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Steve Sparks
Steven William Sparks

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 180 lb.
School Sam Houston State

MLB Debut April 28, 1995
Final Game September 26, 2004
Born July 2, 1965 in Tulsa, OK (age 58)

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 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   Pct   G   GS  CG  GF  SV SHO   IP     H   BFP    R   ER   HR  BB  IBB HBP  SO   WP BK  ERA
+--------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+-----+----+----+---+----+---+---+----+---+--+-----+
 1995 29 MLA AL   8  13  .381  36  27   5   5   1   0  202.0  255   928  140  123  20   81   7   8  115   8  1  5.48  
 1996 30 MLA AL   4   5  .444  62   0   0  24   3   0  120.0  148   561   88   80  19   64   6   3   38   9  0  6.00  
 1997           [Did not play]
 1998 32 NYN NL   7   6  .538  21  20   0   0   0   0  122.2  114   529   66   60  18   52   2  10   92   5  0  4.40  
 1999 33 NYN NL   5   5  .500  26  14   0   7   1   0  102.2  104   447   60   55  16   51   0   0   50   6  0  4.82  
 2000 34 SDN NL   9   4  .692  16  14   0   0   0   0   95.1   85   383   33   30   5   19   0   3   35   6  0  2.83  
 2001 35 SDN NL  12  10  .545  35  32   3   1   0   1  211.2  200   886  106   95  29   65   3   6  114  11  2  4.04  
 2002 36 BAA AL   7  18  .280  33  26   0   3   0   0  159.1  224   758  155  142  29   63   3   6   69   4  1  8.02  
 2003 37 OAA AL   6   6  .500  68   0   0  34   3   0  106.1  124   474   55   55  21   39   3   7   51   2  0  4.66  
 2004 38 TOA AL   2   6  .250  38   2   1  22   1   0   94.0  111   445   70   66  22   62   5   3   33   5  0  6.32  
+--------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+-----+----+----+---+----+---+---+----+---+--+-----+
  9 Seasons      60  73  .451 335 135   9  96   9   1 1214.0 1365  5411  773  706 179  496  29  46  597  56  4  5.23
+--------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+-----+----+----+---+----+---+---+----+---+--+-----+
   With MLA      12  18  .400  98  27   5  29   4   0  322.0  403  1489  228  203  39  145  13  11  153  17  1  5.67
   With SDN      21  14  .600  51  46   3   1   0   1  307.0  285  1269  139  125  34   84   3   9  149  17  2  3.66
   With NYN      12  11  .522  47  34   0   7   1   0  225.1  218   976  126  115  34  103   2  10  142  11  0  4.59
   With BAA       7  18  .280  33  26   0   3   0   0  159.1  224   758  155  142  29   63   3   6   69   4  1  8.02
   With OAA       6   6  .500  68   0   0  34   3   0  106.1  124   474   55   55  21   39   3   7   51   2  0  4.66
   With TOA       2   6  .250  38   2   1  22   1   0   94.0  111   445   70   66  22   62   5   3   33   5  0  6.32
+--------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+-----+----+----+---+----+---+---+----+---+--+-----+
 MLB Totals      59  76  .437 270 182  16  45   3   2 1321.2 1451  5832  800  716 154  520  11  52  658  54  5  4.88
+--------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+-----+----+----+---+----+---+---+----+---+--+-----+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27 SOp RnSup  AB   H   HR  AVG   E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  OPS Star 
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+-----+----+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+----+
 1995 29 MLA AL  50  142   6.3   1  5.33    0   0   0  .000   2    8    4  .500   18    8  .692   46   
 1996 30 MLA AL  43   89   6.6   5          0   0   0  .000   2    7    4  .571    3    1  .750 -102   
 1997           [Did not play]
 1998 32 NYN NL  51   64   4.7   0  4.65   39   6   0  .154   0    2    2 1.000    1    2  .333  -51   
 1999 33 NYN NL  53   63   5.6   1  5.14   29   8   0  .276   3    5    3  .600    9    6  .600  -72   
 2000 34 SDN NL  53   34   3.3   1  4.64   32   4   0  .125   0    0    0  .000    0    1  .000 -121   
 2001 35 SDN NL  43  101   4.3   0  4.88   65   7   0  .108   2   11   10  .909    1    0 1.000  -45   
 2002 36 BAA AL  46  142   7.9   1  3.42    0   0   0  .000   1    6    5  .833    7    5  .583   27   
 2003 37 OAA AL  46   71   5.9   6          0   0   0  .000   2    5    3  .600    4    2  .667   26   
 2004 38 TOA AL  51   84   8.2   3  1.00    0   0   0  .000   1    4    3  .750    3    0 1.000   46   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+-----+----+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+----+
  9 Seasons          794   5.9  18        165  25   0  .152  13   48   34  .708   46   25  .648  -21   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+-----+----+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+----+

HOF Standards: Pitching - 1.3 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 1.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Postseason Stats   Postseason Register 

 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  ERA    W-L  SV GS   IP   H   ER  BB  SO 
+------------------+-----+--+------+-----+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 2003 ALDS  OAA CHA   L    4  6.43   0-2   1  0   7.0   9   5   4   6
+------------------+-----+--+------+-----+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+


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Managers 

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1995  MLA   64-98   Mark Simons
 1996  MLA   78-84   Mark Simons
 1998  NYN   90-72   Jon Fellows
 1999  NYN   89-73   Jon Fellows
 2000  SDN   78-84   Mike Tomeo
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