Joe Sparma
Joseph Blase Sparma
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: February 4, 1942 in Massillon, OH
High School: Massillon (Massillon, OH)
School: Ohio State University
Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1963. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 20, 1964
Final Game: May 12, 1970
Died: May 14, 1986 in Columbus, OH
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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
1964 DET AL 22 P 21 11 84.0 22 5 16 1 2 .955 2.25 1.00 .959 1.90 0.72
1965 DET AL 23 P 30 28 167.0 42 11 25 6 1 .857 1.94 1.20 .955 2.04 0.75
1966 DET AL 24 P 29 13 91.2 15 5 8 2 1 .867 1.28 0.45 .953 1.99 0.75
1967 DET AL 25 P 37 37 217.2 38 16 20 2 1 .947 1.49 0.97 .958 1.96 0.74
1968 DET AL 26 P 34 31 182.1 30 9 19 2 0 .933 1.38 0.82 .957 1.89 0.73
1969 DET AL 27 P 23 16 92.2 16 9 7 0 2 1.000 1.55 0.70 .950 1.88 0.69
1970 MON NL 28 P 9 6 29.1 7 2 3 2 0 .714 1.53 0.56 .957 1.84 0.71
7 Seasons P 183 142 864.2 170 57 98 15 7 .912 1.61 0.85 .956 1.95 0.73
7 Seasons TOT 183 142 864.2 170 57 98 15 7 .912 1.61 0.85 .868 1.95 0.73

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
1964 DET AL 22 23 11 23 23 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
1965 DET AL 23 30 28 30 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1966 DET AL 24 29 13 29 29 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1967 DET AL 25 37 37 37 37 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1968 DET AL 26 34 31 34 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1969 DET AL 27 23 16 23 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1970 MON NL 28 9 6 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Seasons 185 142 185 185 183 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%
1964 DET AL 22 364 67% 26% 17 94% 1 4 0 4 16 9 5 1 0 0 1 1 3 3 3 0 2 100%
1965 DET AL 23 737 72% 26% 33 85% 0 11 0 9 27 24 2 6 0 4 2 5 1 1 1 0 7 86%
1966 DET AL 24 445 74% 24% 9 100% 0 4 1 2 8 5 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 100%
1967 DET AL 25 947 74% 28% 24 100% 1 15 0 12 21 19 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 100%
1968 DET AL 26 807 76% 29% 25 88% 1 10 0 4 19 17 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 100%
1969 DET AL 27 437 73% 33% 10 70% 0 9 0 9 7 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 3 33%
1970 MON NL 28 155 68% 23% 5 80% 0 2 0 1 4 3 1 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
7 Seasons 3892 73% 27% 123 89% 3 55 1 41 102 82 11 15 2 5 8 7 8 6 7 1 17 82%
MLB Averages 76% 27% 90% 85%

* 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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