Steve Sparks

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 187lb (183cm, 84kg)

Born: July 2, 1965 in Tulsa, OK us

Draft: Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 5th round of the 1987 MLB June Amateur Draft from Sam Houston State University (Huntsville, TX).

High School: Holland Hall HS (Tulsa, OK)

School: Sam Houston State University (Huntsville, TX)

Debut: April 28, 1995 (Age 29-300d, 16,601st in major league history)
vs. OAK 2.0 IP, 1 H, 3 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: September 26, 2004 (Age 39-086d)
vs. SDP 4.0 IP, 9 H, 1 SO, 3 BB, 4 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1995 season

Full Name: Steven William Sparks

Nicknames: Phone Book

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

10.2

ERA

4.88

270

182

1319.2

658

WHIP

1.494

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Team Record in Appearances: 18-17 / in Starts: 18-15

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 33, Entered with runners on base: 1

2001 Pitching Game Log

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2001 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	124	6	Apr 9	DET	@	MIN	L,5-11	GS-6	L(0-1)	99	5.2	9	8	4	3	3	2	0	6.35	8.17	30	132	75	18	11	14	10	6	2	0	27			0	0	0	27	3	0	0	0	0	2	.68	-0.377	.81	-0.27%	-4.93	1b start a 1	6b 1-- 2 out d7
2	125	11	Apr 14	DET		CLE	W,1-0	SHO	W(1-1)	4	9.0	4	0	0	2	5	0	0	2.45	4.75	32	119	78	21	13	14	11	2	4	0	82			0	1	0	30	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.67	0.753	1.50	0.41%	4.58	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
3	126	15	Apr 20	DET	@	CLE	L,4-5	GS-6		5	5.1	7	3	1	4	2	0	0	2.25	4.70	28	107	69	18	8	13	9	6	1	0	44			0	0	0	24	3	0	0	0	0	1	1.05	-0.145	.89	-0.07%	-0.67	1b start tie	6b 12- 1 out tie
4	127	19	Apr 25	DET		BAL	L,4-6	GS-6	L(1-2)	4	6.0	4	5	5	7	2	1	1	3.46	5.59	30	117	64	21	10	6	14	4	1	0	39			1	0	0	21	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.02	-0.202	.53	-0.06%	-1.95	1t start tie	6t 3 out d5
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
5	128	24	May 1	DET	@	TEX	W,6-3	GS-7		5	6.1	9	2	2	1	3	1	0	3.34	5.40	27	88	57	19	4	10	13	9	1	0	49			0	0	0	25	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.38	0.120	.75	0.04%	1.26	1b start tie	7b -2- 1 out a1
6	129	29	May 6	DET	@	ANA	L,2-3	GS-8		4	8.0	3	2	2	4	1	1	0	3.12	5.50	32	110	70	27	6	17	10	3	1	0	65			0	0	0	28	1	0	1	0	0	1	1.33	0.288	.96	0.12%	2.43	1b start a 1	8b 3 out tie
7	130	33	May 11	DET		ANA	W,7-6	GS-5		4	4.2	9	5	5	2	0	0	0	3.80	5.38	24	101	66	16	4	8	14	8	1	0	24			1	0	0	22	3	0	0	1	0	0	.88	-0.283	.68	-0.13%	-2.96	1t start tie	5t 1-3 2 out d3
8	131	35	May 13	DET		ANA	L,2-14	9-GF		1	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.77	5.37	2	6	4	1	1	2	0	0	0	0		3	3	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-2.22	9t 123 2 out d9	9t end d12
9	132	38	May 17	DET	@	BAL	W,7-5	GS-6	W(2-2)	3	5.2	8	5	5	1	1	1	1	4.24	5.44	27	100	59	18	3	13	11	7	1	0	33			0	0	0	25	4	0	0	1	0	1	.97	-0.250	.66	-0.10%	-2.21	1b start tie	6b -2- 2 out a1
10	133	43	May 23	DET	@	CLE	L,3-4	GS-6		5	6.0	9	2	2	0	4	0	0	4.11	5.05	27	100	67	23	8	10	13	7	0	0	50			0	0	0	25	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.25	0.121	1.28	0.07%	1.29	1b start tie	6b 3 out tie
11	134	48	May 28	DET		CLE	W,12-6	GS-7	W(3-2)	4	6.1	8	6	5	2	4	2	0	4.41	5.23	28	108	68	19	5	7	15	6	2	0	37			0	1	0	24	2	0	0	0	1	0	.46	0.059	.28	0.02%	-2.12	1t start tie	7t -2- 1 out a6
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
12	135	53	Jun 3	DET	@	CHW	L,6-9	GS-8		5	7.2	5	4	4	1	4	0	1	4.44	4.96	30	101	63	21	7	12	12	1	3	0	56			0	0	0	28	1	0	0	0	0	0	.82	0.354	.26	0.07%	1.21	1b start tie	8b -2- 2 out a3
13	136	58	Jun 9	DET		MIL	W,6-5	GS-7		5	7.0	5	2	1	2	5	1	1	4.15	4.95	27	114	69	21	10	4	15	6	1	0	64			1	1	1	24	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.02	0.121	.21	0.02%	1.56	1t start tie	7t 3 out tie
14	137	62	Jun 14	DET		PIT	W,6-4	GS-7	W(4-2)	4	6.0	11	4	3	2	1	1	0	4.18	5.01	29	108	72	22	4	11	15	9	0	0	35			0	0	0	27	2	0	0	2	0	0	1.29	-0.219	.26	-0.03%	-1.57	1t start tie	7t -2- 0 out a2
15	138	65	Jun 17	DET	@	ARI	L,3-8	8-GF(8)		2	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.13	4.99	3	10	8	2	0	2	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.04	0.002	.01	0.00%	0.57	8b --- 0 out d5	8b end d 5
16	139	67	Jun 19	DET		NYY	W,7-1	CG	W(5-2)	1	9.0	3	1	1	2	0	0	0	3.83	4.87	28	84	54	14	3	15	11	3	2	0	75			0	1	0	26	0	1	0	3	0	0	.76	0.309	.17	0.04%	3.58	1t start tie	9t 3 out a6
17	140	71	Jun 24	DET		MIN	L,5-14	GS-6	L(5-3)	4	5.2	9	7	5	1	5	1	0	4.06	4.82	28	106	68	16	12	13	9	6	1	0	31			0	0	0	27	3	0	0	1	0	1	.84	-0.563	.38	-0.15%	-4.45	1t start tie	6t 1-3 2 out d2
18	141	76	Jun 29	DET	@	MIN	L,2-3	GS-7		4	7.0	10	2	2	0	7	0	0	3.97	4.58	30	97	69	22	9	15	8	4	0	0	56			1	1	0	30	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.56	0.128	.25	0.01%	1.88	1b start tie	7b 3 out tie
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
19	142	81	Jul 5	DET		KCR	W,7-1	GS-8	W(6-3)	5	8.0	5	1	1	1	3	0	1	3.77	4.47	30	98	63	19	7	14	11	4	2	0	70			1	0	0	28	1	0	0	1	0	0	.51	0.236	.04	0.01%	3.07	1t start tie	8t 3 out a5
20	143	86	Jul 13	DET	@	STL	W,4-1	CG	W(7-3)	7	9.0	6	1	1	1	5	0	0	3.57	4.31	32	106	75	17	12	15	11	3	2	0	75			0	0	0	29	1	0	0	2	1	0	1.15	0.463	.07	0.02%	3.73	1b start a 2	9b 3 out a3
21	144	91	Jul 18(1)	DET		NYY	L,5-8	GS-6	L(7-4)	4	6.0	11	6	5	0	3	1	0	3.75	4.31	28	88	61	10	8	12	13	6	3	0	31			2	0	1	28	1	0	0	0	0	1	.93	-0.476	.07	-0.02%	-2.95	1t start tie	6t 3 out d1
22	145	97	Jul 24	DET	@	NYY	L,5-6	GS-6	L(7-5)	5	5.2	12	4	4	2	0	1	0	3.86	4.39	29	92	66	18	3	12	15	9	1	0	27			0	0	1	27	3	0	0	0	0	0	.82	-0.160	.04	-0.01%	-1.14	1b start a 2	6b 12- 2 out d2
23	146	103	Jul 29	DET		CLE	W,8-3	CG	W(8-5)	4	9.0	5	3	2	1	7	1	0	3.74	4.32	34	122	85	24	11	14	12	5	3	0	73			0	0	0	32	1	0	0	0	1	1	.55	0.064	.01	0.00%	1.58	1t start tie	9t 3 out a5
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
24	147	108	Aug 4	DET		OAK	L,1-10	GS-5	L(8-6)	5	4.1	7	8	8	3	2	2	0	4.12	4.50	23	92	52	11	6	8	10	4	1	0	16			0	0	0	20	2	0	0	0	0	0	.83	-0.390	.00	0.00%	-5.14	1t start tie	5t -2- 1 out d6
25	148	113	Aug 9	DET	@	TEX	L,3-7	GS-5	L(8-7)	4	4.2	11	6	6	2	4	1	0	4.34	4.52	26	92	58	20	3	10	10	5	2	0	20			1	0	0	23	4	0	0	1	1	0	.99	-0.283	.00	0.00%	-3.41	1b start tie	5b 1-- 2 out d5
26	149	118	Aug 15	DET		ANA	W,5-1	GS-8		5	7.2	7	1	1	3	7	1	1	4.19	4.52	33	122	80	21	9	10	12	6	1	0	65			0	0	0	29	1	0	0	1	0	1	1.20	0.297	.00	0.00%	2.63	1t start tie	8t 12- 2 out tie
27	150	123	Aug 20	DET	@	SEA	W,4-1	CG	W(9-7)	4	9.0	5	1	1	0	7	0	0	4.02	4.36	31	113	73	29	9	13	11	4	1	0	80			0	1	0	31	1	0	0	1	0	1	.88	0.394	.00	0.00%	3.63	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a3
28	151	128	Aug 25	DET	@	OAK	L,1-6	GS-7	L(9-8)	4	6.1	8	5	3	3	1	1	0	4.03	4.43	31	123	71	28	3	9	18	10	0	0	39			0	0	0	28	2	0	0	0	0	1	1.01	-0.140	.00	0.00%	-1.21	1b start tie	7b --3 1 out d3
29	152	133	Aug 31	DET	@	TOR	W,4-3	GS-9	W(10-8)	5	8.1	8	3	3	1	6	1	0	4.00	4.39	31	103	69	17	17	10	14	9	0	0	60			0	1	0	30	1	0	0	2	0	0	1.29	0.226	.00	0.00%	1.46	1b start tie	9b 1-- 1 out a1
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
30	153	138	Sep 5	DET	@	CHW	L,3-5	GS-7	L(10-9)	4	6.0	7	5	5	5	4	0	0	4.11	4.38	30	116	69	25	7	3	17	6	2	1	37			0	0	0	24	3	0	0	0	1	0	1.19	-0.245	.00	0.00%	-1.98	1b start tie	7b 1-- 0 out d2
31	154	143	Sep 10	DET		MIN	L,2-3	GS-7		4	6.1	5	1	1	3	6	0	0	4.02	4.32	25	103	67	16	10	6	10	4	0	0	62			0	0	0	21	1	1	0	1	1	0	1.25	0.172	.00	0.00%	1.64	1t start tie	7t 12- 1 out a1
32	155	145	Sep 19	DET	@	MIN	W,6-2	CG	W(11-9)	8	9.0	6	2	1	1	2	1	0	3.89	4.33	33	114	71	16	11	17	13	3	0	0	70			0	0	0	31	2	0	0	0	1	0	.56	0.278	.00	0.00%	2.98	1b start a 2	9b 3 out a4
33	156	150	Sep 24	DET	@	KCR	W,4-2	GS-8	W(12-9)	4	8.0	8	2	2	3	5	0	0	3.83	4.27	33	118	77	27	8	10	15	7	2	0	60			0	0	0	30	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.29	0.363	.00	0.00%	2.65	1b start tie	8b 3 out a2
34	157	155	Sep 29	DET		BOS	W,7-2	CG	W(13-9)	4	9.0	8	2	2	0	4	0	0	3.75	4.19	34	117	77	26	7	14	16	9	0	0	67			1	0	0	34	2	0	0	0	0	0	.77	0.127	.00	0.00%	2.58	1t start tie	9t 3 out a5
35	158	161	Oct 6(2)	DET		KCR	W,2-1	CG	W(14-9)	6	9.0	10	1	1	1	3	1	0	3.65	4.19	37	115	79	21	4	7	26	10	3	0	65			0	1	0	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.49	0.467	.00	0.00%	3.58	1t start tie	9t 3 out tie
							18-17		W-L:14-9	4.3	232.0	244	110	94	64	116	22	6	3.65	4.19	982	3542	64%	19%	7%	0.87		24%	6%	1	51	3	100%	9	8	3	899	55	4	1	20	9	11	1.02	1.609	.30	-0.01%	8.99

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