Denis Sproston
Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Denis Sproston
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Birthdate:
Feb. 26, 1972 (50 y, 5 m, 19 d)
Born In:
Sydney, NSW, AUS
Nationality:
Australian
Position:
C
Bats/Throws:
L/R
Height/Weight:
6'0"/199
Entry:
1990 Draft - Round: 1, Overall: 11, Team: East Sydney Roosters
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
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Player Awards
Award Date Team
MVP / Batter of the Year 2001 East Sydney (ABL)
1994 Randwick (RES)
All-Star 2006 North Melbourne (ABL)
2005 North Melbourne (ABL)
2004 North Melbourne (ABL)
2003 North Melbourne (ABL)
2002 North Melbourne (ABL)
2001 East Sydney (ABL)
1999 East Sydney (ABL)
1999 East Sydney (ABL)
1997 East Sydney (SBC)
1996 East Sydney (SBC)
1994 East Sydney (SBC)
League Champ 2000 East Sydney (ABL)
1999 East Sydney (ABL)
Gold Glove 2002 - C North Melbourne (ABL)
1996 - C East Sydney (SBC)
Silver Slugger 2006 - C North Melbourne (ABL)
2005 - C North Melbourne (ABL)
2003 - C North Melbourne (ABL)
2001 - C East Sydney (ABL)
2000 - C East Sydney (ABL)
1999 - C East Sydney (ABL)
1998 - C East Sydney (SBC)
1997 - C East Sydney (SBC)
1996 - C East Sydney (SBC)
1994 - C Randwick (RES)
1993 - DH Paddington (YL)
Championship Series MVP 2000 East Sydney (ABL)
1999 East Sydney (ABL)
Batter of the Month Apr 2001 East Sydney (ABL)
Feb 2000 East Sydney (ABL)
Dec 1999 East Sydney (ABL)
Rookie of the Month Jan 1995 East Sydney (SBC)
Player of the Week Jul 18, 2005 North Melbourne (ABL)
Jun 18, 2001 East Sydney (ABL)
Apr 30, 2001 East Sydney (ABL)
Mar 26, 2001 East Sydney (ABL)
Jan 10, 2000 East Sydney (ABL)
Nov 8, 1999 East Sydney (ABL)
Nov 9, 1998 East Sydney (ABL)
Oct 7, 1996 East Sydney (SBC)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score
Black Ink12
Grey Ink68
Similar Players (C)
Player Score
Greg Fluck 863
Luke Cawse 830
Luke Thompson 798
Shane Aylwin 787
Matthew Allbutt 786
Kevin Eyres-Brown 777
Shayne Bowman 776
Luke Florimo 759
Everett Essex 757
Billy Hornby 756
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year PA Rank
1999 578 10
2001 592 5
2002 568 9
Year AB Rank
2001 522 8
2002 496 9
Year Hits Rank
1996 169 2
1997 168 2
1999 169 2
2001 190 2
Year TB Rank
1996 252 10
1997 264 7
1999 302 3
2001 361 1
Year 2B Rank
1995 33 6
1997 34 5
1999 52 1
2001 53 1
2005 37 7
Year HR Rank
2001 38 4
Year RBI Rank
2001 101 7
Year R Rank
1999 107 1
2001 104 4
Year BB Rank
1999 62 10
Year IBB Rank
1994 6 8
1998 4 9
2003 4 10
2005 5 5
Year HBP Rank
1995 10 9
2005 14 7
Year SF Rank
1994 5 10
1996 5 8
1998 6 8
2001 6 9
2004 6 4
Year XBH Rank
1999 79 2
2001 93 1
Year Avg Rank
1997 0.368 9
1998 0.321 5
1999 0.334 2
2001 0.364 2
2005 0.303 9
Year OBP Rank
1998 0.394 6
1999 0.414 3
2001 0.429 2
2005 0.392 6
Year SLG Rank
1999 0.597 4
2001 0.692 1
Year ISO Rank
2001 0.328 5
Year OPS Rank
1998 0.948 10
1999 1.010 5
2001 1.121 1
Year G Rank
1994 126 1
2002 130 1
Year WAR Rank
1996 6.1 3
1997 7.2 3
1998 5.7 8
1999 8.2 1
2001 9.3 1
2002 5.0 10
2004 4.8 9
2005 5.9 5