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: 11-21 / in Starts: 11-19

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 32, Entered with runners on base: 2

2002 Pitching Game Log

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2002 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	159	2	Apr 3	DET	@	TBD	L,1-2	GS-8		99	7.1	8	1	1	2	7	0	0	1.23	1.87	32	114	72	18	11	8	15	9	1	0	63			1	0	0	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.80	0.127	1.63	0.07%	2.28	1b start tie	8b 12- 1 out tie
2	160	7	Apr 9	DET		CHW	L,2-8	GS-6	L(0-1)	5	6.0	8	4	3	2	1	0	0	2.70	2.66	28	101	66	23	1	14	11	4	2	0	41			0	0	0	25	2	1	0	0	1	0	.89	-0.148	.65	-0.07%	-1.00	1t start tie	6t 3 out d4
3	161	11	Apr 14	DET	@	MIN	L,7-13	GS-6		4	6.0	8	5	1	1	2	0	0	2.33	2.70	28	95	60	15	5	12	13	9	0	0	45			0	0	0	27	2	1	1	0	0	1	.90	-0.215	.42	-0.06%	-1.74	1b start a 1	6b 3 out a1
4	162	15	Apr 19	DET	@	CHW	W,8-2	GS-8	W(1-1)	4	8.0	5	2	2	3	5	1	0	2.30	3.22	30	122	78	27	7	10	12	2	1	0	66			0	1	0	25	0	0	0	1	1	0	.59	0.198	.27	0.06%	2.39	1b start tie	8b 3 out a5
5	163	20	Apr 24	DET	@	KCR	L,2-8	GS-6	L(1-2)	4	5.2	10	5	4	1	0	0	0	3.00	3.27	27	78	50	9	2	12	14	9	3	0	30			1	0	1	26	3	0	0	1	0	1	1.05	-0.259	.40	-0.06%	-1.82	1b start tie	6b --3 2 out d3
6	164	25	Apr 30	DET		KCR	W,9-3	CG	W(2-2)	5	9.0	2	3	3	2	3	1	0	3.00	3.51	32	119	79	23	7	14	13	3	2	0	72			1	0	0	29	0	1	0	0	1	1	.73	0.212	.32	0.06%	1.50	1t start tie	9t 3 out a6
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
7	165	30	May 6	DET	@	MIN	L,1-3	CG(8)	L(2-3)	5	8.0	11	3	3	3	4	0	1	3.06	3.50	38	125	78	18	12	13	17	5	2	0	49			0	1	1	33	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.15	-0.013	.62	0.00%	1.35	1b start tie	8b 3 out d2
8	166	35	May 11	DET	@	TEX	L,6-10	GS-2	L(2-4)	4	1.1	8	7	7	0	1	1	0	4.21	3.70	12	33	27	9	0	6	5	4	0	0	11			0	0	0	12	2	1	0	0	0	0	1.14	-0.543	.35	-0.10%	-6.16	1b start a 1	2b --- 1 out d3
9	167	40	May 18	DET		TEX	W,8-7	GS-7		6	7.0	6	5	2	2	3	0	0	4.01	3.61	32	100	65	21	7	9	18	6	2	0	52			1	0	0	30	1	0	0	0	0	3	.83	-0.189	.18	-0.02%	-1.50	1t start tie	7t 3 out d2
10	168	45	May 24	DET	@	CHW	L,1-12	GS-5	L(2-5)	5	4.0	9	8	7	2	1	3	0	4.76	4.26	23	82	51	17	3	9	11	4	1	0	13			0	0	0	21	1	0	0	0	0	1	.79	-0.355	.40	-0.11%	-5.80	1b start tie	5b --- 0 out d7
11	169	50	May 29	DET	@	CLE	W,9-5	GS-6	W(3-5)	4	6.0	9	5	5	2	0	0	2	5.00	4.32	29	88	55	19	2	11	14	9	0	0	32			0	0	0	25	3	0	0	0	0	0	.68	-0.242	.23	-0.05%	-1.84	1b start tie	6b 3 out d4
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	170	55	Jun 3	DET		BOS	W,7-6	GS-4		4	3.1	9	6	6	1	4	1	0	5.53	4.37	19	74	47	19	5	5	9	7	0	0	21			0	0	0	18	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.09	-0.427	.25	-0.06%	-4.52	1t start tie	4t 1-- 1 out d2
13	171	57	Jun 5	DET		BOS	L,0-11	3-7		1	4.0	5	2	2	2	2	0	0	5.47	4.32	19	68	39	11	5	5	10	5	1	0		3	3	0	0	0	17	0	0	0	1	0	0	.06	-0.037	.01	0.00%	-2.67	3t 123 2 out d6	7t 12- 2 out d11
14	172	61	Jun 9	DET		PHI	L,5-7	GS-5	L(3-6)	3	4.1	9	7	7	3	1	0	0	5.96	4.34	25	97	59	22	5	10	11	7	3	0	15			0	0	0	20	3	2	0	0	1	0	1.21	-0.536	.10	-0.03%	-5.02	1t start tie	5t 1-- 1 out d3
15	173	71	Jun 21	DET	@	FLA	L,1-4	GS-7	L(3-7)	11	6.1	11	4	4	1	2	0	0	5.94	4.22	31	109	66	15	6	11	17	8	3	0	36			1	0	0	29	5	0	0	0	0	0	1.14	-0.152	.06	-0.01%	-1.14	1b start tie	7b 1-- 1 out d3
16	174	76	Jun 27	DET	@	KCR	L,2-5	GS-7	L(3-8)	5	6.1	9	5	5	3	3	1	0	6.02	4.31	28	111	65	22	6	13	9	5	0	0	35			0	1	0	25	2	1	1	2	0	0	.72	-0.115	.02	0.00%	-1.32	1b start tie	7b -23 1 out d3
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
17	175	82	Jul 4	DET	@	CHW	W,6-5	GS-7	W(4-8)	6	7.0	4	5	5	7	5	2	0	6.05	4.59	32	114	62	17	8	8	12	2	2	0	47			0	0	0	25	1	0	0	0	0	0	.83	-0.263	.01	0.00%	-1.16	1b start a 1	7b 3 out d3
18	176	86	Jul 11	DET		CHW	L,2-9	GS-5	L(4-9)	6	4.1	8	6	4	2	2	0	0	6.14	4.54	23	78	49	17	7	4	15	8	2	0	27			1	0	0	21	2	0	0	0	0	1	.82	-0.287	.02	0.00%	-4.69	1t start tie	5t 1-3 1 out d6
19	177	92	Jul 16	DET		BOS	L,4-9	GS-7		4	6.1	10	3	3	2	0	1	2	6.04	4.67	31	103	65	18	6	14	13	5	1	0	39			0	0	0	27	0	0	0	2	0	1	1.16	0.063	.02	0.00%	0.24	1t start tie	7t --- 1 out a1
20	178	97	Jul 21	DET		MIN	L,2-4	GS-7	L(4-10)	4	6.2	5	4	2	5	9	1	1	5.85	4.69	30	121	69	27	12	7	8	3	0	0	56			0	0	0	23	0	0	0	2	1	1	1.31	-0.161	.00	0.00%	-0.73	1t start tie	7t 1-- 2 out d2
21	179	102	Jul 27	DET	@	CLE	W,5-1	GS-8	W(5-10)	5	8.0	7	1	1	1	7	0	0	5.54	4.49	30	121	80	24	12	8	14	8	1	0	70			0	0	0	29	5	0	0	1	0	0	.79	0.311	.00	0.00%	3.22	1b start tie	8b 3 out a4
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
22	180	107	Aug 1	DET	@	OAK	L,3-5	GS-6	L(5-11)	4	6.0	6	4	3	2	4	3	1	5.50	4.73	28	116	72	25	4	8	13	3	1	0	48			0	0	0	25	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.09	-0.213	.00	0.00%	-0.81	1b start tie	6b 3 out d1
23	181	112	Aug 6	DET		TEX	W,8-2	CG	W(6-11)	4	9.0	7	2	2	1	8	0	1	5.27	4.54	35	127	84	23	17	12	13	7	0	0	72			1	0	0	33	3	0	0	2	0	1	.69	0.148	.00	0.00%	2.50	1t start tie	9t 3 out a6
24	182	117	Aug 11	DET		BAL	W,2-1	GS-8	W(7-11)	4	7.0	4	1	1	2	2	0	0	5.08	4.48	27	92	62	21	5	16	7	3	1	0	65			0	0	0	25	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.04	0.139	.00	0.00%	1.88	1t start tie	8t -2- 0 out a1
25	183	121	Aug 16	DET	@	BAL	W,6-5	GS-7	W(8-11)	4	6.2	11	4	4	1	2	2	0	5.10	4.58	31	127	78	22	7	10	18	10	1	0	37			0	1	0	30	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.40	-0.037	.00	0.00%	-0.89	1b start a 1	7b 1-3 2 out a2
26	184	126	Aug 21	DET		SEA	L,2-8	GS-7	L(8-12)	4	7.0	11	3	3	3	8	1	0	5.04	4.54	34	132	82	22	12	7	16	10	0	0	48			1	0	0	30	1	0	0	0	1	0	.77	-0.050	.00	0.00%	0.50	1t start tie	7t 3 out d2
27	185	131	Aug 26	DET	@	CLE	L,2-8	GS-3	L(8-13)	4	2.0	7	8	8	2	1	2	1	5.42	4.73	15	45	26	5	5	3	8	4	0	0	9			0	0	0	12	2	1	0	0	0	0	.73	-0.347	.00	0.00%	-6.95	1b start tie	3b --- 0 out d8
28	186	135	Aug 31	DET		CHW	L,4-9	GS-6	L(8-14)	4	5.1	7	9	9	2	4	2	1	5.73	4.83	26	83	50	17	7	5	14	4	1	0	20			0	0	0	22	4	0	0	0	1	0	.51	-0.417	.00	0.00%	-6.26	1t start tie	6t --- 1 out d7
Sept				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
29	187	140	Sep 5	DET	@	NYY	L,3-9	GS-3	L(8-15)	4	2.1	6	5	5	2	1	0	1	5.92	4.85	16	50	29	10	2	4	8	7	0	0	24			0	0	0	13	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.24	-0.441	.00	0.00%	-4.82	1b start tie	3b -23 1 out d3
30	188	146	Sep 11	DET	@	MIN	L,2-8	2-6		5	4.1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	5.77	4.81	15	57	36	13	7	6	5	3	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	1	0	0	.07	-0.001	.00	0.00%	1.52	2b -2- 2 out d7	6b 3 out d7
31	189	152	Sep 18	DET		MIN	L,0-2	GS-8	L(8-16)	6	8.0	8	2	2	1	1	0	1	5.62	4.75	32	107	70	14	8	14	15	7	2	0	58			0	0	0	30	3	0	1	2	0	0	.93	0.163	.00	0.00%	2.00	1t start tie	8t 3 out d2
32	190	157	Sep 25	DET	@	KCR	W,7-6	GS-7		6	6.1	9	5	2	2	3	1	0	5.52	4.76	30	82	54	8	10	8	17	8	1	0	42			1	0	0	28	1	0	0	1	0	1	1.20	-0.050	.00	0.00%	-1.42	1b start a 4	7b 1-- 1 out a1
							11-21		W-L:8-16	4.4	189.0	238	134	116	67	98	23	12	5.52	4.76	868	3071	63%	19%	7%	0.75		27%	5%	0	41	4	100%	9	4	2	778	55	8	3	17	8	13	.94	-4.137	.20	-0.39%	-42.89

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