Tully Sparks
Thomas Frank Sparks
Bats: Right , Throws: Right

Born: December 12, 1874 in Etna, GA
School: Beloit College (All Transactions)
Debut: September 15, 1897
Final Game: June 8, 1910
Died: July 15, 1937 in Anniston, AL
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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
1897 22 PHI NL 0 1 .000 10.12 1 1 0 1 0 0 8.0 12 9 9 0 4 0 0 0 0 41 41 2.000 13.5 0.0 4.5 0.0 0.00
1899 24 PIT NL 8 6 .571 3.86 28 17 10 8 0 0 170.0 180 101 73 1 82 53 10 1 4 0 99 1.541 9.5 0.1 4.3 2.8 0.65
1901 26 MLA AL 7 16 .304 3.51 29 26 3 18 0 0 210.0 228 157 82 5 93 62 14 0 6 0 102 1.529 9.8 0.2 4.0 2.7 0.67
1902 27 TOT MLB 11 19 .367 3.60 32 28 4 26 1 1 257.2 274 145 103 6 80 77 12 0 0 0 90 1.374 9.6 0.2 2.8 2.7 0.96
1902 27 NYG NL 4 10 .286 3.76 15 13 2 11 0 1 115.0 123 62 48 2 40 40 4 0 0 0 75 1.417 9.6 0.2 3.1 3.1 1.00
1902 27 BOS AL 7 9 .438 3.47 17 15 2 15 1 0 142.2 151 83 55 4 40 37 8 0 0 0 103 1.339 9.5 0.3 2.5 2.3 0.93
1903 28 PHI NL 11 15 .423 2.72 28 28 0 27 0 0 248.0 248 109 75 3 56 88 8 0 5 1008 114 1.226 9.0 0.1 2.0 3.2 1.57
1904 29 PHI NL 7 16 .304 2.65 26 25 1 19 3 0 200.2 208 109 59 1 43 67 5 0 4 895 103 1.251 9.3 0.0 1.9 3.0 1.56
1905 30 PHI NL 14 11 .560 2.18 34 26 8 20 3 1 259.2 217 86 63 2 73 98 9 0 1 1003 133 1.117 7.5 0.1 2.5 3.4 1.34
1906 31 PHI NL 19 16 .543 2.16 42 37 5 29 6 3 316.2 244 101 76 4 62 114 10 0 2 1231 120 0.966 6.9 0.1 1.8 3.2 1.84
1907 32 PHI NL 22 8 .733 2.00 33 31 2 24 3 1 265.0 221 78 59 2 51 90 7 0 0 1028 121 1.026 7.5 0.1 1.7 3.1 1.76
1908 33 PHI NL 16 15 .516 2.60 33 31 2 24 2 2 263.1 251 98 76 3 51 85 8 0 0 1034 92 1.147 8.6 0.1 1.7 2.9 1.67
1909 34 PHI NL 6 11 .353 2.96 24 16 6 6 1 0 121.2 126 54 40 4 32 40 3 0 2 485 87 1.299 9.3 0.3 2.4 3.0 1.25
1910 35 PHI NL 0 2 .000 6.00 3 3 0 0 0 0 15.0 22 12 10 2 2 4 2 0 0 72 52 1.600 13.2 1.2 1.2 2.4 2.00
12 Seasons 121 136 .471 2.79 313 269 41 202 19 8 2335.2 2231 1059 725 33 629 778 88 1 24 6797 104 1.224 8.6 0.1 2.4 3.0 1.24
162 Game Avg. 14 16 .471 2.79 37 31 5 24 2 1 273 261 124 85 4 73 91 10 0 3 794 104 1.224 8.6 0.1 2.4 3.0 1.24
PHI (9 yrs) 95 95 .500 2.48 224 198 24 150 18 7 1698.0 1549 656 467 21 374 586 52 0 14 6797 108 1.133 8.2 0.1 2.0 3.1 1.57
NYG (1 yr) 4 10 .286 3.76 15 13 2 11 0 1 115.0 123 62 48 2 40 40 4 0 0 0 75 1.417 9.6 0.2 3.1 3.1 1.00
PIT (1 yr) 8 6 .571 3.86 28 17 10 8 0 0 170.0 180 101 73 1 82 53 10 1 4 0 99 1.541 9.5 0.1 4.3 2.8 0.65
BOS (1 yr) 7 9 .438 3.47 17 15 2 15 1 0 142.2 151 83 55 4 40 37 8 0 0 0 103 1.339 9.5 0.3 2.5 2.3 0.93
MLA (1 yr) 7 16 .304 3.51 29 26 3 18 0 0 210.0 228 157 82 5 93 62 14 0 6 0 102 1.529 9.8 0.2 4.0 2.7 0.67
NL (11 yrs) 107 111 .491 2.67 267 228 36 169 18 8 1983.0 1852 819 588 24 496 679 66 1 18 6797 104 1.184 8.4 0.1 2.3 3.1 1.37
AL (2 yrs) 14 25 .359 3.50 46 41 5 33 1 0 352.2 379 240 137 9 133 99 22 0 6 0 102 1.452 9.7 0.2 3.4 2.5 0.74

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+
1897 22 0 1 .000 10.12 1 1 0 1 0 0 8.0 12 9 9 0 4 0 0 0 0 41 41 2.000 13.5 0.0 4.5 0.0 0.00 41
1898 23 0 1 .000 10.12 1 1 0 1 0 0 8.0 12 9 9 0 4 0 0 0 0 41 41 2.000 13.5 0.0 4.5 0.0 0.00 41
1899 24 8 7 .533 4.15 29 18 10 9 0 0 178.0 192 110 82 1 86 53 10 1 4 41 92 1.562 9.7 0.1 4.3 2.7 0.62 92
1900 25 8 7 .533 4.15 29 18 10 9 0 0 178.0 192 110 82 1 86 53 10 1 4 41 92 1.562 9.7 0.1 4.3 2.7 0.62 92
1901 26 15 23 .395 3.80 58 44 13 27 0 0 388.0 420 267 164 6 179 115 24 1 10 41 97 1.544 9.7 0.1 4.2 2.7 0.64 97
1902 27 26 42 .382 3.72 90 72 17 53 1 1 645.2 694 412 267 12 259 192 36 1 10 41 94 1.476 9.7 0.2 3.6 2.7 0.74 94
1903 28 37 57 .394 3.44 118 100 17 80 1 1 893.2 942 521 342 15 315 280 44 1 15 1049 99 1.407 9.5 0.2 3.2 2.8 0.89 99
1904 29 44 73 .376 3.30 144 125 18 99 4 1 1094.1 1150 630 401 16 358 347 49 1 19 1944 99 1.378 9.5 0.1 2.9 2.9 0.97 99
1905 30 58 84 .408 3.08 178 151 26 119 7 2 1354.0 1367 716 464 18 431 445 58 1 20 2947 104 1.328 9.1 0.1 2.9 3.0 1.03 104
1906 31 77 100 .435 2.91 220 188 31 148 13 5 1670.2 1611 817 540 22 493 559 68 1 22 4178 106 1.259 8.7 0.1 2.7 3.0 1.13 106
1907 32 99 108 .478 2.79 253 219 33 172 16 6 1935.2 1832 895 599 24 544 649 75 1 22 5206 108 1.227 8.5 0.1 2.5 3.0 1.19 108
1908 33 115 123 .483 2.76 286 250 35 196 18 8 2199.0 2083 993 675 27 595 734 83 1 22 6240 106 1.218 8.5 0.1 2.4 3.0 1.23 106
1909 34 121 134 .475 2.77 310 266 41 202 19 8 2320.2 2209 1047 715 31 627 774 86 1 24 6725 105 1.222 8.6 0.1 2.4 3.0 1.23 105
1910 35 121 136 .471 2.79 313 269 41 202 19 8 2335.2 2231 1059 725 33 629 778 88 1 24 6797 104 1.224 8.6 0.1 2.4 3.0 1.24 104

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
1897 22 0 1 .000 6.55 11.0 13 9 8 0 4 0 0 1.545 10.6 3.3 0.0 0.00 0.0 1
1899 24 0.00 0.0 0 72 65 0 0 0 0 28
1901 26 0.00 0.0 0 91 82 0 0 0 0 29
1902 27 0.00 0.0 0 131 118 0 0 0 0 32
1903 28 20 10 .667 2.78 272.0 277 93 84 3 63 97 9 1.250 9.2 2.1 3.2 1.54 0.1 28
1904 29 15 8 .652 2.90 214.0 234 77 69 1 48 71 6 1.318 9.8 2.0 3.0 1.48 0.0 26
1905 30 19 8 .704 2.69 244.0 230 81 73 2 77 92 10 1.258 8.5 2.8 3.4 1.19 0.1 34
1906 31 22 12 .647 2.91 309.0 284 111 100 5 72 111 12 1.152 8.3 2.1 3.2 1.54 0.1 42
1907 32 17 10 .630 2.95 250.0 262 91 82 2 60 85 8 1.288 9.4 2.2 3.1 1.42 0.1 33
1908 33 13 13 .500 3.88 239.0 289 114 103 3 59 77 9 1.456 10.9 2.2 2.9 1.31 0.1 33
1909 34 6 6 .500 4.09 110.0 139 56 50 4 35 36 3 1.582 11.4 2.9 2.9 1.03 0.3 24
1910 35 0 1 .000 6.19 16.0 24 12 11 2 2 4 2 1.625 13.5 1.1 2.3 2.00 1.1 3
12 Seasons 112 69 .619 4.57 1665.0 1752 938 845 22 420 573 59 1.305 9.5 3.1 1.36 0.1 313

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hall of Fame
1946 Nominating Vote ( 0.5%)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1903 NL  2.722 (9th)
1905 NL  2.184 (6th)
1906 NL  2.160 (7th)
1907 NL  2.004 (9th)
Career  2.794 (101st)

Wins s c a p y
1906 NL  19 (9th)
1907 NL  22 (3rd)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1907 NL  .733 (4th)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1903 NL  1.226 (10th)
1905 NL  1.117 (10th)
1906 NL  .966 (3rd)
1907 NL  1.026 (6th)
Career  1.225 (190th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1905 NL  7.521 (6th)
1906 NL  6.935 (6th)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1903 NL  2.032 (6th)
1904 NL  1.929 (9th)
1906 NL  1.762 (3rd)
1907 NL  1.732 (5th)
1908 NL  1.743 (3rd)
Career  2.424 (250th)

Games Played s c a p y
1906 NL  42 (3rd)

Saves s c a p y
1902 NL  1 (5th)
1905 NL  1 (7th)
1906 NL  3 (4th)
1907 NL  1 (8th)
1908 NL  2 (6th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1906 NL  316.7 (4th)

Games Started s c a p y
1906 NL  37 (3rd)
1907 NL  31 (10th)

Complete Games s c a p y
1906 NL  29 (9th)
1907 NL  24 (9th)
1908 NL  24 (10th)
Career  202 (132nd)

Shutouts s c a p y
1906 NL  6 (3rd)

Home Runs s c a p y
1906 NL  4 (5th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1901 AL  93 (7th)

Hits s c a p y
1908 NL  251 (7th)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1903 NL  1.571 (8th)
1906 NL  1.839 (6th)
1907 NL  1.765 (7th)
1908 NL  1.667 (6th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1899 NL  .053 (5th)
1904 NL  .045 (7th)
1905 NL  .069 (7th)
Career  .127 (67th)

Losses s c a p y
1901 AL  16 (8th)
1903 NL  15 (10th)
Career  136 (220th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1908 NL  76 (6th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1901 AL  14 (6th)
Career  88 (91st)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1897 NL  41 (6th)
1906 NL  1231 (6th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1899 NL  10 (2nd)
1905 NL  8 (4th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1905 NL  133 (7th)
1906 NL  120 (8th)
1907 NL  121 (10th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 69 (349), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 33 (398), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 19 (320), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  1. Harry Howell (954)
  2. Bob Ewing (943)
  3. Cy Falkenberg (931)
  4. Bob Groom (925)
  5. Dick Rudolph (923)
  6. Dummy Taylor (921)
  7. Frank Kitson (921)
  8. Togie Pittinger (917)
  9. Earl Hamilton (916)
  10. George Mogridge (910)
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  1. Ben Harris (988)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. John Dopson (982)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Cy Barger (980)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Al Mattern (980)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Dana Fillingim (966)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Jack Warhop (962)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Art Fromme (957)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Ray Fisher (960)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Dummy Taylor (958)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Cy Falkenberg (933)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Dolf Luque (939)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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