Steve Sparks

Retired
High Level
MLB
Years
1986-2004 (1995-2004)
Proper Name
Steven William Sparks
Nickname
Phone Book
Positions
P (505) ... OF (1)
Height / Weight
5-11 / 190
Bats / Throws
Right / Right
Birthdate
July 2,1965   Age:  60.342
High School
Holland Hall (Tulsa,OK)
Colleges
Drafted/Signed
MLB Debut
MLBAM ID
Retrosheet#
spars001
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[1997] Did not play after undergoing Tommy John Surgery   [2017] Inducted into the Sam Houston State University Athletics Hall of Fame

Games - Pitching

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Glossary
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1995MIL3327362911.4501122.33300081.811.1282827282829261550000183.019.06.83.218247.4449.81
1996MIL201317247.364614.30000065.07.71313131315131090000077.011.25.91.714438.7736.46
1998ANA222002194.6921012.45500090.90.020201819181915610000121.27.06.13.513049.7050.40
1999ANA2826021511.3131117.39300092.90.02626262523168710000145.02.25.61.317043.4642.92
2000DET201515575.583128.60001075.06.71515151514131095000097.16.26.51.311149.7353.27
2001DET3533822149.6091817.51400094.324.23333333333302215100000230.21.17.00.717152.0054.36
2002DET3230320816.3331121.34400093.810.030313129282518820000180.28.16.04.218242.1043.60
2003DET,OAK5100512606.000744.1370220.0--13612151817211334370.0107.0--2.11033
2004ARI2918011637.300623.20700062.10.018181817171713620002102.018.25.71.711141.6143.11
Tot: 2701821688455976.43792178.34103267.48.8184187187191191180139963934391,137.3182.36.22.11294446.0647.36
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

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1995MIL33875767301339.344.387210865612301464251718154123200852428.24171639553712.7
1996MIL20406347158174.389.429103523231006020419107286320623759.68131518225217.1
1998ANA22562494193207.343.368130585139087281143031121100571729.8271323031113.8
1999ANA28688587256270.372.3921658296070110313211742107310893741.57202130244215.4
2000DET20446411141156.316.350108294518070283701034000451124.448518324615.4
2001DET35982899314346.320.3522446461021801635542251041471001003131.00111540952115.0
2002DET32868778317348.365.40123867121331501525582341041184001303930.00151442658518.3
2003DET,OAK51460412154177.335.385114373721307426113103264300792329.117523837317.7
2004ARI29545484189210.347.38513945592808829418712177310753445.3371224233217.2
Tot: 270583251792023210.347.382145152052591711109503143315410165208347204072225335.041051162607359915.8
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

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1995MIL33875767202442131.15128424357130448169610.971772241233017317.3491153865277119112107
1996MIL20406347151161071.08672515260146201215.172165310137018.621524352647445944
1998ANA22562494211411351.048719293881742169016.01146426395836.027435494050527758
1999ANA28688587141711730.99109422246422420147310.611448250761205.0337377250488110471
2000DET20446411181271191.078713192911552245311.8812341918117414.918337462234606148
2001DET35982899273012281.321584426597385431411611.811690262182015612.8418659784103107115110
2002DET32868778192321961.18148351357429442159811.292168303151716610.244848775480113102104
2003DET,OAK514604122921271111.1467291529716325125411.74124682131810517.122523374350696647
2004ARI29545484121381420.979233173571882195710.461139182881057.626334375054678279
Tot: 27058325179438159714241.12943282199379920332629165811.2811947718117111128105212.228154356536421543712778668
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

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1995MIL33875767161600069.676101054167453399227.14200.00311961.29
1996MIL204063474400066.7220048592251746336.21500.0012433.33
1998ANA2256249410820071.44400654222562076330.4300--21314.29
1999ANA28688587121200070.65410745253822709434.8100--27725.93
2000DET204464112200166.711000072821565132.69100.0012433.33
2001DET359828999810052.987101042465334610931.5033100.0023417.39
2002DET328687789900069.24310311768334813739.3744100.001915.26
2003DET,OAK514604124400057.1321031063421778145.76551934.558787.50
2004ARI295454844310044.45500600123552108440.00300.0013538.46
Tot: 27058325179706640164.23934503962313838933222777434.76732635.621665432.53
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

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1995MIL33875767298217851197415202517637126610523.4159.8640.1442.583.113.9221.441819221.99711.13223480.93
1996MIL204063471355756599153722213085354613.3455.7944.2139.586.211.2922.71727919.54511.11451750.83
1998ANA22562494209512408552981913603888806863.7359.1940.8142.078.014.2218.527214225.35610.01812280.79
1999ANA2868858725801487109334515446152410268693.7557.6442.3639.884.713.3720.335016824.48412.22292950.78
2000DET20446411163810006382381062963607045983.6761.0538.9543.084.914.5322.023910323.15211.71321201.10
2001DET35982899353622701266558253663796160713543.6064.2035.8045.484.315.7822.556825325.811812.03172391.33
2002DET32868778306719231144449213570691135311403.5362.7037.3044.184.314.6422.549122425.811513.22532041.24
2003DET,OAK51460412161910295902301113193667105963.5263.5636.4443.983.914.2122.628711625.25612.21811840.98
2004ARI29545484193112097222671293634388467053.5462.6137.3943.883.313.8322.733215428.38415.41872520.74
Tot: 27058325179208031269981042953143137704508892774613.5761.0438.9642.983.614.2021.73129143124.570712.1194720450.95
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

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1998ANA311200233.3100.00010000000013000000000
1999ANA411101225.0100.00030000000013000000000
2001DET411301225.0100.00010000000013000000000
2002DET310000233.30.01020000000013000000000
2004ARI271616001159.36.31407001000011727000000000
Tot: 4120412021948.820.015014001000012139000000000
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

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1998ANA33111.333.33301000000000010000000000--000110.0300.0000--000
1999ANA43311.333.333100000001000000000000200.002002366.77457.1400--000
2001DET44401.000.25000000100000000000000000--000230.0700.00100.00000
2002DET32200.000.00000000000000000000000000--000120.0500.0000--000
2004ARI27323144.125.125400000040000200000000100.0010013214.84824.178112.50000
Tot: 41444164.136.159510001041000300000000300.00300193010.07068.579111.11000
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

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1998ANA331110--000120000.0000000010.0100100000
1999ANA433210--0002100133.3301000010.0000100010
2001DET4444120.500201300125.000100100--000210000
2002DET3222010.001002000150.001100000--000000010
2004ARI27323127771.00610239001443.75710400030.0401211342
Tot: 4144413610101.007302915001738.64813401050.0501621362
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

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1998ANA3300000--0000000010010.00000011100.00
1999ANA4300000--000000000000--00000010.00
2001DET4400000--000000000000--00000010.00
2002DET3200000--000000000000--0000000--
2004ARI273200000--000000000000--00000040.00
Tot: 414400000--0000000010010.0000001714.29
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

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1998ANA3312661122434.0050.0050.0033.375.08.3316.72266.7133.30020--
1999ANA4311743012653.6763.6436.3654.583.327.2718.22266.700.000111.00
2001DET44151051153543.7566.6733.3333.380.06.6720.01250.0125.000120.50
2002DET324400211312.00100.000.0075.033.30.0025.022100.0150.000010.00
2004ARI27329881171521271854333.0682.6517.3555.161.115.3118.4122784.4412.5209100.90
Tot: 4144140108322025362672463.1877.1422.8651.463.914.2918.6193579.5715.92013140.93
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%