Steve Sparks
Steven William Sparks
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: July 2, 1965 in Tulsa, OK
High School: Holland Hall (Tulsa, OK)
School: Sam Houston State University
Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 5th round of the 1987 amateur draft.
Signed June 3, 1987. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 28, 1995
Final Game: September 26, 2004
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Standard Batting

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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
1996 30 MIL AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1998 32 ANA AL 1 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 3 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
2001 35 DET AL 3 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 1 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 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2003 37 DET AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2004 38 ARI NL 27 32 31 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 14 .129 .129 .129 .258 -34 4 0 0 1 0 0 1
9 Seasons 39 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. 162 183 170 4 21 4 0 0 12 0 0 4 71 .122 .143 .146 .289 -25 25 0 0 8 0 0
DET (4 yrs) 7 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) 4 6 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 .250 .400 .500 .900 130 2 0 0 1 0 0
ARI (1 yr) 27 32 31 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 14 .129 .129 .129 .258 -34 4 0 0 1 0 0
MIL (2 yrs) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (8 yrs) 12 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) 27 32 31 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 14 .129 .129 .129 .258 -34 4 0 0 1 0 0

Advanced Batting

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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 PwrSpd
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 Seasons 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. 183 158 8 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 .603 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 -0.2 .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

Ratio Batting*

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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 Seasons 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

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
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 Seasons 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
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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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% 2 1 50% 0
9 Seasons 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% 2 1 50% 0
MLB Averages

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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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 Seasons 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

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1998 32 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 46 0 0 0 1 0 0
1999 33 5 6 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 .250 .400 .500 .900 130 2 0 0 1 0 0
2000 34 5 6 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 .250 .400 .500 .900 130 2 0 0 1 0 0
2001 35 8 10 8 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 .125 .222 .250 .472 25 2 0 0 1 0 0
2002 36 9 12 10 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 .100 .182 .200 .382 2 2 0 0 1 0 0
2003 37 12 12 10 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 .100 .182 .200 .382 2 2 0 0 1 0 0
2004 38 39 44 41 1 5 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 17 .122 .143 .146 .289 -25 6 0 0 2 0 0

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1998 32 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 0 1
1999 33 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 3
2001 35 3 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 3
2002 36 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1
2004 38 27 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 14 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 27
5 Seasons 35 42 41 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 17 .000 .024 .000 .024 2 35
162 Game Avg. 162 194 190 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 5 79 .000 .024 .000 .024 9 35

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