Joe Sparma

Retired
High Level
MLB
Years
1964-1970 (1964-1970)
Proper Name
Joseph Blase Sparma
Positions
P (183)
Height / Weight
6-0 / 195
Bats / Throws
Right / Right
Death Date
May 14,1986   Age:  44.099
High School
Massillon Washington (Massillon,OH)
Colleges
Ohio State University (Columbus,OH)
Drafted/Signed
Signing Bonus
$ 20,000
MLB Debut
MLBAM ID
Retrosheet#
sparj101
Show More
[1968] World Series Champion with Detroit Tigers   [1970] Opening day starter for the Montreal Expos

Games - Pitching

CSV
Glossary
Unlock the power of the TBC Research Applications with your TBC PREMIUM subscription. Only $2/month. Full feature list
yearteamsggscggrgfwlwpcttm-wtm-ltm-w%holdsvblsvgs%cg%inn1inn2inn3inn4inn5inn6inn7inn8inn9inn10inn11inn12innxip-sip-ravg_stavg_rellmiemigsc1gsc2
1964DET2111310756.455714.33300052.427.3111110111010795110064.219.15.91.94153.4555.45
1965DET3028621138.6191713.56700093.321.428262624201815960000160.16.25.73.310054.0754.93
1966DET2913016427.222722.24100044.80.0131316131513962000052.039.24.02.511635.3133.54
1967DET37371100169.6402314.622000100.029.73736352925232114110000217.20.05.9--20053.0054.16
1968DET34317311010.5001816.52910091.222.6323230282319131160000173.09.15.63.118250.5252.03
1969DET231637368.429815.34800069.618.8161614139111265100081.011.25.11.713044.8144.69
1970MON9613204.00018.11100066.716.7664432331000025.14.04.21.33040.0035.33
Tot: 1831423141185252.50081102.44310077.621.8143140135122105968058362100774.090.75.52.279949.6150.20
g: Games Pitched ... gs: Games Started ... cg: Complete Games ... gr: Games Relieved ... gf: Games Finished ... w: Wins ... l: Losses ... wpct: Win Percentage ... tm-w: Team Wins in games pitched ... tm-l: Team losses in games pitched ... tm-w%: Team win% when pitching ... hold: Holds ... sv: Saves ... blsv: Blown Saves ... gs%: Games Started% ... cg%: Complete Games% ... inn#: Appearances in this inning ... innx: Appearances in 13th+ inning ... ip-s: Innings Pitched as Starter ... ip-r: Innings Pitched as Reliever ... avg_st: Average innings pitched per start ... avg_rel: Average innings pitched per relief appearance ... lmi: Left game mid-inning ... emi: Entered game mid-inning ... gsc1: Average Game Score using Bill James Formula (as starter) ... gsc2: Average Game Score using Tom Tango formula (as starter)

On Base - Pitching

CSV
Glossary
Upgrade to TBC PREMIUM ($2/month) and unlock additional features such as ad-free surfing! Feature list
yearteamsgpaabonbsonbs2obpobp2hbbhbproefcfocisgldbltplhrifhbntb-hhr1hr2hr3hr4iphrrbihr-rbihr-rbi%bb4bb1opronbrrbi%
1964DET21354300110126.311.3566245322110508047414000030413.330815422311.7
1965DET30713622220245.309.34414275311112010222513213076000571933.330830842610.3
1966DET29420358158180.376.4291035233117083511466065300542546.300520828913.8
1967DET37920818279327.303.355186858133300131278201372124400793240.5101537850211.8
1968DET34781688253287.324.3671697776325013023214168065210672638.8101335246411.4
1969DET23421338156176.371.418787714115056143510623101038923.6821221329311.3
1970MON91461156165.418.4453425220202151701043000221045.45047510015.0
Tot: 18337553239123765.329.3747744362741111120573104207754455422492034712536.022651688229711.8
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... ONBS: On base (H+BB+HBP) ... ONBS2: All On Base (H+BB+HBP+ERROR+FC+FO) ... OBP: On Base Percentage ... OBP2: On Base Percentage for ONBS2 ... H: Hits ... BB: Walks ... HBP: Hit by Pitch ... ROE: Reached on Error ... FC: Fielder`s Choice ... FO: Forceouts ... CI: Catcher`s Interference ... SGL: Singles ... DBL: Doubles ... TPL: Triples ... HR: Home Runs ... IFH: Infield Hits ... BNT: Bunts ... B-H: Bunt hits ... PH-H: Pinch Hits ... PH-HR: Pinch hit home runs ... HR1: Solo home runs ... HR2: 2-run Homers ... HR3: 3-run Homers ... HR4: Grand Slams ... IPHR: Inside the park homers ... RBI: Runs batted in ... HR-RBI: RBIS on Home Runs ... HR-RBI%: % of RBIs on Home Runs ... RBI2: Runs batted in on outs ... BB4: Walks on 4 pitches ... BB1OP: Walks with 1st base open ... RON: PA with runners on ... BR: # of Baserunners ... RBI%: % of opportunities with RBI ... OPP: RBI Opportunities Points ... CONV: RBIs points converted ... CONV%: Converted% ... LDOF: Leadoff ... OB: Leadoff onbase ... LD-OB%: Leadoff onbase% ... LAST: Last batter of game ... WOH: Walk-off Hits ... WOHR: Walk-off Home Runs

Outs - Pitching

CSV
Glossary
Support TBC for $2/month while removing all ads and getting access to our 20+ research applications, the TBC Player Tracker and much more!
yearteamsgpaaboutsgoaoratioflylopopout_ifout_ofout_prrbi_outsoso%so3swcalfcfogdpoppgdp%loc1loc2loc3loc4loc5loc6loc7loc8loc9
1964DET21354300593711.3161372371171387120.06071021187211.116611312339314234
1965DET30713622151791641.09142319455258181112717.8101270112111338.333540705667778270
1966DET294203582100911.10801102811391366114.5206101175905.69725363140474353
1967DET37920818212492151.1620501059232834915316.63015303301916911.22310499761113898283
1968DET3478168892221811.231451620481300431111014.0801100325111547.1242138847580757856
1969DET2342133810134831.6164811256165236419.742410115129213.010737434735383841
1970MON9146115434221.55210110838432315.752230022316.551710611181814
Tot: 183375532396610118271.227183178241013451485458615.614586011112687419.212057207371299385375383351
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... Outs: Outs ... GO: Groundouts ... AO: Air Outs ... ratio: Groundouts/Airouts ... FLY: Flyballs ... LO: Lineouts ... POP: Popouts ... OUT_IF: Infield Outs ... OUT_OF: Outfield Outs ... OUT_PR: Productive Outs ... RBI_OUT: RBIs on outs ... SO: Strikeouts ... SO%: Strikeout% ... SO3: Struck out on 3 pitches ... SW: Strikeouts swinging ... CAL: Strikeouts looking ... FC: Reached on fielders choice ... FO: Reached on forceout ... GDP: Grounded into Double Play ... OPP: Double play opportunities ... GDP%: Grounded into double play% ... LOC1-9: Balls hit to position location

Baserunning - Pitching

CSV
Glossary
Unlock the power of TBC PREMIUM for only $2/month.
yearteamsgpaabsbsb2sb3sbhdisb%cscs2cs3cshpthrpckffwppbadv_outoobonbsrrs%inh-rinh-s%beq-rbeq-s%
1964DET21354300000000.0220001102511263426.9822100.009111.11
1965DET307136228800080.0220001144112456526.5300--15426.67
1966DET294203588800053.376100282531805530.569444.4417635.29
1967DET37920818121200080.0330000125133278927.2200--341441.18
1968DET34781688121200063.277000195642877425.78200.0029724.14
1969DET234213387700077.8220000113321764123.3000--231460.87
1970MON91461152200050.0200201790652436.9200--6116.67
Tot: 18337553239494900066.2252212067124014140638227.1713646.151334735.34
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... SB: Stolen Bases ... SB2: Steals of 2b ... SB3: Steals of 3b ... SBH: Steals of home ... DI: Advanced on defensive indifference ... SB%: Stolen base % ... CS: Caught stealing ... CS2: Caught stealing 2b ... CS3: Caught stealing 3b ... CSH: Caught stealing home ... PTHR: Pickoff throws ... PCKFF: Picked off ... WPPB: Advancement on wild pitch or passed ball ... ADV_OUT: Runner advanced on out ... OOB: Out on bases ... onbs Runners on base ... R: Runs scored ... RS%: % of times on base run scored ... inh-r Inherited runners ... inhr-s Inherited runners scored ... beq-r Bequeathed runners (runners on base when leaving game) ... beq-s Bequeathed runners scored ... % % related to prior 2 columns

Pitches - Pitching

CSV
Glossary
Unlock the power of the TBC Research Applications with your TBC PREMIUM subscription. Only $2/month. Full feature list
yearteamsgpaabpitstrbalfouswcalinplayswingscontp-pastr%bal%swng%cont%fou%play%fpsfpswfpsw%fpipfpip%gbairgb%
1964DET213543000000000000.00------------000.000.099761.30
1965DET307136220000000000.00------------000.000.01991691.18
1966DET294203580000000000.00------------000.000.0113921.23
1967DET379208180000000000.00------------000.000.02702201.23
1968DET347816880000000000.00------------000.000.02391891.26
1969DET234213380000000000.00------------000.000.0149921.62
1970MON91461150000000000.00------------000.000.037251.48
Tot: 183375532390000000000.00------------000.000.011068631.28
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At bats ... PIT: Pitches ... STR: Strikes ... BAL: Balls ... FOU: Fouls ... SW: Swing and miss ... CAL: Called strikes ... INPLAY: Balls put in play ... SWINGS: Total swings ... CONT: Contacts ... P-PA: Pitches per plate appearance ... STR%: Strikes% ... Ball%: Balls% ... SWNG%: Swing % ... CONT%: Contact% (per swing) ... FOU%: Foul ball% ... PLAY: Ball in Play% ... FPS: First pitch strikes ... FPSW: First pitch swings ... FPSW%: First pitch swing%... FPIP: First pitches in play ... FPIP%: First pitches in play% ... RUNGO: Runners going while batting ... HIT_RUN: Hit and Runs ... GB Ground balls ... Air Balls in air ... GB% Groundball%

Games - Batting

CSV
Glossary
Get TBC Data Store discounts (25%) with your TBC PREMIUM subscription.
yearteamsggscggfphprdrgs%cg%exit phexit prexit drln1ln2ln3ln4ln5ln6ln7ln8ln9pos-ppos-cpos-1bpos-2bpos-3bpos-sspos-lfpos-cfpos-rfpos-dh
1964DET2311411021047.836.4705000000011321000000000
1965DET28268800292.930.81406000000002728000000000
1966DET261313001350.07.712011000000001626000000000
1967DET33331313000100.039.41109000000003333000000000
1968DET31297800293.524.113010000000003131000000000
1969DET21143600766.721.4708000000001421000000000
1970MON851300362.520.04010000000058000000000
Tot: 1701313752023777.128.26805000000001139168000000000
G: Games ... GS: Games Started ... CG: Completed Games ... GF: Games Finished ... PH: Pinch Hitter ... PR: Pinch Runner ... DR: Defensive Replacement ... GS%: Games Started % ... CG: Complete Games% ... EXIT PH: Exited for Pinch Hitter ... exit PR: Exited for Pinch Runner ... exit DR: Exited for defensive replacement ... ln1-9: Lineup Slots 1-9 ... Games at position

On Base - Batting

CSV
Glossary
Sign up to TBC PREMIUM. (1) Create TBC Account (2) Send Payment (3) Start researching like a pro!
yearteamsgpaabonbsonbs2obpobp2hbbhbproefcfocisgldbltplhrifhbntb-hph_hph_hrhr1hr2hr3hr4iphrrbihr-rbihr-rbi%rbi2bb4bb1opronbrrbi%oppconvconv%ldofobld-ob%lastwohwohr
1964DET23262555.192.192410000020200000000000400.00400101526.735822.868112.50000
1965DET2860521013.167.217730003061000500000000300.0020129407.59455.3216531.25000
1966DET26252356.200.240500100041001300000000100.000009137.73013.33500.00000
1967DET339074716.078.1784305130400011300000000100.0000153791.318410.5416212.50000
1968DET316760913.134.194810121071001800000000200.0020032454.410443.8516212.50000
1969DET21332955.152.15241000004000262000000000--00013210.04700.0010220.00000
1970MON88612.125.25001000100000010000000000--000560.01700.0000--000
Tot: 170309269422.136.19432100738027320536200000001100.008021512195.0511193.72711216.90000
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... ONBS: On base (H+BB+HBP) ... ONBS2: All On Base (H+BB+HBP+ERROR+FC+FO) ... OBP: On Base Percentage ... OBP2: On Base Percentage for ONBS2 ... H: Hits ... BB: Walks ... HBP: Hit by Pitch ... ROE: Reached on Error ... FC: Fielder`s Choice ... FO: Forceouts ... CI: Catcher`s Interference ... SGL: Singles ... DBL: Doubles ... TPL: Triples ... HR: Home Runs ... IFH: Infield Hits ... BNT: Bunts ... B-H: Bunt hits ... PH-H: Pinch Hits ... PH-HR: Pinch hit home runs ... HR1: Solo home runs ... HR2: 2-run Homers ... HR3: 3-run Homers ... HR4: Grand Slams ... IPHR: Inside the park homers ... RBI: Runs batted in ... HR-RBI: RBIS on Home Runs ... HR-RBI%: % of RBIs on Home Runs ... RBI2: Runs batted in on outs ... BB4: Walks on 4 pitches ... BB1OP: Walks with 1st base open ... RON: PA with runners on ... BR: # of Baserunners ... RBI%: % of opportunities with RBI ... OPP: RBI Opportunities Points ... CONV: RBIs points converted ... CONV%: Converted% ... LDOF: Leadoff ... OB: Leadoff onbase ... LD-OB%: Leadoff onbase% ... LAST: Last batter of game ... WOH: Walk-off Hits ... WOHR: Walk-off Home Runs

Outs - Batting

CSV
Glossary
Support TBC for $2/month while removing all ads and getting access to our 20+ research applications, the TBC Player Tracker and much more!
yearteamsgpaaboutsgoaoratioflylopopout_ifout_ofout_prrbi_outsoso%so3swcalfcfogdpoppgdp%loc1loc2loc3loc4loc5loc6loc7loc8loc9
1964DET23262521551.00410179001142.31011000040.0100323230
1965DET286052451472.006013624012541.670250030130.0735621142
1966DET26252317842.00301121300520.00050001520.0314511104
1967DET339074662492.678015040313336.670330130240.01326988131
1968DET3167605118111.648303829102435.820240210110.0714874123
1969DET21332925890.89531161700824.2418000060.0614035122
1970MON886640--0003520225.0002001030.0301100000
Tot: 17030926923181451.8034741721376210834.9511080381661.54082432232271412
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... Outs: Outs ... GO: Groundouts ... AO: Air Outs ... ratio: Groundouts/Airouts ... FLY: Flyballs ... LO: Lineouts ... POP: Popouts ... OUT_IF: Infield Outs ... OUT_OF: Outfield Outs ... OUT_PR: Productive Outs ... RBI_OUT: RBIs on outs ... SO: Strikeouts ... SO%: Strikeout% ... SO3: Struck out on 3 pitches ... SW: Strikeouts swinging ... CAL: Strikeouts looking ... FC: Reached on fielders choice ... FO: Reached on forceout ... GDP: Grounded into Double Play ... OPP: Double play opportunities ... GDP%: Grounded into double play% ... LOC1-9: Balls hit to position location

Baserunning - Batting

CSV
Glossary
Subscribe to TBC PREMIUM ($2/month) today and Track up to 200 players with daily stats using the TBC Player Tracker! Feature list
yearteamsgpasbsb2sb3sbhdisb%cscs2cs3cshs12s13s23s2hd13d1hadvxadv_oppadv_pctpthrpckffwppbadv_outoobronbsrun%
1964DET232600000--00001000011250.0000103560.00
1965DET286000000--0000200010030.00122041330.77
1966DET262500000--0000001000010.000000060.00
1967DET339000000--00003001001425.0000101166.25
1968DET316700000--00000000111250.00000021315.38
1969DET213300000--0000200010030.0000201520.00
1970MON8800000--000000000000--00000020.00
Tot: 17030900000--000080113231520.001260116018.33
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... SB: Stolen Bases ... SB2: Steals of 2b ... SB3: Steals of 3b ... SBH: Steals of home ... DI: Advanced on defensive indifference ... SB%: Stolen base % ... CS: Caught stealing ... CS2: Caught stealing 2b ... CS3: Caught stealing 3b ... CSH: Caught stealing home ... S12: Advanced from 1st to 2nd on singled... S13: Advanced from 1st to 3rd on single ... S23: Advanced from 2nd to 3rd on single ... S2H: Scored from 2nd on single ... D13: Advanced from 1nd to 3rd on double ... D1H: Scored from 1st on double ... ADVX: Advanced an extra base on hit ... ADV-OPP Advancement opportunities on hits ... ADV_PCT: Advanced extra base % ... PTHR: Pickoff throws ... PCKFF%: Picked off ... WPPB: Advanced on wild pitch or passed ball ... ADV_OUT: Advanced on out ... OOB: Out on bases ... R: Runs scored ... ONBS: On base ... RUN%: % of times on base run scored

Pitches - Batting

CSV
Glossary
Get TBC Data Store discounts (25%) with your TBC PREMIUM subscription.
yearteamsgpapitstrbalfouswcalinplayswingscontp-pastr%bal%swng%cont%fou%play%fpsfpswfpsw%fpipfpip%rungohit_rungbairgb%
1964DET23260000000000.00------------000.000.000551.00
1965DET28600000000000.00------------000.000.0001882.25
1966DET26250000000000.00------------000.000.0001243.00
1967DET33900000000000.00------------000.000.0004194.56
1968DET31670000000000.00------------000.000.00025112.27
1969DET21330000000000.00------------000.000.00013101.30
1970MON880000000000.00------------000.000.00050--
Tot: 1703090000000000.00------------000.000.000119472.53
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... PIT: Pitches ... STR: Strikes ... BAL: Balls ... FOU: Fouls ... SW: Swing and miss ... CAL: Called strikes ... INPLAY: Balls put in play ... SWINGS: Total swings ... CONT: Contacts ... P-PA: Pitches per plate appearance ... STR%: Strikes% ... Ball%: Balls% ... SWNG%: Swing % ... CONT%: Contact% (per swing) ... FOU%: Foul ball% ... PLAY: Ball in Play% ... FPS: First pitch strikes ... FPSW: First pitch swings ... FPSW%: First pitch swing%... FPIP: First pitches in play ... FPIP%: First pitches in play% ... RUNGO: Runners going while batting ... HIT_RUN: Hit and Runs ... GB Ground balls ... Airballs Balls in air ... GB% Groundball%