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

Steve Sparks Autograph on a 1996 Fleer (#158)

Steve Sparks Autograph on a 1996 Fleer (#158)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Steven William Sparks
Nickname:   Steve
Born On:   07-02-1965
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Tulsa, Oklahoma
Zodiac:   Cancer
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   Sam Houston State University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00
Player Weight Chart Weight:   180
First Game:   04-28-1995 (Age 29)
Last Game:   09-26-2004
Draft:   1987 : 5th Round (123rd)
Steve Sparks

Steve Sparks Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1995 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 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 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 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 Tigers 20 15 2 7 5 .583 4.07 1 1 1 104.0 20 108 47 3 7 29 0 53 2 0 0 0
2001 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 Tigers 32 31 0 8 16 .333 5.52 3 0 0 189.0 868 238 116 134 23 67 3 98 8 12 2 0
2003 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 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 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
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
9 Years 270 183 42 59 76 .437 4.88 16 2 3 1,319.2 5,406 1,451 716 748 154 520 11 658 50 48 5 0
Steve Sparks

Steve Sparks Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1995 Brewers 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1996 Brewers 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1998 Angels 22 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000
1999 Angels 28 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667
2000 Tigers 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2001 Tigers 35 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2002 Tigers 32 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2003 Tigers 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2003 Athletics 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2004 Diamondbacks 29 31 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 1 0 0 0 .129 .129 .129
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS 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 Sparks

Steve Sparks Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
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 1.050
1998 Angels P 22 20 386 43 2.0 43 12 31 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.01 1.036
1999 Angels P 28 26 443 45 1.6 42 7 35 3 4 n/a n/a n/a .933 2.56 1.121
2000 Tigers P 20 15 312 29 1.5 28 11 17 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .966 2.42 1.000
2001 Tigers P 35 33 696 63 1.8 62 20 42 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .984 2.41 1.000
2002 Tigers P 32 30 567 58 1.8 56 15 41 2 3 n/a n/a n/a .966 2.67 0.977
2003 Tigers P 42 0 269 19 0.5 18 6 12 1 5 n/a n/a n/a .947 1.81 1.000
2003 Athletics P 9 0 52 6 0.7 6 2 4 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.12 1.000
2004 Diamondbacks P 29 18 362 31 1.1 29 8 21 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .935 2.16 0.960
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
P Totals 270 182 3,959 397 1.5 384 115 269 13 24 n/a n/a n/a .967 2.62 --
9 Years 270 182 3,959 397 1.5 384 115 269 13 24 n/a n/a n/a .967 2.62 --
Steve Sparks

Steve Sparks Miscellaneous Stats

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 1.12 4.28 3.83
1996 Brewers 0 0 .000 - - 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 1.55 6.30 4.06
1999 Angels 0 0 .000 - - 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 1.83 4.59 2.51
2001 Tigers 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 4.0 0.0 1.81 4.50 2.48
2002 Tigers 0 0 .000 - - 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 1.44 4.92 3.41
2003 Athletics 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.67 2.60 1.56
2004 Diamondbacks 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 2.2 31.0 1.27 4.25 3.36
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
9 Years 0 0 .000 - - 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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