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

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.

2002 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2002 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 3	DET	@	TBD	L,1-2	GS	32	7.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
2	7 (4)	Apr 9	DET		CHW	L,2-8	GS	28	6.0	1	4	0	5	0	P
3	11 (3)	Apr 14	DET	@	MIN	L,7-13	GS	28	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
4	15 (3)	Apr 19	DET	@	CHW	W,8-2	GS	30	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
5	20 (4)	Apr 24	DET	@	KCR	L,2-8	GS	27	5.2	1	2	0	3	0	P
6	25 (4)	Apr 30	DET		KCR	W,9-3	CG	32	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	30 (4)	May 6	DET	@	MIN	L,1-3	CG	38	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
8	35 (4)	May 11	DET	@	TEX	L,6-10	GS	12	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
9	40 (4)	May 18	DET		TEX	W,8-7	GS	32	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
10	45 (4)	May 24	DET	@	CHW	L,1-12	GS	23	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
11	50 (4)	May 29	DET	@	CLE	W,9-5	GS	29	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	55 (4)	Jun 3	DET		BOS	W,7-6	GS	19	3.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
13	57 (1)	Jun 5	DET		BOS	L,0-11		19	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
14	61 (3)	Jun 9	DET		PHI	L,5-7	GS	25	4.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
15	71 (9)	Jun 21	DET	@	FLA	L,1-4	GS	31	6.1	2	2	0	4	0	P
16	76 (4)	Jun 27	DET	@	KCR	L,2-5	GS	28	6.1	1	1	0	2	1	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	82 (5)	Jul 4	DET	@	CHW	W,6-5	GS	32	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
18	86 (3)	Jul 11	DET		CHW	L,2-9	GS	23	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	92 (5)	Jul 16	DET		BOS	L,4-9	GS	31	6.1	1	1	0	2	1	P
20	97 (4)	Jul 21	DET		MIN	L,2-4	GS	30	6.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	102 (4)	Jul 27	DET	@	CLE	W,5-1	GS	30	8.0	0	3	0	3	1	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	107 (4)	Aug 1	DET	@	OAK	L,3-5	GS	28	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
23	112 (4)	Aug 6	DET		TEX	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	P
24	117 (4)	Aug 11	DET		BAL	W,2-1	GS	27	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
25	121 (3)	Aug 16	DET	@	BAL	W,6-5	GS	31	6.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
26	126 (4)	Aug 21	DET		SEA	L,2-8	GS	34	7.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
27	131 (4)	Aug 26	DET	@	CLE	L,2-8	GS	15	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
28	135 (3)	Aug 31	DET		CHW	L,4-9	GS	26	5.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	140 (4)	Sep 5	DET	@	NYY	L,3-9	GS	16	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	146 (5)	Sep 11	DET	@	MIN	L,2-8		15	4.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
31	152 (5)	Sep 18	DET		MIN	L,0-2	GS	32	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
32	157 (4)	Sep 25	DET	@	KCR	W,7-6	GS	30	6.1	0	1	1	2	0	P
							32gm		189.0	15	41	2	58	3