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 SparksSteve "Phone Book" Sparks Autograph on a 1996 Fleer Baseball Card (#158) |
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Steve SparksSteve Sparks 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 |
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 |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
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 SparksSteve Sparks 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 |
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 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
9 Years | 270 | 41 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .122 | .143 | .146 |
Steve SparksSteve Sparks Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
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 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
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 |
Steve SparksSteve Sparks 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 |
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 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
9 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 13.7 | 1.27 | 4.49 | 3.55 |
Steve SparksSteve Sparks Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
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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