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 Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1995 29 MIL AL 9 11 .450 4.63 33 27 2 3 0 0 202.0 210 111 104 17 86 1 96 5 1 5 875 107 1.465 9.4 0.8 3.8 4.3 1.12 RoY-9
1996 30 MIL AL 4 7 .364 6.60 20 13 2 1 0 0 88.2 103 66 65 19 52 0 21 3 0 6 406 79 1.748 10.5 1.9 5.3 2.1 0.40
1998 32 ANA AL 9 4 .692 4.34 22 20 1 0 0 0 128.2 130 66 62 14 58 0 90 5 0 6 562 109 1.461 9.1 1.0 4.1 6.3 1.55
1999 33 ANA AL 5 11 .313 5.42 28 26 1 0 0 0 147.2 165 101 89 21 82 0 73 9 0 8 688 90 1.673 10.1 1.3 5.0 4.4 0.89
2000 34 DET AL 7 5 .583 4.07 20 15 5 1 1 1 104.0 108 55 47 7 29 0 53 4 0 6 446 115 1.317 9.3 0.6 2.5 4.6 1.83
2001 35 DET AL 14 9 .609 3.65 35 33 2 8 1 0 232.0 244 110 94 22 64 1 116 6 2 8 982 117 1.328 9.5 0.9 2.5 4.5 1.81
2002 36 DET AL 8 16 .333 5.52 32 30 0 3 0 0 189.0 238 134 116 23 67 3 98 12 2 8 868 77 1.614 11.3 1.1 3.2 4.7 1.46
2003 37 TOT AL 0 6 .000 4.88 51 0 26 0 0 2 107.0 114 68 58 13 37 4 54 3 0 3 460 89 1.411 9.6 1.1 3.1 4.5 1.46
2003 37 DET AL 0 6 .000 4.72 42 0 24 0 0 2 89.2 95 57 47 11 34 4 49 3 0 3 386 91 1.439 9.5 1.1 3.4 4.9 1.44
2003 37 OAK AL 0 0 5.71 9 0 2 0 0 0 17.1 19 11 11 2 3 0 5 0 0 0 74 78 1.269 9.9 1.0 1.6 2.6 1.67
2004 38 ARI NL 3 7 .300 6.04 29 18 6 0 0 0 120.2 139 89 81 18 45 2 57 5 0 4 545 76 1.525 10.4 1.3 3.4 4.3 1.27
9 Seasons 59 76 .437 4.88 270 182 45 16 2 3 1319.2 1451 800 716 154 520 11 658 52 5 54 5832 94 1.494 9.9 1.1 3.5 4.5 1.27
162 Game Avg. 9 11 .437 4.88 41 27 7 2 0 0 199 218 120 108 23 78 2 99 8 1 8 877 94 1.494 9.9 1.1 3.5 4.5 1.27
DET (4 yrs) 29 36 .446 4.45 129 78 31 12 2 3 614.2 685 356 304 63 194 8 316 25 4 25 2682 97 1.430 10.0 0.9 2.8 4.6 1.63
ANA (2 yrs) 14 15 .483 4.92 50 46 2 0 0 0 276.1 295 167 151 35 140 0 163 14 0 14 1250 98 1.574 9.6 1.1 4.6 5.3 1.16
MIL (2 yrs) 13 18 .419 5.23 53 40 4 4 0 0 290.2 313 177 169 36 138 1 117 8 1 11 1281 96 1.552 9.7 1.1 4.3 3.6 0.85
ARI (1 yr) 3 7 .300 6.04 29 18 6 0 0 0 120.2 139 89 81 18 45 2 57 5 0 4 545 76 1.525 10.4 1.3 3.4 4.3 1.27
OAK (1 yr) 0 0 5.71 9 0 2 0 0 0 17.1 19 11 11 2 3 0 5 0 0 0 74 78 1.269 9.9 1.0 1.6 2.6 1.67
AL (8 yrs) 56 69 .448 4.77 241 164 39 16 2 3 1199.0 1312 711 635 136 475 9 601 47 5 50 5287 97 1.490 9.8 1.0 3.6 4.5 1.27
NL (1 yr) 3 7 .300 6.04 29 18 6 0 0 0 120.2 139 89 81 18 45 2 57 5 0 4 545 76 1.525 10.4 1.3 3.4 4.3 1.27

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
2003 37 OAK AL ALDS L BOS 0 0 4.50 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.0 2 2 2 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 17 1.250 4.5 2.3 6.8 2.3 0.33
1 ALDS 0 0 4.50 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.0 2 2 2 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 17 1.250 4.5 2.3 6.8 2.3 0.33

Batting Against -- Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1995 29 MIL AL 33 875 767 111 210 42 5 17 16 7 86 96 .274 .346 .408 .754 .290 313 30 5 5 12 1
1996 30 MIL AL 20 406 347 66 103 20 4 19 4 2 52 21 .297 .392 .542 .934 .273 188 13 3 3 1 0
1998 32 ANA AL 22 562 494 66 130 28 1 14 10 4 58 90 .263 .345 .409 .754 .295 202 5 5 2 3 0
1999 33 ANA AL 28 688 587 101 165 31 3 21 12 5 82 73 .281 .373 .451 .825 .287 265 6 9 2 8 0
2000 34 DET AL 20 446 411 55 108 28 3 7 2 1 29 53 .263 .317 .397 .713 .287 163 11 4 1 1 0
2001 35 DET AL 35 982 899 110 244 55 4 22 9 8 64 116 .271 .321 .415 .736 .288 373 20 6 4 9 1
2002 36 DET AL 32 868 778 134 238 55 8 23 9 4 67 98 .306 .366 .486 .852 .323 378 17 12 3 8 3
2003 37 TOT AL 51 460 412 68 114 26 1 13 4 3 37 54 .277 .336 .439 .775 .287 181 18 3 1 7 4
2003 37 DET AL 42 386 342 57 95 23 1 11 2 3 34 49 .278 .343 .447 .790 .292 153 17 3 1 6 4
2003 37 OAK AL 9 74 70 11 19 3 0 2 2 0 3 5 .271 .297 .400 .697 .266 28 1 0 0 1 0
2004 38 ARI NL 29 545 484 89 139 29 4 18 5 5 45 57 .287 .351 .475 .826 .292 230 8 5 6 5 2
9 Seasons 270 5832 5179 800 1451 314 33 154 71 39 520 658 .280 .348 .443 .791 .293 2293 128 52 27 54 11
162 Game Avg. 41 877 779 120 218 47 5 23 11 6 78 99 .280 .348 .443 .791 .293 345 19 8 4 8 2
MLB Averages

Starting Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GS Wgs Lgs ND Wchp Ltuf Wtm Ltm tmW-L% Wlst Lsv CG SHO QS QS% GmScA Best Wrst BQR BQS sDR lDR RS/GS RS/IP IP/GS Pit/GS <80 80-99 100-119 ≥120 Max
1995 29 MIL AL 33 27 9 11 7 1 0 10 17 .370 2 1 3 0 11 41% 47 76 17 31 19 6 3 4.7 5.2 6.8 107 2 4 12 7 146
1996 30 MIL AL 20 13 4 7 2 0 1 5 8 .385 0 2 1 0 5 38% 39 67 13 12 4 0 6 5.3 3.6 5.9 98 2 5 4 1 133
1998 32 ANA AL 22 20 9 4 7 4 2 10 10 .500 1 2 0 0 12 60% 50 69 24 21 3 5 6 5.0 5.7 6.1 104 2 5 7 5 138
1999 33 ANA AL 28 26 5 11 10 1 3 11 15 .423 2 4 0 0 10 38% 43 76 17 27 7 0 12 4.6 4.2 5.6 97 3 12 8 3 133
2000 34 DET AL 20 15 7 5 3 1 2 9 6 .600 0 2 1 1 8 53% 49 82 14 12 4 5 5 6.2 6.8 6.5 102 1 6 7 1 131
2001 35 DET AL 35 33 14 9 10 2 1 18 15 .545 3 1 8 1 20 61% 51 82 16 23 4 2 14 4.7 4.8 7.0 107 0 8 21 4 132
2002 36 DET AL 32 30 8 16 6 3 6 11 19 .367 3 4 3 0 16 53% 41 72 9 19 1 1 13 4.1 4.4 6.0 98 6 7 10 7 132
2004 38 ARI NL 29 18 2 7 9 0 0 5 13 .278 4 5 0 0 5 28% 41 68 0 13 5 2 7 3.2 2.5 5.7 91 6 9 2 1 124
8 Seasons 219 182 58 70 54 12 15 79 103 .434 15 21 16 2 87 48% 45 82 0 158 47 21 66 4.6 4.7 6.2 101 22 56 71 29 146
MLB Averages

Reliever Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1995 29 MIL AL 33 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 6 0.937 0 2 4 0 1 5 1 5 5 0 5 0 9.5 52
1996 30 MIL AL 20 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 20% 5 0.861 0 1 5 0 0 7 3 4 3 1 4 0 5.0 31
1998 32 ANA AL 22 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.960 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 2 0 10.5 57
1999 33 ANA AL 28 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1.040 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 4.0 23
2000 34 DET AL 20 5 5 0 0 1 1 0 100% 1 0 1 0 0% 9 0.810 0 0 3 3 0 2 1 4 1 1 1 0 4.0 22
2001 35 DET AL 35 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100% 8 1.024 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 2.0 8
2002 36 DET AL 32 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 100% 2 0.941 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 12.5 63
2003 37 TOT AL 51 51 26 0 6 4 2 2 50% 4 0 55 19 35% 0.736 13 9 28 11 5 35 30 21 34 7 34 3 6.3 32
2003 37 DET AL 42 42 24 0 6 4 2 2 50% 4 0 46 16 35% 8 0.824 13 7 21 8 5 29 25 17 27 6 27 1 6.4 33
2003 37 OAK AL 9 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 3 33% 6 0.279 0 2 7 3 0 6 5 4 7 1 7 2 5.8 27
2004 38 ARI NL 29 11 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0% 6 0.789 1 1 7 0 1 10 1 10 7 1 7 1 5.1 27
9 Seasons 270 88 45 1 6 5 3 2 60% 5 0 73 27 37% 0.922 14 15 52 14 7 67 39 49 55 11 56 4 6.2 32

Ratio Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1995 29 MIL AL 875 57% 1.9% 11.0% 9.8% 7.3% 31% 0.85 1.22 76% 25% 5.5% 14% 173 30 17%
1996 30 MIL AL 406 55% 4.7% 5.2% 12.8% 10.6% 42% 0.77 1.21 76% 19% 12.4% 16% 70 13 19%
1998 32 ANA AL 562 50% 2.5% 16.0% 10.3% 7.7% 33% 0.78 1.06 70% 22% 6.7% 8% 83 5 6%
1999 33 ANA AL 688 48% 3.1% 10.6% 11.9% 8.0% 33% 0.76 0.98 73% 19% 8.2% 13% 120 6 5%
2000 34 DET AL 446 54% 1.6% 11.9% 6.5% 8.5% 35% 0.82 1.14 79% 26% 4.1% 11% 74 11 15%
2001 35 DET AL 982 52% 2.2% 11.8% 6.5% 8.3% 33% 0.89 1.32 78% 24% 6.5% 15% 156 20 13%
2002 36 DET AL 868 50% 2.7% 11.3% 7.7% 9.9% 36% 0.77 1.19 77% 25% 7.2% 14% 166 17 10%
2003 37 TOT AL 460 45% 2.8% 11.7% 8.0% 8.7% 35% 0.96 1.24 77% 16% 8.1% 13% 105 18 17%
2003 37 DET AL 386 44% 2.9% 12.7% 8.8% 9.1% 37% 0.90 1.21 75% 17% 8.1% 13% 86 17 20%
2003 37 OAK AL 74 53% 2.7% 6.8% 4.1% 6.8% 26% 1.32 1.35 86% 11% 8.0% 11% 19 1 5%
2004 38 ARI NL 545 47% 3.3% 10.5% 8.3% 9.4% 37% 0.72 1.02 76% 18% 8.0% 10% 105 8 8%
9 Seasons 5832 51% 2.6% 11.3% 8.9% 8.6% 35% 0.82 1.16 76% 22% 7.2% 13% 1052 128 12%
MLB Averages

Pitch Summary -- Pitching*

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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 1st% 30% 30c 30s 02% 02c 02s 02h L/SO 3pK 4pW PAu Pitu Stru
1995 29 MIL AL 813 2982 3.67 1785 60% 29% 12% 23% 36% 71% 0% 42% 83% 52% 7% 56 38 15% 125 66 8 26% 14 17 62 0 2
1996 30 MIL AL 377 1355 3.59 756 56% 29% 10% 20% 41% 71% 0% 39% 86% 46% 8% 29 16 10% 36 21 5 25% 2 13 29 0 0
1998 32 ANA AL 562 2206 3.93 1302 59% 29% 15% 25% 31% 71% 0% 42% 79% 50% 7% 42 35 15% 85 41 5 30% 14 7 0 0 0
1999 33 ANA AL 688 2580 3.75 1487 58% 31% 11% 23% 35% 69% 0% 40% 85% 51% 9% 60 40 15% 104 62 11 34% 13 20 0 0 0
2000 34 DET AL 446 1638 3.67 1000 61% 30% 11% 24% 36% 70% 0% 43% 85% 54% 6% 27 19 18% 80 46 5 36% 12 8 0 0 0
2001 35 DET AL 982 3536 3.60 2270 64% 29% 11% 25% 35% 71% 0% 45% 84% 58% 4% 39 27 18% 175 95 13 22% 15 11 0 0 0
2002 36 DET AL 868 3067 3.53 1923 63% 30% 11% 23% 36% 70% 1% 44% 84% 57% 5% 44 26 19% 169 95 15 31% 17 15 0 0 0
2003 37 TOT AL 460 1619 3.52 1029 64% 31% 11% 22% 36% 69% 2% 44% 84% 62% 5% 23 12 19% 89 47 5 15% 10 7 0 0 0
2003 37 DET AL 386 1378 3.57 863 63% 31% 12% 22% 35% 69% 3% 43% 83% 61% 5% 20 10 18% 70 36 3 16% 10 6 0 0 0
2003 37 OAK AL 74 241 3.26 166 69% 32% 7% 22% 40% 68% 0% 47% 90% 70% 4% 3 2 26% 19 11 2 0% 0 1 0 0 0
2004 38 ARI NL 545 1931 3.54 1209 63% 30% 12% 22% 36% 70% 1% 44% 83% 61% 6% 32 23 20% 108 53 7 32% 7 7 0 0 0
9 Seasons 5741 20914 3.64 12761 61% 30% 12% 23% 35% 70% 0% 43% 84% 55% 6% 352 236 17% 971 526 74 28% 104 105 91 0 2
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

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Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1995 29 MIL AL 875 210 18 4 17 0 17 8 9 5 12 60 34 4 57% 8 5 15 322 16 7 70% 16 6 0 1 0 0 6 2 32 0
1996 30 MIL AL 406 103 9 2 19 2 9 13 6 10 9 15 9 0 60% 2 6 3 153 4 2 67% 4 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 10 0
1998 32 ANA AL 562 130 29 1 14 0 12 7 7 10 4 36 19 8 53% 1 6 15 182 10 4 71% 8 4 2 0 0 0 5 1 28 0
1999 33 ANA AL 688 165 17 2 21 1 19 12 9 14 7 33 23 6 70% 6 8 12 245 12 5 71% 12 4 0 1 0 0 6 1 39 0
2000 34 DET AL 446 108 10 0 7 0 11 2 5 3 4 17 11 1 65% 5 6 2 151 2 1 67% 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
2001 35 DET AL 982 244 21 4 22 0 8 10 12 12 10 36 24 2 67% 11 8 12 352 9 8 53% 8 7 1 1 0 0 5 1 39 0
2002 36 DET AL 868 238 19 4 23 0 19 12 11 7 16 57 34 6 60% 13 8 8 338 9 4 69% 9 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 33 0
2003 37 TOT AL 460 114 9 2 13 0 25 8 5 5 8 41 21 7 51% 8 3 1 177 4 3 57% 4 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 14 0
2003 37 DET AL 386 95 3 1 11 0 21 7 4 5 6 33 16 7 48% 7 3 1 146 2 3 40% 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 13 0
2003 37 OAK AL 74 19 6 1 2 0 4 1 1 0 2 8 5 0 63% 1 0 0 31 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2004 38 ARI NL 545 139 7 1 18 1 11 12 6 8 10 33 19 3 58% 10 4 6 198 5 5 50% 3 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 22 0
9 Seasons 5832 1451 139 20 154 4 131 84 70 74 80 328 194 37 59% 64 54 74 2118 71 39 65% 66 34 5 5 0 0 30 7 226 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1995 29 9 11 .450 4.63 33 27 2 3 0 0 202.0 210 111 104 17 86 1 96 5 1 5 875 107 1.465 9.4 0.8 3.8 4.3 1.12 107
1996 30 13 18 .419 5.23 53 40 4 4 0 0 290.2 313 177 169 36 138 1 117 8 1 11 1281 96 1.552 9.7 1.1 4.3 3.6 0.85 96
1997 31 13 18 .419 5.23 53 40 4 4 0 0 290.2 313 177 169 36 138 1 117 8 1 11 1281 96 1.552 9.7 1.1 4.3 3.6 0.85 96
1998 32 22 22 .500 4.96 75 60 5 4 0 0 419.1 443 243 231 50 196 1 207 13 1 17 1843 100 1.524 9.5 1.1 4.2 4.4 1.06 100
1999 33 27 33 .450 5.08 103 86 6 4 0 0 567.0 608 344 320 71 278 1 280 22 1 25 2531 97 1.563 9.7 1.1 4.4 4.4 1.01 97
2000 34 34 38 .472 4.92 123 101 11 5 1 1 671.0 716 399 367 78 307 1 333 26 1 31 2977 99 1.525 9.6 1.0 4.1 4.5 1.08 99
2001 35 48 47 .505 4.59 158 134 13 13 2 1 903.0 960 509 461 100 371 2 449 32 3 39 3959 103 1.474 9.6 1.0 3.7 4.5 1.21 103
2002 36 56 63 .471 4.76 190 164 13 16 2 1 1092.0 1198 643 577 123 438 5 547 44 5 47 4827 98 1.498 9.9 1.0 3.6 4.5 1.25 98
2003 37 56 69 .448 4.77 241 164 39 16 2 3 1199.0 1312 711 635 136 475 9 601 47 5 50 5287 97 1.490 9.8 1.0 3.6 4.5 1.27 97
2004 38 59 76 .437 4.88 270 182 45 16 2 3 1319.2 1451 800 716 154 520 11 658 52 5 54 5832 94 1.494 9.9 1.1 3.5 4.5 1.27 94

Neutralized Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1995 29 11 13 .458 4.18 222.0 221 114 103 18 91 106 5 1.405 9.0 3.7 4.3 1.16 0.7 33
1996 30 3 6 .333 5.59 87.0 95 60 54 18 48 21 3 1.644 9.8 5.0 2.2 0.44 1.9 20
1998 32 6 7 .462 4.10 125.0 125 63 57 13 56 87 5 1.448 9.0 4.0 6.3 1.55 0.9 22
1999 33 6 10 .375 4.99 146.0 160 90 81 20 80 72 9 1.644 9.9 4.9 4.4 0.90 1.2 28
2000 34 6 5 .545 3.84 103.0 105 49 44 7 28 52 4 1.291 9.2 2.4 4.5 1.86 0.6 20
2001 35 12 12 .500 3.91 221.0 247 107 96 22 65 110 6 1.412 10.1 2.6 4.5 1.69 0.9 35
2002 36 6 14 .300 5.93 182.0 243 133 120 23 68 94 12 1.709 12.0 3.4 4.6 1.38 1.1 32
2003 37 4 7 .364 5.21 102.0 115 66 59 13 37 51 3 1.490 10.1 3.3 4.5 1.38 1.1 51
2004 38 5 8 .385 5.36 121.0 133 80 72 17 43 57 5 1.455 9.9 3.2 4.2 1.33 1.3 29
9 Seasons 59 82 .418 4.72 1309.0 1444 762 686 151 516 650 52 1.497 9.9 4.5 1.26 1.0 270

* 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.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1995 AL--202.0--10th
2001 AL--232.0--4th

Complete Games s c a p y
2001 AL--8--1st
2002 AL--3--9th

Shutouts s c a p y
2000 AL--1--4th
2001 AL--1--10th

Hits s c a p y
1995 AL--210--9th
2001 AL--244--2nd
2002 AL--238--2nd

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1995 AL--.757--7th

Losses s c a p y
2002 AL--16--2nd

Earned Runs s c a p y
1995 AL--104--8th
2002 AL--116--3rd

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
2002 AL--12--5th

Batters Faced s c a p y
1995 AL--875--10th
2001 AL--982--2nd

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 2 (554), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 12 (1121), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 0 (2256), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 1 (1927), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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