Joe Sparma stats

Last played for the Washington Nationals, 1970

Pitcher

Age 84

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Joe Sparma played 7 MLB seasons, 1964 to 1970.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
183
W
52
L
52
ERA
3.94
IP
864.2
K
586
BB
436
WHIP
1.40

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1964DET21563.0084.071451.27
1965DET301383.18167.0127751.30
1966DET29275.3091.261521.69
1967DET371693.76217.2153851.25
1968DET3410103.70182.1110771.35
1969DET23684.7692.241771.67
1970WSH9047.0629.123252.01

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
1
W
0
L
0
IP
0.0
K
0
BB
0

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
31
SHO
10
K/9
6.1
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
0

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1964DET0327.60000
1965DET0606.80000
1966DET0006.00000
1967DET01156.30000
1968DET0715.40000
1969DET0324.00000
1970WSH0107.10000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
84 yearsFeb 4, 1942
Debut
1964

What were Joe Sparma's career stats?

Joe Sparma played 7 seasons for the Tigers and the Nationals. He had 52 wins and 586 strikeouts with a 3.94 ERA over 864.2 innings. His best season was 1967: 16 wins, a 3.76 ERA and 153 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

7 seasons, 1 postseason, 1964 to 1970

Joe Sparma finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.

Championships

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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