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Steve Sparks
Steven William Sparks

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 180 lb.
School Sam Houston State University

Debut April 28, 1995
  vs. OAK 2.0 IP, 1 H, 3 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER
Final Game September 26, 2004
Born July 2, 1965 in Tulsa, OK

Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 5th round of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed June 3, 1987. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1995 29 MIL AL   9  11  33  27   3   0   2  0  202.0  210  111  104  17   86   96   5   5   875   1   1  4.63  4.96  107 1.465 RoY-9
 1996 30 MIL AL   4   7  20  13   1   0   2  0   88.7  103   66   65  19   52   21   3   6   406   0   0  6.60  5.20   79 1.748
 1998 32 ANA AL   9   4  22  20   0   0   1  0  128.7  130   66   62  14   58   90   5   6   562   0   0  4.34  4.75  109 1.461
 1999 33 ANA AL   5  11  28  26   0   0   1  0  147.7  165  101   89  21   82   73   9   8   688   0   0  5.42  4.87   90 1.673
 2000 34 DET AL   7   5  20  15   1   1   5  1  104.0  108   55   47   7   29   53   4   6   446   0   0  4.07  4.68  115 1.317
 2001 35 DET AL  14   9  35  33   8   1   2  0  232.0  244  110   94  22   64  116   6   8   982   1   2  3.65  4.26  117 1.328
 2002 36 DET AL   8  16  32  30   3   0   0  0  189.0  238  134  116  23   67   98  12   8   868   3   2  5.52  4.24   77 1.614
 2003 37 TOT AL   0   6  51   0   0   0  26  2  107.0  114   68   58  13   37   54   3   3   460   4   0  4.88  4.33   89 1.411
         DET AL   0   6  42   0   0   0  24  2   89.7   95   57   47  11   34   49   3   3   386   4   0  4.72  4.30   91 1.439
         OAK AL   0   0   9   0   0   0   2  0   17.3   19   11   11   2    3    5   0   0    74   0   0  5.71  4.44   78 1.269
 2004 38 ARI NL   3   7  29  18   0   0   6  0  120.7  139   89   81  18   45   57   5   4   545   2   0  6.04  4.62   76 1.525
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  9 Yr WL% .437  59  76 270 182  16   2  45  3 1319.7 1451  800  716 154  520  658  52  54  5832  11   5  4.88  4.61   94 1.494
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     8  11  40  27   2   0   6  0  198.3  218  120  107  23   78   98   7   8   877   1   0  4.88  4.61   94 1.494
 Career High     14  16  51  33   8   1  26  2  232.0  244  134  116  23   86  116  12   8   982   4   2  3.65  5.20  117 1.317

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Batting  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1998 32 ANA AL   1    1    1    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   0  .000  .500  .000   46    0   1   0   0   0   0
 1999 33 ANA AL   3    3    0    1   1  0   0    2   0  0   0   1  .333  .333  .667  148    2   0   0   0   0   0
 2001 35 DET AL   3    4    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 2002 36 DET AL   1    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 2004 38 ARI NL  27   31    0    4   0  0   0    1   0  0   0  14  .129  .129  .129  -34    4   1   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 9 Seasons       39   41    1    5   1  0   0    3   0  0   1  17  .122  .143  .146  -25    6   2   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        170    4   21   4  0   0   12   0  0   4  71  .122  .143  .146  -25   25   8   0   0   0   0
 Career High     27   31    1    4   1  0   0    2   0  0   1  14                           4   1   0   0   0   0
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1998 32 ANA AL    3    2    0   0.0   111| .000  .274| .500  .343| .000  .436| .500  .779|  46  .000   0.0   0.0   0%
 1999 33 ANA AL    3    2    1  13.3   113| .333  .274| .333  .346| .667  .438|1.000  .785| 148  .839   0.2   0.0   0%
 2001 35 DET AL    4    4    0   0.0   101| .000  .259| .000  .324| .000  .416| .000  .740|-100  .000  -1.1  -0.1   0%
 2002 36 DET AL    2    2    0   0.0    98| .000  .254| .000  .320| .000  .410| .000  .730|-100  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
 2004 38 ARI NL   32   28    1   1.0   115| .129  .275| .129  .348| .129  .446| .258  .794| -34  .046  -6.4  -0.6   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 9 Seasons        44   38    2   1.4   113| .122  .273| .143  .344| .146  .441| .289  .785| -25  .088  -7.9  -0.8     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1995 29 MIL AL P 33 25 43 2 5 .971 .960 2.06 0.53 3.03 1.79 27 202.0 1996 30 MIL AL P 20 9 23 1 1 .970 .961 1.60 0.52 3.25 1.77 13 88.7 1998 32 ANA AL P 22 12 31 0 2 1.000 .958 1.95 0.50 3.01 1.78 20 128.7 1999 33 ANA AL P 28 7 35 3 4 .933 .952 1.50 0.47 2.56 1.69 26 147.7 2000 34 DET AL P 20 11 17 1 2 .966 .956 1.40 0.46 2.42 1.62 15 104.0 2001 35 DET AL P 35 20 42 1 1 .984 .955 1.77 0.49 2.41 1.75 33 232.0 2002 36 DET AL P 32 15 41 2 3 .966 .957 1.75 0.48 2.67 1.69 30 189.0 2003 37 TOT AL P 51 8 16 1 6 .960 .956 0.47 0.49 2.02 1.72 0 107.0 DET AL P 42 6 12 1 5 .947 .957 0.43 0.49 1.81 1.73 0 89.7 OAK AL P 9 2 4 0 1 1.000 .952 0.67 0.49 3.12 1.72 0 17.3 2004 38 ARI NL P 29 8 21 2 0 .935 .963 1.00 0.47 2.16 1.84 18 120.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1995 29 MIL AL P 33 25 43 2 5 .971 .960 2.06 0.53 3.03 1.79 27 202.0 1996 30 MIL AL P 20 9 23 1 1 .970 .961 1.60 0.52 3.25 1.77 13 88.7 1998 32 ANA AL P 22 12 31 0 2 1.000 .958 1.95 0.50 3.01 1.78 20 128.7 1999 33 ANA AL P 28 7 35 3 4 .933 .952 1.50 0.47 2.56 1.69 26 147.7 2000 34 DET AL P 20 11 17 1 2 .966 .956 1.40 0.46 2.42 1.62 15 104.0 2001 35 DET AL P 35 20 42 1 1 .984 .955 1.77 0.49 2.41 1.75 33 232.0 2002 36 DET AL P 32 15 41 2 3 .966 .957 1.75 0.48 2.67 1.69 30 189.0 2003 37 TOT AL P 51 8 16 1 6 .960 .956 0.47 0.49 2.02 1.72 0 107.0 DET AL P 42 6 12 1 5 .947 .957 0.43 0.49 1.81 1.73 0 89.7 OAK AL P 9 2 4 0 1 1.000 .952 0.67 0.49 3.12 1.72 0 17.3 2004 38 ARI NL P 29 8 21 2 0 .935 .963 1.00 0.47 2.16 1.84 18 120.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 270 115 269 13 24 .967 .958 1.42 0.49 2.62 1.74 182 1319.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 270 115 269 13 24 .967 .958 1.42 0.49 2.62 1.74 182 1320
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 2003   ALDS  OAK BOS     L   1   0   4.50  0  0  0  0   4     2   2   3   1 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 2003   ALDS  OAK BOS     L   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Innings
1995 AL-202.0-10
2001 AL-232.0-4

Comp. Games
2001 AL-8-1
2002 AL-3-9

Shutouts
2000 AL-1-4
2001 AL-1-10

Hits Allowed
1995 AL-210-9
2001 AL-244-2
2002 AL-238-2

Losses
2002 AL-16-2

Earned Runs Allow.
1995 AL-104-8
2002 AL-116-3

Hit Batsmen
2002 AL-12-5

Batters Faced
1995 AL-875-10
2001 AL-982-2

       

Black Ink: Pitching - 2 (727) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 12 (1336) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 1.0 (1899) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 0.5 (2226) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

June 2, 1987: Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 5th round of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed June 3, 1987.

October 15, 1997: Granted Free Agency.

April 1, 1998: Signed as a Free Agent with the Anaheim Angels.

October 15, 1999: Granted Free Agency.

February 1, 2000: Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Phillies.

March 23, 2000: Released by the Philadelphia Phillies.

March 26, 2000: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.

August 27, 2003: Released by the Detroit Tigers.

August 31, 2003: Signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.

October 29, 2003: Granted Free Agency.

January 6, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

October 29, 2004: Granted Free Agency.

January 25, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Diego Padres.

April 26, 2005: Released by the San Diego Padres.

May 15, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.

July 16, 2005: Released by the Oakland Athletics.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1995Milwaukee Brewers$109,000
1996Milwaukee Brewers$175,000
1997Milwaukee Brewers$175,000
1999Anaheim Angels$1,387,500
2001Detroit Tigers$650,000
2002Detroit Tigers$3,000,000
2003Detroit Tigers$4,500,000
2004Arizona Diamondbacks$500,000
Career (may be incomplete)$10,496,500

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms 
View Steve Sparks's uniforms at Dressed to the Nines
a Baseball Hall of Fame on-line exhibit

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