Bio
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 1995
- College
- Sam Houston
Bio
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 1995
- College
- Sam Houston
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 270
- W
- 59
- L
- 76
- ERA
- 4.88
- IP
- 1319.2
- K
- 658
- BB
- 520
- WHIP
- 1.49
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | MIL | 33 | 9 | 11 | 4.63 | 202.0 | 96 | 86 | 1.47 |
| 1996 | MIL | 20 | 4 | 7 | 6.60 | 88.2 | 21 | 52 | 1.75 |
| 1998 | LAA | 22 | 9 | 4 | 4.34 | 128.2 | 90 | 58 | 1.46 |
| 1999 | LAA | 28 | 5 | 11 | 5.42 | 147.2 | 73 | 82 | 1.67 |
| 2000 | DET | 20 | 7 | 5 | 4.07 | 104.0 | 53 | 29 | 1.32 |
| 2001 | DET | 35 | 14 | 9 | 3.65 | 232.0 | 116 | 64 | 1.33 |
| 2002 | DET | 32 | 8 | 16 | 5.52 | 189.0 | 98 | 67 | 1.61 |
| 2003 |  DET/ATH | 51 | 0 | 6 | 4.88 | 107.0 | 54 | 37 | 1.41 |
| 2004 | ARI | 29 | 3 | 7 | 6.04 | 120.2 | 57 | 45 | 1.52 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 1
- W
- 0
- L
- 0
- ERA
- 4.50
- IP
- 4.0
- K
- 1
- BB
- 3
- WHIP
- 1.25
Expanded
Career regular season
- QS
- 87
- CG
- 16
- SHO
- 2
- K/9
- 4.5
- GB
- 187
- FB
- 251
- G/F
- 0.70
- WP
- 54
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | MIL | 11 | 3 | 0 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1996 | MIL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1998 | LAA | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1999 | LAA | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2000 | DET | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2001 | DET | 20 | 8 | 1 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2002 | DET | 16 | 3 | 0 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2003 | DET/ATH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2004 | ARI | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 | 187 | 251 | 0.7 | 4 |
What were Steve W. Sparks's career stats?
Steve W. Sparks played 9 seasons for the Brewers, the Angels, the Tigers and the Diamondbacks. He had 59 wins and 658 strikeouts with a 4.88 ERA over 1,319.2 innings. His best season was 2001: 14 wins, a 3.65 ERA and 116 strikeouts.
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