Steve Sparks | Major Leaguer 1995-2004

Full Name: Steven William Sparks
Born: July 2,1965 in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Height: 6-0 Weight: 180 Bats: Right Throws: Right
High School: Holland Hall (Tulsa,OK)
College: Sam Houston State University

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Drafted: Selected by Milwaukee Brewers in 5th Round (123rd overall) of 1987 amateur entry draft (June-Reg)

Transactions: [Jun 3,1987] - signed [Oct 15,1993] - Granted free agency [Feb 6,1994] - re-signed by Brewers [Oct 7,1997] - On disabled list [Oct 15,1997] - Granted Free Agency. [Oct 17,1997] - Granted free agency [Apr 1,1998] - Signed as Free Agent by Angels. [Oct 15,1999] - Granted Free Agency. [Feb 1,2000] - Signed as Free Agent by Phillies. [Mar 23,2000] - Released by Phillies. [Mar 26,2000] - Signed as Free Agent by Tigers. [Aug 27,2003] - Released by Tigers. [Aug 31,2003] - Signed as Free Agent by Athletics. [Oct 29,2003] - Granted Free Agency. [Jan 6,2004] - Signed as Free Agent by Diamondbacks. [Oct 29,2004] - Granted Free Agency.

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org	Level	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SH	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WP	BK	H9	HR9	BB9	K9	WHIP	GB%
1987	Helena	Pio	21	Mil	Rk	6	3	4.68	10	9	2	0	0	0	57.2	68	44	30	8	20	47	5		10.61	1.25	3.12	7.34	1.53	--
1988	Beloit	Midw	22	Mil	A	9	13	3.79	25	24	5	1	0	0	164.0	162	80	69	8	51	96	5		8.89	0.44	2.80	5.27	1.30	--
1989	Stockton	Calif	23	Mil	A+	13	5	2.41	23	22	3	2	0	0	164.0	125	55	44	6	53	126	6		6.86	0.33	2.91	6.91	1.09	--
1990	Stockton	Calif	24	Mil	A+	10	7	3.69	19	19	5	1	0	0	129.1	136	63	53	4	31	77	7		9.46	0.28	2.16	5.36	1.29	--
	El Paso	Tex	24	Mil	AA	1	2	6.53	7	6	0	0	1	0	30.1	43	24	22	4	15	17	2		12.76	1.19	4.45	5.04	1.91	--
1991	Stockton	Calif	25	Mil	A+	9	10	3.06	24	24	8	2	0	0	179.2	160	70	61	4	98	139	13		8.02	0.20	4.91	6.96	1.44	--
	El Paso	Tex	25	Mil	AA	1	2	9.53	4	4	0	0	0	0	17.0	30	22	18	1	9	10	2		15.88	0.53	4.76	5.29	2.29	--
1992	El Paso	Tex	26	Mil	AA	9	8	5.37	28	22	3	0	3	1	140.2	159	99	84	11	50	79	6		10.17	0.70	3.20	5.05	1.49	--
1993	NewOrleans	Amer	27	Mil	AAA	9	13	3.84	29	28	7	1	0	0	180.1	174	89	77	17	80	104	7		8.68	0.85	3.99	5.19	1.41	--
1994	NewOrleans	Amer	28	Mil	AAA	10	12	4.46	28	27	5	1	0	0	183.2	183	101	91	23	68	105	14	3	8.97	1.13	3.33	5.15	1.37	--
1995	Milwaukee	AL	29	Mil	MLB	9	11	4.63	33	27	3	0	2	0	202.0	210	111	104	17	86	96	5	1	9.36	0.76	3.83	4.28	1.47	48%
1996	NewOrleans	Amer	30	Mil	AAA	2	6	4.99	11	10	3	2	0	0	57.2	64	43	32	8	35	27	6	0	9.99	1.25	5.46	4.21	1.72	--
	Milwaukee	AL	30	Mil	MLB	4	7	6.60	20	13	1	0	2	0	88.2	103	66	65	19	52	21	6	0	10.46	1.93	5.28	2.13	1.75	40%
1998	Midland	Tex	32	Ana	AA	0	4	7.08	7	7	0	0	0	0	40.2	49	38	32	3	15	34	3	1	10.85	0.66	3.32	7.53	1.57	--
	Vancouver	PCL	32	Ana	AAA	0	4	2.89	4	4	2	0	0	0	28.0	23	11	9	2	6	19	2	0	7.39	0.64	1.93	6.11	1.04	--
	Anaheim	AL	32	Ana	MLB	9	4	4.34	22	20	0	0	1	0	128.2	130	66	62	14	58	90	6	0	9.09	0.98	4.06	6.30	1.46	43%
1999	Anaheim	AL	33	Ana	MLB	5	11	5.42	28	26	0	0	1	0	147.2	165	101	89	21	82	73	8	0	10.06	1.28	5.00	4.45	1.67	--
2000	Toledo	IL	34	Det	AAA	5	7	3.77	16	14	1	0	0	0	90.2	86	53	38	8	41	44	0	1	8.54	0.79	4.07	4.37	1.40	--
	Detroit	AL	34	Det	MLB	7	5	4.07	20	15	1	1	5	1	104.0	108	55	47	7	29	53	6	0	9.35	0.61	2.51	4.59	1.32	47%
2001	Detroit	AL	35	Det	MLB	14	9	3.65	35	33	8	1	2	0	232.0	244	110	94	22	64	116	8	2	9.47	0.85	2.48	4.50	1.33	53%
2002	Detroit	AL	36	Det	MLB	8	16	5.52	32	30	3	0	0	0	189.0	238	134	116	23	67	98	8	2	11.33	1.10	3.19	4.67	1.61	54%
2003	Oakland	AL	37	Oak	MLB	0	0	5.71	9	0	0	0	2	0	17.1	19	11	11	2	3	5	0	0	9.87	1.04	1.56	2.60	1.27	63%
	Detroit	AL	37	Det	MLB	0	6	4.72	42	0	0	0	24	2	89.2	95	57	47	11	34	49	3	0	9.54	1.10	3.41	4.92	1.44	50%
2004	Arizona	NL	38	Ari	MLB	3	7	6.04	29	18	0	0	6	0	120.2	139	89	81	18	45	57	4	0	10.37	1.34	3.36	4.25	1.52	45%

Major League Totals - 9 Season(s)						59	76	4.88	270	182	16	2	45	3	1,319.2	1451	800	716	154	520	658	54	5	9.90	1.05	3.55	4.49	1.49	49%
Minor League Totals - 11 Season(s)						84	96	4.06	235	220	44	10	4	1	1,463.2	1462	792	660	107	572	924	78		8.99	0.66	3.52	5.68	1.39	--

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org.	Level	Pos	Ln	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	IBB	SH	SF	DP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	GB%
1993	NewOrleans	Amer	27	Mil	AAA	p		31	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		.000	.000	.000	000	--
1995	Milwaukee	AL	29	Mil	MLB	p	0	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1996	Milwaukee	AL	30	Mil	MLB	p	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1998	Anaheim	AL	32	Ana	MLB	p	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.500	.000	500	100%
1999	Anaheim	AL	33	Ana	MLB	p		3	3	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.667	1000	--
2000	Detroit	AL	34	Det	MLB	p	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
2001	Detroit	AL	35	Det	MLB	p	0	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	000	50%
2002	Detroit	AL	36	Det	MLB	p	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	000	0%
2003	Oakland	AL	37	Oak	MLB	p	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
	Detroit	AL	37	Det	MLB	p	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
2004	Arizona	NL	38	Ari	MLB	p	9	27	31	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	14	0	0	1	0	0	.129	.129	.129	258	53%

Major League Totals - 9 Season(s)								120	41	1	5	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	17	0	0	2	0	0	.122	.143	.146	289	54%
Minor League Totals - 1 Season(s)								31	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		.000	.000	.000	000	--

Playoffs Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org	Series	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SH	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WP	BK	H9	HR9	BB9	K9	WHIP	GB%
2003	Oakland	AL	37		Div	0	0	4.50	1	0	0	0	0	0	4.0	2	2	2	1	3	1	0	0	4.50	2.25	6.75	2.25	1.25	--

Major League Totals - 1 Season(s)						0	0	4.50	1	0	0	0	0	0	4.0	2	2	2	1	3	1	0	0	4.50	2.25	6.75	2.25	1.25	--

Fielding Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org	Level	Pos	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	TC	DP	PB	SB	CS	FPCT	RF
1987	Helena	Pio	21	Mil	Rk	P	10			2	6	0	8	0	-	-	-	1.000	--

1988	Beloit	Midw	22	Mil	A	P	25			8	29	1	38	3	-	-	-	.974	--

1989	Stockton	Calif	23	Mil	A+	P	23			10	25	4	39	1	-	-	-	.897	--

1990	Stockton	Calif	24	Mil	A+	P	19			8	28	5	41	5	-	-	-	.878	--
1990	El Paso	Tex	24	Mil	AA	P	7			4	6	0	10		-	-	-	1.000	--

1991	Stockton	Calif	25	Mil	A+	P	24			19	53	3	75	10	-	-	-	.960	--
1991	El Paso	Tex	25	Mil	AA	P	4			3	5	1	9	0	-	-	-	.889	--

1992	El Paso	Tex	26	Mil	AA	P	28			16	42	2	60	5	-	-	-	.967	--

1993	NewOrleans	Amer	27	Mil	AAA	OF	1			1	0	0	1	0	-	-	-	1.000	--
1993	NewOrleans	Amer	27	Mil	AAA	P	29			9	41	0	50	2	-	-	-	1.000	--

1994	NewOrleans	Amer	28	Mil	AAA	P	28			16	36	2	54	5	-	-	-	.963	--

1995	Milwaukee	AL	29	Mil	MLB	P	33		202	25	43	2	70	5	-	-	-	.971	3.03

1996	NewOrleans	Amer	30	Mil	AAA	P	11			5	7	0	12	1	-	-	-	1.000	--
1996	Milwaukee	AL	30	Mil	MLB	P	20		88.2	9	23	1	33	1	-	-	-	.970	3.25

1998	Midland	Tex	32	Ana	AA	P	7			7	13	0	20	0	-	-	-	1.000	--
1998	Vancouver	PCL	32	Ana	AAA	P	4			5	3	0	8	0	-	-	-	1.000	--
1998	Anaheim	AL	32	Ana	MLB	P	22		128.2	12	31	0	43	2	-	-	-	1.000	3.01

1999	Anaheim	AL	33	Ana	MLB	P	28		147.2	7	35	3	45	4	-	-	-	.933	2.56

2000	Toledo	IL	34	Det	AAA	P	16			11	22	2	35	2	-	-	-	.943	--
2000	Detroit	AL	34	Det	MLB	P	20		104	11	17	1	29	2	-	-	-	.966	2.42

2001	Detroit	AL	35	Det	MLB	P	35		232	20	42	1	63	1	-	-	-	.984	2.41

2002	Detroit	AL	36	Det	MLB	P	32		189	15	41	2	58	3	-	-	-	.966	2.67

2003	Detroit	AL	37	Det	MLB	P	42	-	89.2	6	12	1	19	5	-	-	-	.947	1.81
2003	Oakland	AL	37	Oak	MLB	P	9	-	17.1	2	4	0	6	1	-	-	-	1.000	3.12

2004	Arizona	NL	38	Ari	MLB	P	29		120.2	8	21	2	31	0	-	-	-	.935	2.16

Awards

[1995] - AL Rookie of the Year (Voting Rank: #9) [2001] - Detroit Tigers Player of the Year

Salaries

Year	Salary	Rank	Lg Avg	Centile
1995	109,000		831,504	80
1996	175,000		835,262	53
1997	175,000		996,990	62
1998	*170,000		1,054,037	80
1999	1,387,500		1,222,537	26
2000	*175,000		1,369,505	73
2001	650,000		1,609,512	40
2002	3,000,000		1,654,088	20
2003	4,500,000		1,773,364	14
2004	500,000		1,716,303	42

Career:	$10,841,500	estimate

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