Steve Sparks Stats

Steve Sparks was born on Friday, July 2, 1965, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Sparks was 29 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 28, 1995, with the Milwaukee Brewers. 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 Steve Sparks baseball stats page.

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Steve Sparks

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Steve "Phone Book" Sparks Autograph on a 1996 Fleer Baseball Card (#158)

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Birth Name:   Steven William Sparks (Twitter: @SteveSparks37)
Nickname:   Phone Book or Steve
Born On:   07-02-1965  (Cancer)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Tulsa, Oklahoma
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Holland Hall High School (Tulsa, OK)
College:   Sam Houston State University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11   Player Weight Chart Weight:   190
First Game:   04-28-1995 (Age 29)
Last Game:   09-26-2004
Draft:   1987 : 5th Round (123rd)

Steve Sparks

Steve Sparks Pitching Stats

1995 30 Brewers 33 27 2 9 11 .450 4.63 3 0 0 202.0 875 210 104 111 17 86 1 96 5 5 1 -
1996 31 Brewers 20 13 2 4 7 .364 6.60 1 0 0 88.2 406 103 65 66 19 52 0 21 6 3 0 -
1998 33 Angels 22 20 1 9 4 .692 4.34 0 0 0 128.2 562 130 62 66 14 58 0 90 6 5 0 -
1999 34 Angels 28 26 1 5 11 .313 5.42 0 0 0 147.2 688 165 89 101 21 82 0 73 8 9 0 0
2000 35 Tigers 20 15 5 7 5 .583 4.07 1 1 1 104.0 446 108 47 55 7 29 0 53 6 4 0 0
2001 36 Tigers 35 33 2 14 9 .609 3.65 8 1 0 232.0 982 244 94 110 22 64 1 116 8 6 2 0
2002 37 Tigers 32 30 0 8 16 .333 5.52 3 0 0 189.0 868 238 116 134 23 67 3 98 8 12 2 0
2003 38 Tigers 42 0 24 0 6 .000 4.72 0 0 2 89.2 386 95 47 57 11 34 4 49 3 3 0 0
2003 38 Athletics 9 0 2 0 0 .000 5.71 0 0 0 17.1 74 19 11 11 2 3 0 5 0 0 0 0
2004 39 Diamondbacks 29 18 6 3 7 .300 6.04 0 0 0 120.2 545 139 81 89 18 45 2 57 4 5 0 0
9 Years 270 182 45 59 76 .437 4.88 16 2 3 1,319.2 5,832 1,451 716 800 154 520 11 658 54 52 5 0

Steve Sparks

Steve Sparks Hitting Stats

1995 30 Brewers 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1996 31 Brewers 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1998 33 Angels 22 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000
1999 34 Angels 28 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667
2000 35 Tigers 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2001 36 Tigers 35 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2002 37 Tigers 32 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2003 38 Tigers 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2003 38 Athletics 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2004 39 Diamondbacks 29 31 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 1 0 0 0 .129 .129 .129
9 Years 270 41 1 5 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 17 2 0 0 0 .122 .143 .146

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Steve Sparks Fielding Stats

1995 Brewers P 33 27 606 70 2.1 68 25 43 2 5 n/a n/a n/a .971 3.03
1996 Brewers P 20 13 266 33 1.7 32 9 23 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .970 3.25
1998 Angels P 22 20 386 43 2.0 43 12 31 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.01
1999 Angels P 28 26 443 43 1.5 40 7 33 3 3 n/a n/a n/a .930 2.44
2000 Tigers P 20 15 312 29 1.5 28 11 17 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .966 2.42
2001 Tigers P 35 33 696 64 1.8 63 20 43 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .984 2.44
2002 Tigers P 32 30 567 58 1.8 56 15 41 2 3 n/a n/a n/a .966 2.67
2003 Tigers P 42 0 269 19 0.5 18 6 12 1 5 n/a n/a n/a .947 1.81
2003 Athletics P 9 0 52 6 0.7 6 2 4 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.12
2004 Diamondbacks P 29 18 362 31 1.1 29 8 21 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .935 2.16
P Totals 270 182 3,959 396 1.5 383 115 268 13 23 n/a n/a n/a .967 2.61
9 Years 270 182 3,959 396 1.5 383 115 268 13 23 n/a n/a n/a .967 2.61

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Steve Sparks Miscellaneous Stats

1995 Brewers 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.12 4.28 3.83
1996 Brewers 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.40 2.13 5.28
1998 Angels 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.55 6.30 4.06
1999 Angels 0 0 .000 0 1 0 0.0 3.0 1.5 0.89 4.45 5.00
2000 Tigers 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.83 4.59 2.51
2001 Tigers 0 0 .000 0 1 0 0.0 4.0 0.0 1.81 4.50 2.48
2002 Tigers 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 2.0 0.0 1.46 4.67 3.19
2003 Tigers 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.44 4.92 3.41
2003 Athletics 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.67 2.60 1.56
2004 Diamondbacks 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 2.2 31.0 1.27 4.25 3.36
9 Years 0 0 .000 0 2 0 0.0 2.4 13.7 1.27 4.49 3.55

Steve Sparks

Steve Sparks Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1995 Milwaukee Brewers 50 $109,000.00 - -
1996 Milwaukee Brewers 50 $175,000.00 - -
1998 Anaheim Angels 23 Undetermined - -
1999 Anaheim Angels 23 $1,387,500.00 - -
2000 Detroit Tigers 37 Undetermined - -
2001 Detroit Tigers 37 $650,000.00 - -
2002 Detroit Tigers 37 $3,000,000.00 - -
2003 Detroit Tigers 37 Undetermined - -
2003 Oakland Athletics 37 Undetermined - -
2004 Arizona Diamondbacks 23 $500,000.00 - -

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