Steve Sparks

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 210lb (193cm, 95kg)

Born: March 28, 1975 in Mobile, AL us

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 38th round of the 1995 MLB June Amateur Draft from Faulkner University (Montgomery, AL) and the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 28th round of the 1998 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of South Alabama (Mobile, AL).

Schools: Faulkner University (Montgomery, AL), University of South Alabama (Mobile, AL)

Last Game: August 2, 2000 (Age 25-127d)
vs. LAD 1.2 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 4 BB, 3 ER

Full Name: Stephen Lanier Sparks

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Career

WAR

0.0

ERA

6.75

4.0

WHIP

2.250

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1998	23		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A--A	PIT	2	8	.200	4.65	5.90	16	12	0	0	0	0	71.2	66	47	37	4	34	1	73	9	3	6	325	1.395	8.3	0.5	4.3	9.2	2.15
1998	23	1.4	Augusta	SALL	A	PIT	0	1	.000	6.23	9.35	2	2	0	0	0	0	8.2	11	9	6	1	4	0	12	0	0	1	43	1.731	11.4	1.0	4.2	12.5	3.00
1998	23	2.1	Erie	NYPL	A-	PIT	2	7	.222	4.43	5.43	14	10	0	0	0	0	63.0	55	38	31	3	30	1	61	9	3	5	282	1.349	7.9	0.4	4.3	8.7	2.03
1999	24		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-A+	PIT	6	9	.400	4.87	6.28	30	17	2	2	1	0	114.2	133	80	62	6	66	0	92	6	0	9	531	1.735	10.4	0.5	5.2	7.2	1.39
1999	24	1.5	Lynchburg	CARL	A+	PIT	2	3	.400	6.23	6.92	5	5	0	1	0	0	26.0	36	20	18	3	15	0	20	1	0	2	124	1.962	12.5	1.0	5.2	6.9	1.33
1999	24	2.6	Hickory	SALL	A	PIT	4	6	.400	4.47	6.09	25	12	2	1	1	0	88.2	97	60	44	3	51	0	72	5	0	7	407	1.669	9.8	0.3	5.2	7.3	1.41
2000	25	0.7	Altoona	EL	AA	PIT	6	7	.462	4.77	5.43	23	17	3	3	2	0	109.1	103	66	58	6	54	0	66	11	0	8	484	1.436	8.5	0.5	4.4	5.4	1.22
2000	25	-3.7	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	0	0		6.75	6.75	3	0	2	0	0	0	4.0	4	3	3	0	5	0	2	0	0	2	20	2.250	9.0	0.0	11.3	4.5	0.40
2001	26		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-AA	PIT	4	9	.308	4.62	5.50	38	16	9	2	0	3	113.0	108	69	58	12	89	2	95	4	0	11	524	1.743	8.6	1.0	7.1	7.6	1.07
2001	26	-0.9	Nashville	PCL	AAA	PIT	3	5	.375	5.06	6.03	31	10	9	1	0	3	74.2	77	50	42	10	64	2	63	3	0	6	358	1.888	9.3	1.2	7.7	7.6	0.98
2001	26	1.8	Altoona	EL	AA	PIT	1	4	.200	3.76	4.46	7	6	0	1	0	0	38.1	31	19	16	2	25	0	32	1	0	5	166	1.461	7.3	0.5	5.9	7.5	1.28
2002	27		3 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	SFG	0	0		11.88	12.42	11	0	5	0	0	0	16.2	21	23	22	2	19	0	10	1	0	2	90	2.400	11.3	1.1	10.3	5.4	0.53
2002	27	0.1	Memphis	PCL	AAA	STL	0	0		10.80	10.80	2	0	1	0	0	0	3.1	1	4	4	0	6	0	2	0	0	2	17	2.100	2.7	0.0	16.2	5.4	0.33
2002	27	0.1	Fresno	PCL	AAA	SFG	0	0		11.25	11.25	3	0	2	0	0	0	4.0	5	5	5	1	3	0	3	0	0	0	21	2.000	11.3	2.3	6.8	6.8	1.00
2002	27	3.2	Shreveport	TL	AA	SFG	0	0		12.54	13.50	6	0	2	0	0	0	9.1	15	14	13	1	10	0	5	1	0	0	52	2.679	14.5	1.0	9.6	4.8	0.50
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (1 season)					Majors		0	0		6.75	6.75	3	0	2	0	0	0	4.0	4	3	3	0	5	0	2	0	0	2	20	2.250	9.0	0.0	11.3	4.5	0.40
Minors (5 seasons)					Minors		18	33	.353	5.01	6.03	118	62	19	7	3	3	425.1	431	285	237	30	262	3	336	31	3	36	1954	1.629	9.1	0.6	5.5	7.1	1.28
All Levels (5 Seasons)							18	33	.353	5.03	6.04	121	62	21	7	3	3	429.1	435	288	240	30	267	3	338	31	3	38	1974	1.635	9.1	0.6	5.6	7.1	1.27

AAA (2 seasons)					Minors		3	5	.375	5.60	6.48	36	10	12	1	0	3	82.0	83	59	51	11	73	2	68	3	0	8	396	1.902	9.1	1.2	8.0	7.5	0.93
AA (3 seasons)					Minors		7	11	.389	4.99	5.68	36	23	5	4	2	0	157.0	149	99	87	9	89	0	103	13	0	13	702	1.516	8.5	0.5	5.1	5.9	1.16
A+ (1 season)					Minors		2	3	.400	6.23	6.92	5	5	0	1	0	0	26.0	36	20	18	3	15	0	20	1	0	2	124	1.962	12.5	1.0	5.2	6.9	1.33
A (2 seasons)					Minors		4	7	.364	4.62	6.38	27	14	2	1	1	0	97.1	108	69	50	4	55	0	84	5	0	8	450	1.675	10.0	0.4	5.1	7.8	1.53
A- (1 season)					Minors		2	7	.222	4.43	5.43	14	10	0	0	0	0	63.0	55	38	31	3	30	1	61	9	3	5	282	1.349	7.9	0.4	4.3	8.7	2.03