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

Born: February 4, 1942 in Massillon, OH
Schools: 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 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
1964 22 DET AL 5 6 .455 3.00 21 11 7 3 2 0 84.0 62 33 28 4 45 1 71 3 0 6 354 122 1.274 6.6 0.4 4.8 7.6 1.58
1965 23 DET AL 13 8 .619 3.18 30 28 1 6 0 0 167.0 142 69 59 13 75 5 127 3 0 7 713 110 1.299 7.7 0.7 4.0 6.8 1.69
1966 24 DET AL 2 7 .222 5.30 29 13 4 0 0 0 91.2 103 57 54 14 52 0 61 3 0 6 420 66 1.691 10.1 1.4 5.1 6.0 1.17
1967 25 DET AL 16 9 .640 3.76 37 37 0 11 5 0 217.2 186 103 91 20 85 2 153 8 2 7 920 87 1.245 7.7 0.8 3.5 6.3 1.80
1968 26 DET AL 10 10 .500 3.70 34 31 1 7 1 0 182.1 169 81 75 14 77 3 110 7 0 5 781 81 1.349 8.3 0.7 3.8 5.4 1.43
1969 27 DET AL 6 8 .429 4.76 23 16 3 3 2 0 92.2 78 55 49 5 77 1 41 1 0 7 421 79 1.673 7.6 0.5 7.5 4.0 0.53
1970 28 MON NL 0 4 .000 7.06 9 6 2 1 0 0 29.1 34 25 23 7 25 3 23 2 0 4 146 58 2.011 10.4 2.1 7.7 7.1 0.92
7 Seasons 52 52 .500 3.94 183 142 18 31 10 0 864.2 774 423 379 77 436 15 586 27 2 42 3755 86 1.399 8.1 0.8 4.5 6.1 1.34
162 Game Avg. 11 11 .500 3.94 38 30 4 6 2 0 181 162 89 79 16 91 3 123 6 0 9 786 86 1.399 8.1 0.8 4.5 6.1 1.34
DET (6 yrs) 52 48 .520 3.84 174 136 16 30 10 0 835.1 740 398 356 70 411 12 563 25 2 38 3609 88 1.378 8.0 0.8 4.4 6.1 1.37
MON (1 yr) 0 4 .000 7.06 9 6 2 1 0 0 29.1 34 25 23 7 25 3 23 2 0 4 146 58 2.011 10.4 2.1 7.7 7.1 0.92
AL (6 yrs) 52 48 .520 3.84 174 136 16 30 10 0 835.1 740 398 356 70 411 12 563 25 2 38 3609 88 1.378 8.0 0.8 4.4 6.1 1.37
NL (1 yr) 0 4 .000 7.06 9 6 2 1 0 0 29.1 34 25 23 7 25 3 23 2 0 4 146 58 2.011 10.4 2.1 7.7 7.1 0.92

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
1968 26 DET AL WS W STL 0 0 54.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6.000 54.0 27.0 0.0 0.0
1 WS 0 0 54.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6.000 54.0 27.0 0.0 0.0

Standard Batting

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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
1964 22 DET AL 23 26 25 3 4 0 2 0 4 0 0 1 11 .160 .192 .320 .512 39 8 0 0 0 0 0 1
1965 23 DET AL 30 60 52 4 7 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 25 .135 .179 .154 .332 -5 8 0 0 4 1 0 1
1966 24 DET AL 29 25 23 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .217 .217 .261 .478 35 6 1 0 2 0 0 1
1967 25 DET AL 37 90 74 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 33 .054 .091 .054 .145 -57 4 0 0 13 0 0 1
1968 26 DET AL 34 67 60 2 8 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 24 .133 .148 .150 .298 -11 9 0 0 6 0 0 1
1969 27 DET AL 23 33 29 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 .138 .167 .138 .305 -15 4 0 0 3 0 0 1
1970 28 MON NL 9 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .143 .000 .143 -58 0 0 0 1 0 0 /1
7 Seasons 185 309 269 11 32 3 2 0 11 0 0 10 108 .119 .150 .145 .295 -15 39 1 0 29 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 271 236 10 28 3 2 0 10 0 0 9 95 .119 .150 .145 .295 -15 34 1 0 25 1 0
DET (6 yrs) 176 301 263 11 32 3 2 0 11 0 0 9 106 .122 .150 .148 .298 -14 39 1 0 28 1 0
MON (1 yr) 9 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .143 .000 .143 -58 0 0 0 1 0 0
AL (6 yrs) 176 301 263 11 32 3 2 0 11 0 0 9 106 .122 .150 .148 .298 -14 39 1 0 28 1 0
NL (1 yr) 9 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .143 .000 .143 -58 0 0 0 1 0 0

Postseason Batting

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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
1968 26 DET AL WS STL W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Wins s c a p y
1967 AL--16--6th

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1967 AL--.640--5th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1965 AL--6.844--9th

Games Started s c a p y
1967 AL--37--5th

Complete Games s c a p y
1967 AL--11--8th

Shutouts s c a p y
1967 AL--5--6th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1967 AL--85--10th
1968 AL--77--9th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1967 AL--91--7th
1968 AL--75--9th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1967 AL--8--6th

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1967 AL--13--5th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 11 (1452), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 3 (1491), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 6 (1211), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1963 Season: Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent.

December 3, 1969: Traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Montreal Expos for Jerry Robertson.

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