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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 (Age 29)
Teams (by GP): Tigers/Brewers/Angels/Diamondbacks/Athletics 1995-2004

Final Game: September 26, 2004 (Age 39)
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Fine Details  · Last updated May 16, 2013 3:17AM
All-Time Rank (among pitchers): #909. Lary Sorensen… #910. Chris Young… #911. Marv Grissom… #912. STEVE SPARKS… #913. Matt Harrison… #914. Hank Wyse… #915. Art Fromme… 

Standard Pitching

More Stats

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
1997 Did not play in major leagues (Injured)
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 6 562 110 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 89 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 92 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 79 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 Yrs 59 76 .437 4.88 270 182 45 16 2 3 1319.2 1451 800 716 154 520 11 658 52 5 54 5832 95 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 95 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 98 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 79 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

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1995 29 MIL AL 202.0 33 27 111 4.95 5.15 0.02 0.14 104.7 5.52 14 1.3 .6 -0.2 3.2 37 .540 .508 $109,000 RoY-9
1996 30 MIL AL 88.2 20 13 66 6.70 5.42 0.05 0.13 103.3 5.67 -11 -1.0 .4 -0.0 -0.1 1 .450 .494 $175,000
1998 32 ANA AL 128.2 22 20 66 4.62 5.28 -0.41 0.16 100.9 5.90 18 1.9 .6 -0.1 3.1 33 .585 .512
1999 33 ANA AL 147.2 28 26 101 6.16 5.31 0.49 0.20 100.4 5.04 -19 -1.6 .4 -0.1 -0.2 -0 .442 .490 $1,387,500
2000 34 DET AL 104.0 20 15 55 4.76 5.35 0.03 0.17 94.4 5.19 4 0.4 .0 -0.1 1.4 18 .520 .502
2001 35 DET AL 232.0 35 33 110 4.27 4.95 -0.22 0.18 96.4 5.17 21 2.1 .0 -0.1 4.4 49 .561 .513 $650,000
2002 36 DET AL 189.0 32 30 134 6.38 4.88 -0.27 0.15 96.9 5.14 -27 -2.5 .4 -0.1 -0.7 -5 .422 .485 $3,000,000
2003 37 DET AL 89.2 42 0 57 5.72 4.99 -0.18 -0.37 99.6 4.78 -9 -0.9 1.1 -0.3 -0.2 1 .479 .495 $4,500,000
2003 37 OAK AL 17.1 9 0 11 5.71 4.75 0.03 -0.35 95.3 4.16 -3 -0.3 .3 0.1 -0.0 -1 .469 .498
2004 38 ARI NL 120.2 29 18 89 6.64 4.99 -0.04 0.11 104.2 5.36 -18 -1.7 .3 -0.0 -0.7 -7 .440 .489 $500,000
9 Seasons 1319.2 270 182 800 5.46 5.11 -0.07 0.12 99.9 5.29 -30 -2.3 .7 -1.0 10.1 126 .491 .499 $10,321,500
DET (4 yrs) 614.2 129 78 356 5.21 5.00 -0.19 0.09 96.7 5.11 -11 -0.8 .9 -0.6 4.9 63 .494 .499 $8,150,000
ANA (2 yrs) 276.1 50 46 167 5.44 5.30 0.07 0.18 100.6 5.44 -0 0.2 .5 -0.2 2.9 33 .505 .501 $1,387,500
MIL (2 yrs) 290.2 53 40 177 5.48 5.23 0.03 0.14 104.3 5.57 2 0.3 .5 -0.2 3.1 38 .506 .501 $284,000
ARI (1 yr) 120.2 29 18 89 6.64 4.99 -0.04 0.11 104.2 5.36 -18 -1.7 .3 -0.0 -0.7 -7 .440 .489 $500,000
OAK (1 yr) 17.1 9 0 11 5.71 4.75 0.03 -0.35 95.3 4.16 -3 -0.3 .3 0.1 -0.0 -1 .469 .498

Postseason Pitching

Postseason Gamelog
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

Standard Batting

More Stats

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
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 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 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 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
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 (v2.2): 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 .501 .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 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $175,000 1
1998 32 ANA AL 22 3 0 -0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 1 0.0 .502 .500 0.0 0.0 1 1
1999 33 ANA AL 29 3 0 -0 0 0 0 1 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 -0.0 0 -0 -0.0 .499 .500 -0.0 0.0 -0 $650,000 1
2002 36 DET AL 32 2 -1 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 -0.0 .500 .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 .501 .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 .495 .499 -0.2 0.0 -1 $500,000 1
9 Seasons 272 44 -8 -0 0 0 8 -0 -0.0 1 1 -0.0 .500 .500 -0.0 0.2 1 $10,321,500
DET (4 yrs) 130 6 -2 0 0 0 1 -0 -0.0 0 0 -0.0 .500 .500 -0.0 0.1 0 $8,150,000
ANA (2 yrs) 51 6 0 -0 0 0 1 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .502 .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 .501 .500 0.0 0.1 0 $284,000
ARI (1 yr) 29 32 -6 -0 0 0 5 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.2 .495 .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

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

Standard Fielding

More Stats

Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rdrs Rdrs/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Awards
1995 MIL AL 29 P 33 27 3 202.0 70 25 43 2 5 .971 3.03 2.06 .960 1.79 1.77 16 7 30% 31% 4 RoY-9
1996 MIL AL 30 P 20 13 1 88.2 33 9 23 1 1 .970 3.25 1.60 .960 1.77 1.76 4 2 33% 30% 3
1998 ANA AL 32 P 22 20 0 128.2 43 12 31 0 2 1.000 3.01 1.95 .958 1.78 1.76 10 4 29% 31% 5
1999 ANA AL 33 P 28 26 0 147.2 45 7 35 3 4 .933 2.56 1.50 .952 1.69 1.66 12 5 29% 33% 3
1999 ANA AL 33 DH 1 0
2000 DET AL 34 P 20 15 1 104.0 29 11 17 1 2 .966 2.42 1.40 .956 1.62 1.60 2 1 33% 30% 0
2001 DET AL 35 P 35 33 8 232.0 64 20 43 1 1 .984 2.44 1.80 .955 1.75 1.74 9 8 47% 29% 3
2002 DET AL 36 P 32 30 3 189.0 58 15 41 2 3 .966 2.67 1.75 .957 1.69 1.67 9 4 31% 32% 2
2003 TOT AL 37 P 51 0 0 107.0 25 8 16 1 6 .960 0 0 2.02 0.47 .957 1.72 1.71 4 3 43% 30% 0
2003 DET AL 37 P 42 0 0 89.2 19 6 12 1 5 .947 1 2 1.81 0.43 .957 1.73 1.71 2 3 60% 30% 0
2003 OAK AL 37 P 9 0 0 17.1 6 2 4 0 1 1.000 -1 -12 3.12 0.67 .957 1.71 1.71 2 0 0% 30% 0
2004 ARI NL 38 P 29 18 0 120.2 31 8 21 2 0 .935 3 5 2.16 1.00 .965 1.84 1.82 5 5 50% 28% 0
9 Seasons P 270 182 16 1319.2 398 115 270 13 24 .967 3 2 2.63 1.43 .958 1.74 1.72 71 39 35% 31% 20
9 Seasons TOT 270 182 16 1319.2 398 115 270 13 24 .967 3 10 2.63 1.43 .958 1.74 1.72 71 39 35% 31% 20
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
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  • Pre-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1945 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1945 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1916 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1945 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
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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  0.757 (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)

Putouts as P s c a p y
1995 AL  25 (4th)
2001 AL  20 (4th)

Assists as P s c a p y
1995 AL  43 (2nd)
2001 AL  43 (3rd)
2002 AL  41 (3rd)

Errors Committed as P s c a p y
1999 AL  3 (5th)

Range Factor/9Inn as P† s c a p y
1995 AL  3.03 (3rd)
2001 AL  2.44 (3rd)
2002 AL  2.67 (2nd)

Range Factor/Game as P s c a p y
1995 AL  2.06 (4th)
2001 AL  1.80 (4th)
2002 AL  1.75 (4th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 2 (769), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 12 (1380), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 0 (2395), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 1 (2018), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS Starting Pitcher (821st), 10.1 career WAR/11.8 7yr-peak WAR/10.9 JAWS
Average HOF P (out of 57) = 72.6 career WAR/50.0 7yr-peak WAR/61.3 JAWS

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Transactions

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Salaries

 Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes/Other Sources
199529Milwaukee Brewers$109,0001996 Joint Exhibit 1
199630Milwaukee Brewers$175,0004/10/96 Baseball Weekly survey
199731Milwaukee Brewers$175,000
199832Milwaukee Brewers$225,0002001 Joint Exhibit 1
199933Anaheim Angels$1,387,5002001 Joint Exhibit 1Includes $37,500 earned bonus
200135Detroit Tigers$650,0002001 Joint Exhibit 1
200236Detroit Tigers$3,000,0004/3/02 AP
200337Detroit Tigers$4,500,0004/3/03 AP
200438Arizona Diamondbacks$500,0004/7/04 AP
Career to date (may be incomplete)$10,721,500
Primary salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Salaries converted to alternate years using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data courtesty of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Board.

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