Steve Sparks

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 187lb (183cm, 84kg)

Born: July 2, 1965 in Tulsa, OK us

Draft: Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 5th round of the 1987 MLB June Amateur Draft from Sam Houston State University (Huntsville, TX).

High School: Holland Hall HS (Tulsa, OK)

School: Sam Houston State University (Huntsville, TX)

Debut: April 28, 1995 (Age 29-300d, 16,601st in major league history)
vs. OAK 2.0 IP, 1 H, 3 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: September 26, 2004 (Age 39-086d)
vs. SDP 4.0 IP, 9 H, 1 SO, 3 BB, 4 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1995 season

Full Name: Steven William Sparks

Nicknames: Phone Book

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

10.2

ERA

4.88

270

182

1319.2

658

WHIP

1.494

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

2001 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2001 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	6 (5)	Apr 9	DET	@	MIN	L,5-11	GS	30	5.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
2	11 (4)	Apr 14	DET		CLE	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
3	15 (3)	Apr 20	DET	@	CLE	L,4-5	GS	28	5.1	0	3	0	3	0	P
4	19 (3)	Apr 25	DET		BAL	L,4-6	GS	30	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	24 (4)	May 1	DET	@	TEX	W,6-3	GS	27	6.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
6	29 (4)	May 6	DET	@	ANA	L,2-3	GS	32	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
7	33 (3)	May 11	DET		ANA	W,7-6	GS	24	4.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
8	35 (1)	May 13	DET		ANA	L,2-14	GF	2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	38 (2)	May 17	DET	@	BAL	W,7-5	GS	27	5.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
10	43 (4)	May 23	DET	@	CLE	L,3-4	GS	27	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
11	48 (4)	May 28	DET		CLE	W,12-6	GS	28	6.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	53 (4)	Jun 3	DET	@	CHW	L,6-9	GS	30	7.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
13	58 (4)	Jun 9	DET		MIL	W,6-5	GS	27	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
14	62 (3)	Jun 14	DET		PIT	W,6-4	GS	29	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
15	65 (2)	Jun 17	DET	@	ARI	L,3-8	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	67 (1)	Jun 19	DET		NYY	W,7-1	CG	28	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
17	71 (3)	Jun 24	DET		MIN	L,5-14	GS	28	5.2	1	1	1	3	0	P
18	76 (4)	Jun 29	DET	@	MIN	L,2-3	GS	30	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	81 (4)	Jul 5	DET		KCR	W,7-1	GS	30	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
20	86 (4)	Jul 13	DET	@	STL	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
21	91 (4)	Jul 18 (1)	DET		NYY	L,5-8	GS	28	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
22	97 (5)	Jul 24	DET	@	NYY	L,5-6	GS	29	5.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
23	103 (5)	Jul 29	DET		CLE	W,8-3	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	108 (4)	Aug 4	DET		OAK	L,1-10	GS	23	4.1	2	1	0	3	0	P
25	113 (4)	Aug 9	DET	@	TEX	L,3-7	GS	26	4.2	3	1	0	4	1	P
26	118 (4)	Aug 15	DET		ANA	W,5-1	GS	33	7.2	1	2	0	3	0	P
27	123 (4)	Aug 20	DET	@	SEA	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
28	128 (4)	Aug 25	DET	@	OAK	L,1-6	GS	31	6.1	0	3	0	3	0	P
29	133 (4)	Aug 31	DET	@	TOR	W,4-3	GS	31	8.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	138 (4)	Sep 5	DET	@	CHW	L,3-5	GS	30	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	143 (4)	Sep 10	DET		MIN	L,2-3	GS	25	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	145 (1)	Sep 19	DET	@	MIN	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
33	150 (4)	Sep 24	DET	@	KCR	W,4-2	GS	33	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
34	155 (4)	Sep 29	DET		BOS	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
35	161 (5)	Oct 6 (2)	DET		KCR	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
							35gm		232.0	20	43	1	64	1