Sparky Adams was born on Sunday, August 26, 1894, in Zerbe, Pennsylvania. Adams was 28 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 18, 1922, with the Chicago Cubs. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Sparky Adams baseball stats page.
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Sparky Adams![]() Earl 'Sparky' Adams Autograph on a 1933 Goudey Baseball Card (#213) |
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Sparky AdamsSparky Adams Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| - | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
Sparky AdamsSparky Adams Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1922 | 28 | Cubs | 11 | 44 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - | 3 | 1 | - | 0 | - | .250 | .313 | .295 |
| 1923 | 29 | Cubs | 95 | 311 | 40 | 90 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 26 | - | 10 | 14 | - | 1 | - | .289 | .346 | .367 |
| 1924 | 30 | Cubs | 117 | 418 | 66 | 117 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 40 | - | 20 | 14 | - | 1 | - | .280 | .344 | .337 |
| 1925 | 31 | Cubs | 149 | 627 | 95 | 180 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 44 | - | 15 | 9 | - | 7 | - | .287 | .341 | .368 |
| 1926 | 32 | Cubs | 154 | 624 | 95 | 193 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 52 | - | 27 | 19 | - | 5 | - | .309 | .367 | .375 |
| 1927 | 33 | Cubs | 146 | 647 | 100 | 189 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 42 | - | 26 | 16 | - | 0 | - | .292 | .335 | .340 |
| 1928 | 34 | Pirates | 135 | 539 | 91 | 149 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 64 | - | 18 | 21 | - | 4 | - | .276 | .357 | .325 |
| 1929 | 35 | Pirates | 74 | 196 | 37 | 51 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 15 | - | 5 | 5 | - | 1 | - | .260 | .316 | .311 |
| 1930 | 36 | Cardinals | 137 | 570 | 98 | 179 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 45 | - | 27 | 15 | - | 1 | - | .314 | .365 | .409 |
| 1931 | 37 | Cardinals | 143 | 608 | 97 | 178 | 46 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 42 | - | 24 | 6 | - | 2 | - | .293 | .340 | .390 |
| 1932 | 38 | Cardinals | 31 | 127 | 22 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 14 | - | 5 | 0 | - | 1 | - | .276 | .352 | .315 |
| 1933 | 39 | Cardinals | 8 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .167 | .219 | .200 |
| 1933 | 39 | Reds | 137 | 538 | 59 | 141 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 44 | - | 30 | 15 | - | 2 | 10 | .262 | .320 | .310 |
| 1934 | 40 | Reds | 87 | 278 | 38 | 70 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 20 | - | 10 | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | .252 | .307 | .317 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 13 Years | 1,424 | 5,557 | 844 | 1,588 | 249 | 48 | 9 | 0 | 394 | 453 | - | 223 | 136 | 0 | 28 | 14 | .286 | .343 | .353 | ||
Sparky AdamsSparky Adams Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1922 Cubs | 2B | 11 | 11 | 153 | 58 | 5.3 | 53 | 18 | 35 | 5 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .914 | 9.35 |
| 1923 Cubs | RF | 1 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 |
| 1923 Cubs | SS | 79 | 74 | 1,945 | 429 | 5.4 | 401 | 153 | 248 | 28 | 44 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .935 | 5.57 |
| 1924 Cubs | 2B | 19 | 19 | 498 | 124 | 6.5 | 121 | 55 | 66 | 3 | 15 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 6.56 |
| 1924 Cubs | SS | 88 | 82 | 2,145 | 474 | 5.4 | 446 | 169 | 277 | 28 | 62 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .941 | 5.61 |
| 1925 Cubs | 2B | 144 | 144 | 3,771 | 921 | 6.4 | 905 | 354 | 551 | 16 | 90 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 6.48 |
| 1925 Cubs | SS | 5 | 5 | 153 | 35 | 7.0 | 35 | 13 | 22 | 0 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 6.18 |
| 1926 Cubs | 2B | 136 | 132 | 3,404 | 838 | 6.2 | 809 | 324 | 485 | 29 | 93 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .965 | 6.42 |
| 1926 Cubs | 3B | 19 | 19 | 423 | 49 | 2.6 | 47 | 12 | 35 | 2 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .959 | 3.00 |
| 1926 Cubs | SS | 2 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 5.63 |
| 1927 Cubs | 2B | 60 | 55 | 1,439 | 345 | 5.8 | 343 | 149 | 194 | 2 | 34 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .994 | 6.44 |
| 1927 Cubs | 3B | 53 | 52 | 1,185 | 158 | 3.0 | 152 | 45 | 107 | 6 | 12 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .962 | 3.46 |
| 1927 Cubs | SS | 40 | 39 | 1,058 | 234 | 5.9 | 224 | 82 | 142 | 10 | 23 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .957 | 5.72 |
| 1928 Pirates | 2B | 107 | 105 | 2,749 | 626 | 5.9 | 608 | 265 | 343 | 18 | 54 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 5.97 |
| 1928 Pirates | RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1928 Pirates | SS | 27 | 27 | 715 | 150 | 5.6 | 149 | 52 | 97 | 1 | 14 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 5.63 |
| 1929 Pirates | 2B | 20 | 16 | 351 | 86 | 4.3 | 81 | 33 | 48 | 5 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .942 | 6.23 |
| 1929 Pirates | 3B | 15 | 11 | 210 | 33 | 2.2 | 31 | 7 | 24 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .939 | 3.99 |
| 1929 Pirates | LF | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
| 1929 Pirates | SS | 30 | 19 | 394 | 101 | 3.4 | 91 | 33 | 58 | 10 | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .901 | 6.24 |
| 1930 Cardinals | 2B | 25 | 24 | 665 | 151 | 6.0 | 147 | 62 | 85 | 4 | 25 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .974 | 5.97 |
| 1930 Cardinals | 3B | 104 | 104 | 2,559 | 233 | 2.2 | 225 | 66 | 159 | 8 | 18 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .966 | 2.37 |
| 1930 Cardinals | SS | 7 | 5 | 140 | 36 | 5.1 | 32 | 12 | 20 | 4 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .889 | 6.17 |
| 1931 Cardinals | 3B | 138 | 136 | 3,423 | 354 | 2.6 | 341 | 118 | 223 | 13 | 29 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .963 | 2.69 |
| 1931 Cardinals | SS | 6 | 6 | 132 | 30 | 5.0 | 25 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .833 | 5.11 |
| 1932 Cardinals | 3B | 30 | 30 | 785 | 72 | 2.4 | 67 | 25 | 42 | 5 | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .931 | 2.30 |
| 1933 Cardinals | 3B | 3 | 3 | 75 | 8 | 2.7 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .750 | 2.16 |
| 1933 Cardinals | SS | 5 | 5 | 135 | 22 | 4.4 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .955 | 4.20 |
| 1933 Reds | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1933 Reds | 3B | 132 | 128 | 3,211 | 408 | 3.1 | 393 | 121 | 272 | 15 | 15 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .963 | 3.30 |
| 1933 Reds | SS | 8 | 6 | 129 | 23 | 2.9 | 23 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.81 |
| 1934 Reds | 2B | 29 | 24 | 595 | 145 | 5.0 | 142 | 61 | 81 | 3 | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .979 | 6.44 |
| 1934 Reds | 3B | 38 | 37 | 997 | 111 | 2.9 | 106 | 31 | 75 | 5 | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .955 | 2.87 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 2B Totals | 552 | 530 | 13,625 | 3,294 | 6.0 | 3,209 | 1,321 | 1,888 | 85 | 332 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .974 | 6.36 | |
| 3B Totals | 532 | 520 | 12,868 | 1,426 | 2.7 | 1,368 | 425 | 943 | 58 | 101 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .959 | 2.87 | |
| SS Totals | 297 | 269 | 6,970 | 1,539 | 5.2 | 1,452 | 536 | 916 | 87 | 163 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .943 | 5.62 | |
| RF Totals | 2 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 | |
| LF Totals | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 | |
| 13 Years | 1,385 | 1,320 | 33,493 | 6,265 | 4.5 | 6,035 | 2,287 | 3,748 | 230 | 597 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .963 | 4.87 | |
Sparky AdamsSparky Adams Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1922 Cubs | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 14.7 | 14.7 | - | - | - |
| 1923 Cubs | 20 | 19 | .513 | 12 | 3 | n/a | 77.8 | 31.1 | 8.9 | - | - | - |
| 1924 Cubs | 15 | 17 | .469 | 8 | 2 | n/a | 418.0 | 20.9 | 15.5 | - | - | - |
| 1925 Cubs | 26 | 12 | .684 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 313.5 | 41.8 | 13.1 | - | - | - |
| 1926 Cubs | 27 | - | - | 2 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 23.1 | 16.0 | - | - | - |
| 1927 Cubs | 26 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 24.9 | 13.2 | - | - | - |
| 1928 Pirates | 8 | - | - | 1 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 29.9 | 14.2 | - | - | - |
| 1929 Pirates | 3 | - | - | 4 | 8 | n/a | 0.0 | 39.2 | 17.8 | - | - | - |
| 1930 Cardinals | 7 | - | - | 4 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 21.1 | 10.4 | - | - | - |
| 1931 Cardinals | 16 | - | - | 1 | 0 | n/a | 608.0 | 25.3 | 15.2 | - | - | - |
| 1932 Cardinals | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 25.4 | 9.8 | - | - | - |
| 1933 Cardinals | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| 1933 Reds | 3 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 538.0 | 17.9 | 24.5 | - | - | - |
| 1934 Reds | 2 | - | - | 13 | 7 | n/a | 0.0 | 27.8 | 19.9 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 13 Years | 154 | 50 | .755 | 46 | 20 | n/a | 617.4 | 24.9 | 14.1 | - | - | - |
Sparky AdamsSparky Adams Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1922 Chicago Cubs | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1923 Chicago Cubs | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1924 Chicago Cubs | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1925 Chicago Cubs | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1926 Chicago Cubs | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1927 Chicago Cubs | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1928 Pittsburgh Pirates | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1929 Pittsburgh Pirates | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1930 St. Louis Cardinals | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | Stats |
| 1931 St. Louis Cardinals | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | Stats |
| 1932 St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1933 St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1933 Cincinnati Reds | 10 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1934 Cincinnati Reds | 4 | Undetermined | - | - |
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