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 Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1995 MIL AL 29 P 33 27 202.0 70 25 43 2 5 .971 3.03 2.06 .960 1.79 0.53 RoY-9
1996 MIL AL 30 P 20 13 88.2 33 9 23 1 1 .970 3.25 1.60 .961 1.77 0.52
1998 ANA AL 32 P 22 20 128.2 43 12 31 0 2 1.000 3.01 1.95 .956 1.78 0.50
1999 ANA AL 33 P 28 26 147.2 45 7 35 3 4 .933 2.56 1.50 .953 1.69 0.47
2000 DET AL 34 P 20 15 104.0 29 11 17 1 2 .966 2.42 1.40 .955 1.62 0.46
2001 DET AL 35 P 35 33 232.0 63 20 42 1 1 .984 2.41 1.77 .954 1.75 0.49
2002 DET AL 36 P 32 30 189.0 58 15 41 2 3 .966 2.67 1.75 .957 1.69 0.48
2003 TOT AL 37 P 51 0 107.0 25 8 16 1 6 .960 2.02 0.47 .956 1.72 0.49
2003 DET AL 37 P 42 0 89.2 19 6 12 1 5 .947 1.81 0.43 .958 1.73 0.49
2003 OAK AL 37 P 9 0 17.1 6 2 4 0 1 1.000 3.12 0.67 .950 1.71 0.49
2004 ARI NL 38 P 29 18 120.2 31 8 21 2 0 .935 2.16 1.00 .965 1.84 0.47
9 Seasons P 270 182 1319.2 397 115 269 13 24 .967 2.62 1.42 .957 1.74 0.49
9 Seasons TOT 270 182 1319.2 397 115 269 13 24 .967 2.62 1.42 .924 1.74 0.49

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1995 MIL AL 29 33 0 33 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1996 MIL AL 30 20 0 1 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1998 ANA AL 32 22 1 1 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999 ANA AL 33 29 1 3 28 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2000 DET AL 34 20 0 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001 DET AL 35 36 1 3 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2002 DET AL 36 32 1 1 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003 DET AL 37 42 0 3 42 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003 OAK AL 37 9 0 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004 ARI NL 38 29 16 27 29 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Seasons 272 20 39 270 270 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1995 MIL AL 29 918 80% 34% 49 82% 3 24 2 19 44 27 4 2 0 0 2 0 5 4 5 0 9 78%
1996 MIL AL 30 425 82% 33% 21 95% 0 9 0 9 23 18 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 4 100%
1998 ANA AL 32 599 74% 30% 28 96% 1 12 2 7 31 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 100%
1999 ANA AL 33 728 77% 31% 33 100% 0 7 1 5 35 26 4 3 0 1 2 0 4 4 4 0 1 100%
2000 DET AL 34 457 81% 35% 18 94% 0 11 0 8 17 15 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 1 0%
2001 DET AL 35 1022 82% 35% 42 98% 1 20 2 15 43 34 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 100%
2002 DET AL 36 898 80% 32% 44 93% 0 3 2 1 41 36 2 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 3 0 8 75%
2003 DET AL 37 395 78% 36% 15 87% 0 6 0 5 12 5 5 1 1 0 0 0 5 5 5 0 1 0%
2003 OAK AL 37 76 89% 49% 7 71% 0 2 1 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0%
2004 ARI NL 38 563 81% 32% 27 93% 1 8 2 5 21 21 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 7 86%
9 Seasons 6081 80% 33% 284 92% 6 102 12 75 271 208 19 13 2 2 9 3 24 18 23 1 36 78%
MLB Averages 74% 30% 90% 83%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 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.

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