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Steve Sparks

Steven William Sparks

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 187 lb.

Born: July 2, 1965 in Tulsa, OK
High School: Holland Hall HS (Tulsa, OK)
School: Sam Houston State University (Huntsville, TX)
Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 5th round of the 1987 amateur draft.
Signed June 3, 1987. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 28, 1995
Teams (by GP): Tigers/Brewers/Angels/Diamondbacks/Athletics 1995-2004

Final Game: September 26, 2004
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Standard Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1987	21	MIL-min	Rk	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0		HEL · PION
1988	22	MIL-min	A	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0		BEL · MIDW
1989	23	MIL-min	A	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0		STK · CALL
1990	24	MIL-min	AA,A+	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0		ELP,STK · TL,CALL
1991	25	MIL-min	AA,A+	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		ELP,STK · TL,CALL
1992	26	MIL-min	AA	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		ELP · TL
1993	27	MIL-min	AAA	31	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000		0	0	0	0	0	0		NOR · AA
1994	28	MIL-min	AAA	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		NOR · AA
1995	29	MIL	AL	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1	RoY-9
1996	30	MIL-min	AAA	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		NOR · AA
1996	30	MIL	AL	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1997		Did not play in major leagues (Injured)
1998	32	ANA-min	AA,AAA	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		MDL,VAN · TL,PCL
1998	32	ANA	AL	22	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	46	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
1999	33	ANA	AL	29	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.667	1.000	148	2	0	0	0	0	0	1/D
2000	34	DET-min	AAA	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		TOL · IL
2000	34	DET	AL	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2001	35	DET	AL	36	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2002	36	DET	AL	32	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2003	37	TOT	AL	51	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2003	37	DET	AL	42	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2003	37	OAK	AL	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
2004	38	ARI	NL	29	32	31	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	14	.129	.129	.129	.258	-34	4	0	0	1	0	0	1
2005	39	OAK-SDP-min	AAA	15	3	2	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.500	2.500		3	0	0	1	0	0		SAC,POR · PCL
9 Yrs				272	44	41	1	5	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	17	.122	.143	.146	.289	-25	6	0	0	2	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	26	24	1	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	10	.122	.143	.146	.289	-25	4	0	0	1	0	0

DET (4 yrs)				130	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0
ANA (2 yrs)				51	6	4	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	.250	.400	.500	.900	130	2	0	0	1	0	0
MIL (2 yrs)				53	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
ARI (1 yr)				29	32	31	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	14	.129	.129	.129	.258	-34	4	0	0	1	0	0
OAK (1 yr)				9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0

AL (8 yrs)				243	12	10	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	3	.100	.182	.200	.382	2	2	0	0	1	0	0
NL (1 yr)				29	32	31	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	14	.129	.129	.129	.258	-34	4	0	0	1	0	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	RAA	WAA	Rrep	RAR	WAR	waaWL%	162WL%	oWAR	dWAR	oRAR	Salary	Pos	Awards
1995	29	MIL	AL	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$109,000	1	RoY-9
1996	30	MIL	AL	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$175,000	1

1998	32	ANA	AL	22	3	0	-0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	1
1999	33	ANA	AL	29	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	0	1	0.1	.502	.500	0.1	0.0	1	$1,387,500	1/D
2000	34	DET	AL	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	1
2001	35	DET	AL	36	4	-1	0	0	0	1	-0	-0.1	0	-0	-0.1	.499	.500	-0.1	0.0	-0	$650,000	1
2002	36	DET	AL	32	2	-1	0	0	0	0	-0	-0.0	0	-0	0.0	.499	.500	0.0	0.0	-0	$3,000,000	1
2003	37	DET	AL	42	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$4,500,000	1
2003	37	OAK	AL	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	/1
2004	38	ARI	NL	29	32	-6	0	0	0	5	-2	-0.2	1	-1	-0.2	.494	.499	-0.2	0.0	-1	$500,000	1
9 Seasons				272	44	-8	-0	0	0	6	-2	-0.2	1	-0	-0.2	.499	.500	-0.2	0.2	-0	$10,321,500

DET (4 yrs)				130	6	-2	0	0	0	1	-1	-0.1	0	-1	-0.1	.499	.500	-0.1	0.1	-1	$8,150,000
ANA (2 yrs)				51	6	0	-0	0	0	1	1	0.1	0	1	0.1	.501	.500	0.1	0.0	1	$1,387,500
MIL (2 yrs)				53	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$284,000
ARI (1 yr)				29	32	-6	0	0	0	5	-2	-0.2	1	-1	-0.2	.494	.499	-0.2	0.0	-1	$500,000
OAK (1 yr)				9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$

Advanced Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Outs	RC	RC/G	AIR	BAbip	BA	lgBA	OBP	lgOBP	SLG	lgSLG	OPS	lgOPS	OPS+	OWn%	BtRuns	BtWins	TotA	SecA	ISO
1998	32	ANA	AL	3	2	0	0.0	111	.000	.000	.274	.500	.343	.000	.436	.500	.779	46	.000	0.0	0.0	1.000	1.000	.000
1999	33	ANA	AL	3	2	1	13.3	113	.500	.333	.274	.333	.346	.667	.438	1.000	.785	148	.839	0.2	0.0	1.000	.333	.333

2001	35	DET	AL	4	4	0	0.0	101	.000	.000	.259	.000	.324	.000	.416	.000	.740	-100	.000	-1.1	-0.1	.000	.000	.000
2002	36	DET	AL	2	2	0	0.0	98	.000	.000	.254	.000	.320	.000	.410	.000	.730	-100	.000	-0.6	-0.1	.000	.000	.000

2004	38	ARI	NL	32	28	1	1.0	115	.235	.129	.275	.129	.348	.129	.446	.258	.794	-34	.046	-6.4	-0.6	.148	.000	.000
9 Yrs				44	38	2	1.4	113	.208	.122	.273	.143	.344	.146	.441	.289	.785	-25	.088	-7.9	-0.8	.194	.049	.024
162 Game Avg.				26	23	1	1.4	113	.208	.122	.273	.143	.344	.146	.441	.289	.785	-25	.088	-7.9	-0.8	.194	.049	.024

ANA (2 yrs)				6	4	1	6.7	112	.333	.250	.274	.400	.345	.500	.438	.900	.783	130	.604	0.3	0.0	1.000	.500	.250
DET (4 yrs)				6	6	0	0.0	100	.000	.000	.258	.000	.323	.000	.414	.000	.737	-100	.000	-1.7	-0.2	.000	.000	.000
ARI (1 yr)				32	28	1	1.0	115	.235	.129	.275	.129	.348	.129	.446	.258	.794	-34	.046	-6.4	-0.6	.148	.000	.000

AL (8 yrs)				12	10	1	2.7	105	.143	.100	.264	.182	.333	.200	.423	.382	.756	2	.231	-1.4	-0.1	.333	.200	.100
NL (1 yr)				32	28	1	1.0	115	.235	.129	.275	.129	.348	.129	.446	.258	.794	-34	.046	-6.4	-0.6	.148	.000	.000

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Series	Opp	Rslt	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
2003	37	OAK	AL	ALDS	BOS	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
1 ALDS							1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0

Ratio Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	SO/BB	AB/SO	AB/HR	AB/RBI	GB/FB	GO/AO	IP%	LD%	HR/FB	IF/FB
1998	32	ANA	AL	3	0.0%	0.0%	33.3%	0.0%		0.00						33%	0%
1999	33	ANA	AL	3	0.0%	33.3%	0.0%	33.3%	100%		3.0		1.5	1.00		67%	0%	0.0%	0%

2001	35	DET	AL	4	0.0%	25.0%	0.0%	0.0%			4.0			0.50	0.50	75%	0%		100%
2002	36	DET	AL	2	0.0%	50.0%	0.0%	0.0%			2.0			0.00	0.00	50%	0%	0.0%	0%

2004	38	ARI	NL	32	0.0%	43.8%	0.0%	0.0%	0%		2.2		31.0	0.89	1.14	53%	17%	0.0%	0%
9 Yrs				44	0.0%	38.6%	2.3%	2.3%	20%	17.00	2.4		13.7	0.85	1.20	55%	12%	0.0%	15%
MLB Averages					2.8%	16.7%	8.9%	7.9%	34%	1.88	5.3	31.6	7.4	0.79	1.08	70%	22%	8.2%	14%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	AB
1995	29	MIL	AL	0.0	0.0
1996	30	MIL	AL	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0

1998	32	ANA	AL	0.0	0.0	3	0.0	0.0	-0.0	.95	-0.0	0.0	-0.1	-0.0	0.78	-0.0	0
1999	33	ANA	AL	0.2	0.0	3	0.2	0.2	-0.1	1.64	0.1	0.0	1.3	0.1	1.09	0.6	0
2000	34	DET	AL	0.0	0.0
2001	35	DET	AL	-1.1	-0.1	4	-0.1	0.0	-0.1	.61	-0.1	-0.0	-1.2	-0.1	0.94	-1.2	0
2002	36	DET	AL	-0.6	-0.1	2	-0.1	0.0	-0.1	1.49	-0.1	-0.0	-0.6	-0.1	1.04	-0.5	0
2003	37	TOT	AL	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
2003	37	DET	AL	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
2003	37	OAK	AL	0.0	0.0
2004	38	ARI	NL	-6.4	-0.6	32	-0.5	0.2	-0.6	.83	-0.6	-0.0	-5.8	-0.5	0.94	-6.3	0
9 Yrs				-7.9	-0.8	44	-0.5	0.4	-0.9	.90	-0.7	0.2	-6.3	-0.6	0.95	-7.4	0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	ROE	XI	RS%	SBO	SB	CS	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	OOB	BT	XBT%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stD3	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
1998	32	ANA	AL	0	0	100%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
1999	33	ANA	AL	0	0	0%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

2001	35	DET	AL	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2002	36	DET	AL	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

2004	38	ARI	NL	0	0	0%	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9 Yrs				0	0	17%	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0

Situational Hitting*

						Hits			Pinch Hitting					Home Runs								SH			GIDP			PrdOut			BaseRunners			Advances
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	H	Inf	Bnt	AB	H	HR	RBI	PHlev	All	GS	GSo	vRH	vLH	Hm	Rd	IP	Att	Suc	%	Opp	DP	%	Opp	Suc	%	BR	BRS	BRS%	<2,3B	Scr	%	0,2B	Adv	%	PAu
1998	32	ANA	AL	3	100%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	100%	1	0	0%	1	0	0%	1	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
1999	33	ANA	AL	3	100%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0%	1	0	0%	3	2	67%	0	0		0	0		0

2001	35	DET	AL	4	50%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0		3	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
2002	36	DET	AL	2	100%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0		2	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0

2004	38	ARI	NL	32	13%	4	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	50%	3	0	0%	5	1	20%	21	1	5%	2	0	0%	1	1	100%	0
9 Yrs				44	32%	5	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	67%	5	0	0%	7	1	14%	30	3	10%	2	0	0%	1	1	100%	0
MLB Averages					54%																			72%			11%			34%			15%			52%			57%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Pit	Pit/PA	Str	Str%	L/Str	S/Str	F/Str	I/Str	AS/Str	I/Bll	AS/Pit	Con	1stS	30%	30c	30s	20%	20c	20s	31%	31c	31s	L/SO	PAu	Pitu	Stru
1998	32	ANA	AL	3	12	4.00	6	50%	33%	17%	17%	33%	67%	0%	33%	75%	67%	33%	1	0	33%	1	0	33%	1	0		0	0	0
1999	33	ANA	AL	3	11	3.67	7	64%	14%	14%	43%	29%	86%	0%	55%	83%	67%	0%	0	0	33%	1	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0

2001	35	DET	AL	4	15	3.75	10	67%	50%	10%	10%	30%	50%	0%	33%	80%	25%	25%	1	0	25%	1	0	25%	1	0	0%	0	0	0
2002	36	DET	AL	2	4	2.00	4	100%	25%	50%	0%	25%	75%		75%	33%	100%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0

2004	38	ARI	NL	32	98	3.06	81	83%	33%	26%	19%	22%	67%	0%	55%	61%	38%	0%	0	0	9%	3	1	3%	1	0	29%	0	0	0
5 Yrs				44	140	3.18	108	77%	33%	24%	19%	24%	67%	0%	51%	64%	43%	5%	2	0	14%	6	1	7%	3	0	24%	0	0	0
MLB Averages						3.73		62%	26%	15%	27%	32%	74%	2%	45%	80%	30%	5%			15%			9%			28%

Cumulative Batting

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	SH
1998	32	75	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	46	0	1
1999	33	104	6	4	1	1	1	2	1	1	.250	.400	.500	.900	130	2	1
2000	34	124	6	4	1	1	1	2	1	1	.250	.400	.500	.900	130	2	1
2001	35	160	10	8	1	1	1	2	1	2	.125	.222	.250	.472	25	2	1
2002	36	192	12	10	1	1	1	2	1	3	.100	.182	.200	.382	2	2	1
2003	37	243	12	10	1	1	1	2	1	3	.100	.182	.200	.382	2	2	1
2004	38	272	44	41	1	5	1	3	1	17	.122	.143	.146	.289	-25	6	2

Neutralized Batting

Change to: / / / or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	RC	Gact
1998	32	22	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	0	22
1999	33	29	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	.333	.333	.667	1.000	1	29

2001	35	36	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	36
2002	36	32	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	32

2004	38	29	32	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	29
5 Yrs		148	44	41	1	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	17	.024	.048	.049	.096	1	148
162 Game Avg.		162	48	45	1	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	19	.024	.048	.049	.096	1	148

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

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Player Page Tricks and Tips

Sum any set of rows by clicking anywhere (not red or blue) on the first and last rows of your selection. We will then compute the totals for the player between and including those two seasons.
Default Setting for this feature: Turn On / Turn Off
Summation of season totals only works for the initial case when the table is in year order. On a sorted table the results may get a bit goofy.

HIGHLIGHTING: Adding a range or series of player's career seasons or career game numbers (like '#1972:batting_standard', '#1970-1980-sum:batting_standard', or '#1998,1999,2001,2002,sum:pitching_standard') onto the end of a player page url causes the seasons to the highlighted and summed. After changing address bar, reload the page to see highlighting. This will work even in links e-mailed to others. Note that for tables with multiple pages the first table is the default. If you want to create a sum for a table other than the first one, select the rows and after the summation window appears click on "permanent link" link.

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