 | .321 | .432 |
| chicago-white-sox | 83 | 324 | 66 | 10 | 34 | 33 | 66 | .231 | .306 | .388 |
| cleveland-guardians | 83 | 325 | 81 | 13 | 39 | 29 | 59 | .277 | .338 | .476 |
| detroit-tigers | 78 | 324 | 72 | 12 | 39 | 22 | 47 | .245 | .290 | .425 |
| baltimore-orioles | 77 | 297 | 68 | 10 | 32 | 19 | 49 | .254 | .293 | .422 |
| new-york-yankees | 74 | 279 | 55 | 13 | 41 | 19 | 54 | .218 | .265 | .425 |
| athletics | 73 | 289 | 71 | 17 | 49 | 28 | 39 | .284 | .343 | .536 |
| kansas-city-royals | 72 | 286 | 63 | 11 | 32 | 16 | 55 | .240 | .276 | .430 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 |  Toronto Blue Jays | 61 | 160 | 44 | 4 | 20 | – | .275 | – | – |
| 1992 | Toronto Blue Jays | 22 | 47 | 11 | 1 | 7 | – | .234 | – | – |
| 1993 | Toronto Blue Jays | 150 | 546 | 142 | 12 | 73 | 1 | .260 | – | – |
| 1994 | Toronto Blue Jays | 109 | 405 | 97 | 11 | 44 | 1 | .240 | – | – |
| 1995 | Toronto Blue Jays | 144 | 521 | 127 | 18 | 74 | – | .244 | – | – |
| 1996 | Toronto Blue Jays | 159 | 591 | 146 | 36 | 101 | – | .247 | – | – |
| 1997 | Toronto Blue Jays | 138 | 504 | 115 | 14 | 48 | – | .228 | – | – |
| 1998 | Athletics, Toronto Blue Jays | 132 | 469 | 104 | 20 | 58 | 1 | .222 | – | – |
| 1999 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 137 | 490 | 131 | 22 | 81 | 3 | .267 | – | – |
| 2000 | Boston Red Sox, San Diego Padres | 106 | 268 | 65 | 12 | 36 | – | .243 | – | – |
| 2001 |  Seattle Mariners | 45 | 94 | 28 | 2 | 16 | – | .298 | – | – |