High Level:
MLB Career Ranks:
79th in HBP
Positions: 3B-
1361, 1B-
197, C-
90, DH-
34, LF-
32, 2B-
12, OF-
4, RF-
2
Full Name: Edward Nelson Sprague Jr.
Born:
Jul 25, 1967 (45
.301)
in
Castro Valley,California
MLB Debut: May 8, 1991 (23
.288)
Son of
Ed Sprague, Married to Kristen Babb, Olympian
BATTING STATISTICS
ALL Stats
MLB Only
Minor Leagues Only
| 1989 | Dunedin | FSL | A+ | - | tor | 21 | 3b | 81 | 52 | 192 | 21 | 42 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 40 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | .219 | .300 | .396 | 695 | - | - | 76 | 217 | | -- | -- | .238 |
| 1989 | Syracuse | IL | AAA | - | tor | 21 | 3b | 57 | 86 | 288 | 23 | 60 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 73 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | .208 | .264 | .316 | 580 | - | - | 91 | 315 | | -- | -- | .258 |
| 1990 | Syracuse | IL | AAA | 33 | tor | 22 | 3b | 9 | 142 | 519 | 60 | 124 | 23 | 5 | 20 | 75 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 100 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | .239 | .293 | .418 | 711 | - | - | 217 | 567 | | -- | -- | .258 |
| 1991 | Syracuse | IL | AAA | - | tor | 23 | c | - | 23 | 88 | 24 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | | .364 | .431 | .625 | 1056 | - | - | 55 | 102 | | -- | -- | .422 |
| 1991 | Toronto | AL | MLB | 33 | tor | 23 | 3b-1b | - | 61 | 160 | 17 | 44 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 43 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .275 | .361 | .394 | 754 | 51 | 84 | 63 | 183 | 122 | 22 | 4.8 | .351 |
| 1992 | Syracuse | IL | AAA | - | tor | 24 | c-1b | 59 | 100 | 369 | 49 | 102 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 73 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | | .276 | .358 | .466 | 824 | - | - | 172 | 419 | | -- | -- | .305 |
| 1992 | Toronto | AL | MLB | 33 | tor | 24 | c-1b | - | 22 | 47 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .234 | .280 | .340 | 620 | 10 | 45 | 16 | 50 | 36 | 5 | 3.7 | .256 |
| 1993 | Toronto | AL | MLB | 33 | tor | 25 | 3b | 65 | 150 | 546 | 50 | 142 | 31 | 1 | 12 | 73 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 85 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 23 | .260 | .310 | .386 | 696 | 150 | 100 | 211 | 596 | 435 | 66 | 4.1 | .286 |
| 1994 | Toronto | AL | MLB | 33 | tor | 26 | 3b | 46 | 109 | 405 | 38 | 97 | 19 | 1 | 11 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 95 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | .240 | .296 | .373 | 669 | 109 | 100 | 151 | 445 | 325 | 43 | 3.6 | .284 |
| 1995 | Toronto | AL | MLB | 33 | tor | 27 | 3b | 37 | 144 | 521 | 77 | 127 | 27 | 2 | 18 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 96 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 19 | .244 | .333 | .407 | 740 | 144 | 100 | 212 | 602 | 421 | 74 | 4.8 | .263 |
| 1996 | Toronto | AL | MLB | 33 | tor | 28 | 3b | 17 | 159 | 591 | 88 | 146 | 35 | 2 | 36 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 146 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | .247 | .325 | .496 | 821 | 158 | 99 | 293 | 670 | 459 | 103 | 6.0 | .264 |
| 1997 | Toronto | AL | MLB | 33 | tor | 29 | 3b | - | 138 | 504 | 63 | 115 | 29 | 4 | 14 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 102 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .228 | .306 | .385 | 691 | 137 | 99 | 194 | 562 | 401 | 63 | 4.2 | .260 |
| 1998 | Toronto | AL | MLB | 33 | tor | 30 | 3b | 70 | 105 | 382 | 49 | 91 | 20 | 0 | 17 | 51 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 73 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .238 | .301 | .424 | 725 | 104 | 99 | 162 | 419 | 310 | 48 | 4.2 | .252 |
| 1998 | Oakland | AL | MLB | 8 | oak | 30 | 3b | 70 | 27 | 87 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .149 | .187 | .310 | 497 | 22 | 81 | 27 | 91 | 75 | 4 | 1.6 | .149 |
| 1999 | Pittsburgh | NL | MLB | 5 | pit | 31 | 3b | 55 | 137 | 490 | 71 | 131 | 27 | 2 | 22 | 81 | 3 | 6 | 50 | 93 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 12 | .267 | .352 | .465 | 817 | 132 | 96 | 228 | 564 | 384 | 84 | 5.9 | .286 |
| 2000 | Rancho Cucamonga | Calif | A+ | - | sd | 32 | 2b | - | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .375 | .714 | 1089 | - | - | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 11.5 | .167 |
| 2000 | San Diego | NL | MLB | 4 | sd | 32 | 1b-3b | - | 73 | 157 | 19 | 41 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 40 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .261 | .326 | .529 | 854 | 30 | 41 | 83 | 175 | 119 | 29 | 6.6 | .284 |
| 2000 | Boston | AL | MLB | 44 | bos | 32 | 3b | - | 33 | 111 | 11 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .216 | .293 | .306 | 599 | 32 | 97 | 34 | 123 | 89 | 10 | 3.1 | .242 |
| 2001 | Tacoma | PCL | AAA | 52 | sea | 33 | of-3b | - | 5 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .316 | .391 | .737 | 1128 | - | - | 14 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 11.5 | .308 |
| 2001 | Seattle | AL | MLB | 10 | sea | 33 | 1b-dh | - | 45 | 94 | 9 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .298 | .374 | .436 | 810 | 24 | 53 | 41 | 107 | 70 | 16 | 6.2 | .347 |
| 2002 | Oklahoma | PCL | AAA | 5 | tex | 34 | 3b-1b | 46 | 106 | 400 | 51 | 107 | 26 | 1 | 10 | 65 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 92 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 17 | .267 | .346 | .412 | 759 | - | - | 165 | 459 | 318 | 57 | 4.8 | .318 |
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| Minor League Totals (7 years) | 516 | 1882 | 235 | 475 | 100 | 11 | 66 | 277 | 7 | 5 | 161 | 404 | 42 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 17 | .252 | .322 | .422 | 744 | -- | -- | 795 | 2110 | 1454 | 276.7 | 5.1 | .285 |
| AAA Totals (6 years) | 462 | 1683 | 213 | 431 | 91 | 9 | 58 | 252 | 6 | 4 | 144 | 364 | 35 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 17 | .256 | .324 | .424 | 749 | -- | -- | 714 | 1885 | 1296 | 249.2 | 5.2 | .291 |
| A+ Totals (2 years) | 54 | 199 | 22 | 44 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 40 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .221 | .302 | .407 | 709 | -- | -- | 81 | 225 | 158 | 27.5 | 4.7 | .235 |
| 1989 | Dunedin | FSL | A+ | 3B | 52 | | 133 | 33 | 86 | 14 | 4 | | .895 | -- | -- | |
| | Syracuse | IL | AAA | 3B | 86 | | 225 | 51 | 149 | 25 | 11 | | .889 | -- | -- | |
| 1990 | Syracuse | IL | AAA | C | 6 | | 21 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | | .952 | -- | -- | |
| | Syracuse | IL | AAA | 1B | 9 | | 67 | 62 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | .955 | -- | -- | |
| | Syracuse | IL | AAA | 3B | 132 | | 364 | 93 | 240 | 31 | 25 | | .915 | -- | -- | |
| 1991 | Syracuse | IL | AAA | C | 16 | | 120 | 105 | 9 | 6 | 1 | | .950 | -- | -- | |
| | Syracuse | IL | AAA | 3B | 3 | | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | | 1.000 | -- | -- | |
| | Toronto | AL | MLB | C | 2 | | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | .714 | -- | -- | |
| | Toronto | AL | MLB | 1B | 22 | | 154 | 143 | 11 | 0 | 12 | | 1.000 | -- | -- | |
| | Toronto | AL | MLB | 3B | 35 | | 92 | 19 | 61 | 12 | 2 | | .870 | -- | -- | |
| | Toronto | AL | MLB | DH | 2 | | 0 | | | | | | -- | -- | -- | |
| 1992 | Syracuse | IL | AAA | C | 50 | | 369 | 331 | 29 | 9 | 5 | | .976 | -- | -- | |
| | Syracuse | IL | AAA | 1B | 11 | | 106 | 101 | 4 | 1 | 9 | | .991 | -- | -- | |
| | Syracuse | IL | AAA | 3B | 8 | | 19 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 3 | | .895 | -- | -- | |
| | Toronto | AL | MLB | C | 15 | | 68 | 64 | 3 | 1 | 0 | | .985 | -- | -- | |
| | Toronto | AL | MLB | 1B | 4 | | 20 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | | 1.000 | -- | -- | |
| | Toronto | AL | MLB | 3B | 1 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | -- | -- | -- | |
| | Toronto | AL | MLB | DH | 2 | | 0 | | | | | | -- | -- | -- | |
| 1993 | Toronto | AL | MLB | 3B | 150 | | 376 | 127 | 232 | 17 | 21 | | .955 | -- | -- | |
| 1994 | Toronto | AL | MLB | 1B | 3 | | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | | 1.000 | -- | -- | |
| | Toronto | AL | MLB | 3B | 107 | | 259 | 98 | 147 | 14 | 19 | | .946 | -- | -- | |
| 1995 | Toronto | AL | MLB | 1B | 7 | | 35 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 3 | | .971 | -- | -- | |
| | Toronto | AL | MLB | 3B | 139 | | 383 | 133 | 234 | 16 | 20 | | .958 | -- | -- | |
| | Toronto | AL | MLB | DH | 2 | | 0 | | | | | | -- | -- | -- | |
| 1996 | Toronto | AL | MLB | 3B | 148 | | 341 | 108 | 218 | 15 | 29 | | .956 | -- | -- | |
| | Toronto | AL | MLB | DH | 10 | | 0 | | | | | | -- | -- | -- | |
| 1997 | Toronto | AL | MLB | 3B | 129 | | 326 | 106 | 202 | 18 | 19 | | .945 | -- | -- | |
| | Toronto | AL | MLB | DH | 8 | | 0 | | | | | | -- | -- | -- | |
| 1998 | Oakland | AL | MLB | 1B | 1 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1.000 | -- | -- | |
| | Toronto | AL | MLB | 3B | 105 | | 264 | 87 | 157 | 20 | 8 | | .924 | -- | -- | |
| | Oakland | AL | MLB | 3B | 23 | | 66 | 23 | 37 | 6 | 2 | | .909 | -- | -- | |
| 1999 | Pittsburgh | NL | MLB | 3B | 134 | | 362 | 79 | 254 | 29 | 22 | | .920 | -- | -- | |
| 2000 | Rancho Cucamonga | Calif | A+ | 2B | 2 | | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | | 1.000 | -- | -- | |
| | San Diego | NL | MLB | 1B | 25 | | 197 | 181 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 180 | .964 | 7.60 | 9.50 | |
| | San Diego | NL | MLB | 1B | 25 | | 197 | 181 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 180 | .964 | 7.60 | 9.50 | |
| | San Diego | NL | MLB | 1B | 25 | | 197 | 181 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 180 | .964 | 7.60 | 9.50 | |
| | San Diego | NL | MLB | 1B | 25 | | 197 | 181 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 180 | .964 | 7.60 | 9.50 | |
| | Boston | AL | MLB | 1B | 3 | | 21 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 1.000 | 7.00 | 9.00 | |
| | San Diego | NL | MLB | 2B | 1 | | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.00 | 9.00 | |
| | San Diego | NL | MLB | 3B | 10 | | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 1.000 | 1.20 | 2.04 | |
| | San Diego | NL | MLB | 3B | 10 | | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 1.000 | 1.20 | 2.04 | |
| | Boston | AL | MLB | 3B | 31 | | 71 | 19 | 50 | 2 | 1 | 243 | .972 | 2.23 | 2.56 | |
| | San Diego | NL | MLB | 3B | 10 | | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 1.000 | 1.20 | 2.04 | |
| | San Diego | NL | MLB | 3B | 10 | | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 1.000 | 1.20 | 2.04 | |
| | San Diego | NL | MLB | LF | 6 | | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1.000 | 1.67 | 2.31 | |
| | San Diego | NL | MLB | LF | 6 | | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1.000 | 1.67 | 2.31 | |
| | San Diego | NL | MLB | LF | 6 | | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1.000 | 1.67 | 2.31 | |
| | San Diego | NL | MLB | LF | 6 | | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1.000 | 1.67 | 2.31 | |
| | San Diego | NL | MLB | RF | 1 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -- | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| | Boston | AL | MLB | DH | 1 | | 0 | | | | | | -- | -- | -- | |
| 2001 | Tacoma | PCL | AAA | 3B | 1 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | -- | -- | -- | |
| | Tacoma | PCL | AAA | OF | 4 | | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1.000 | -- | -- | |
| | Seattle | AL | MLB | C | 1 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.00 | 9.00 | |
| | Seattle | AL | MLB | 1B | 12 | | 54 | 51 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 62 | .981 | 4.42 | 7.69 | |
| | Seattle | AL | MLB | 3B | 8 | | 17 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 54 | .941 | 2.00 | 2.67 | |
| | Seattle | AL | MLB | LF | 8 | | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 1.000 | 1.25 | 1.84 | |
| | Seattle | AL | MLB | RF | 1 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.00 | 4.50 | |
| | Seattle | AL | MLB | DH | 9 | | 0 | | | | | | -- | -- | -- | |
| 2002 | Oklahoma | PCL | AAA | 1B | 25 | | 221 | 210 | 10 | 1 | 14 | | .995 | -- | -- | |
| | Oklahoma | PCL | AAA | 2B | 9 | | 45 | 16 | 22 | 7 | 5 | | .844 | -- | -- | |
| | Oklahoma | PCL | AAA | 3B | 29 | | 74 | 12 | 53 | 9 | 2 | | .878 | -- | -- | |
| | 1B | 152 | 0 | 1092 | 1007 | 55 | 30 | 79 | 803 | .973 | 6.99 | 9.35 | |
| | 2B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.00 | 9.00 | |
| | 3B | 1050 | 0 | 2605 | 816 | 1639 | 150 | 147 | 509 | .942 | 2.34 | 2.35 | |
| | LF | 32 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 205 | 1.000 | 1.56 | 2.20 | |
| | RF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1.000 | 0.50 | 0.90 | |
| | DH | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| | 1B | 45 | 0 | 394 | 373 | 16 | 5 | 28 | 0 | .987 | 8.64 | | |
| | 2B | 11 | 0 | 51 | 16 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .863 | 4.00 | | |
| | 3B | 311 | 0 | 829 | 201 | 547 | 81 | 45 | 0 | .902 | 2.41 | | |
| | OF | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.50 | | |