Sparky Adams stats
Last played for the Cincinnati Reds, 1934
Bio
- Debut
- 1922
Bio
- Debut
- 1922
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,424
- AB
- 5,557
- R
- 844
- H
- 1,588
- HR
- 9
- RBI
- 394
- SB
- 154
- AVG
- .286
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | CHC | 11 | 44 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .250 |
| 1923 | CHC | 95 | 311 | 40 | 90 | 4 | 35 | 20 | .289 |
| 1924 | CHC | 117 | 418 | 66 | 117 | 1 | 27 | 15 | .280 |
| 1925 | CHC | 149 | 627 | 95 | 180 | 2 | 48 | 26 | .287 |
| 1926 | CHC | 154 | 624 | 95 | 193 | 0 | 39 | 27 | .309 |
| 1927 | CHC | 146 | 647 | 100 | 189 | 0 | 49 | 26 | .292 |
| 1928 | PIT | 135 | 539 | 91 | 149 | 0 | 38 | 8 | .276 |
| 1929 | PIT | 74 | 196 | 37 | 51 | 0 | 11 | 3 | .260 |
| 1930 | STL | 137 | 570 | 98 | 179 | 0 | 55 | 7 | .314 |
| 1931 | STL | 143 | 608 | 97 | 178 | 1 | 40 | 16 | .293 |
| 1932 | STL | 31 | 127 | 22 | 35 | 0 | 13 | 0 | .276 |
| 1933 |  STL/CIN | 145 | 568 | 60 | 146 | 1 | 22 | 3 | .257 |
| 1934 | CIN | 87 | 278 | 38 | 70 | 0 | 14 | 2 | .252 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 8
- AB
- 25
- R
- 0
- H
- 4
- HR
- 0
- RBI
- 1
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .160
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 6,174
- TB
- 1,960
- XBH
- 306
- HBP
- 28
- IBB
- 0
- GIDP
- 0
- P/PA
- 0.00
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | CHC | 49 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1923 | CHC | 352 | 114 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1924 | CHC | 473 | 141 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1925 | CHC | 687 | 231 | 39 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1926 | CHC | 700 | 234 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1927 | CHC | 705 | 220 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1928 | PIT | 628 | 175 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1929 | PIT | 217 | 61 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1930 | STL | 631 | 233 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1931 | STL | 658 | 237 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1932 | STL | 142 | 40 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1933 | STL/CIN | 631 | 173 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1934 | CIN | 301 | 88 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 14.9
- RC
- 737.1
- RC/27
- 4.80
- ISOP
- .067
- SECA
- .167
- BB/K
- 2.03
- AB/HR
- 617.4
- GO/FO
- 0.00
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | CHC | -0.2 | 3.9 | 2.9 | .045 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1923 | CHC | 1.1 | 39.4 | 4.2 | .077 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 77.8 | 0 |
| 1924 | CHC | 1.4 | 50.1 | 4.1 | .057 | 0.1 | 2 | 418 | 0 |
| 1925 | CHC | 2.7 | 84.4 | 4.9 | .081 | 0.2 | 2.9 | 313.5 | 0 |
| 1926 | CHC | 4.3 | 97.7 | 5.9 | .066 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1927 | CHC | 2.2 | 83.9 | 4.8 | .048 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1928 | PIT | 0.9 | 73.1 | 4.8 | .048 | 0.2 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1929 | PIT | -0.4 | 21.6 | 3.9 | .051 | 0.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1930 | STL | 0.6 | 90.5 | 6 | .095 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1931 | STL | 1.0 | 87.6 | 5.4 | .097 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 608 | 0 |
| 1932 | STL | 0.0 | 15.8 | 4.7 | .039 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1933 | STL/CIN | 1.4 | 60 | 3.7 | .048 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 568 | 0 |
| 1934 | CIN | -0.1 | 29.2 | 3.8 | .065 | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Sparky Adams's career stats?
Sparky Adams played 13 seasons for the Cubs, the Pirates, the Cardinals and the Reds. He was a career .286 hitter with 1,588 hits, 9 home runs and 394 RBI. His best season was 1930: a .314 batting average, 0 home runs and 55 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
13 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1922 to 1934
Championships
- 1931 World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals