NAME : Steve Sparks
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ORIGIN :
BIRTHDAY : 8/22/1950
AGE : 30
HEIGHT : 6"7
WEIGHT : 210
POSITION : Pitcher
ROLE : Middle Reliever
BATS : Right
THROWS : Right
CONTRACT : $3,500,000 through 1983
DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
LOYALTY : Average
TEAM LEADER : None at all
CONSISTENCY : Inconsistent at times
CLUTCH PERFORMANCE : GREAT
INJURY RATING : Normal
DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
Range at Pitcher : B (Fielding Pct. : .930)
PITCHING RATINGS :
Duration as Starter : E
Duration as Reliever : B
Holding Runners : B
Groundball Pct. : 57
Avoiding Runs : 10
Avoiding Hits : 8 (VS. RHB : 8, VS. LHB : 8, Talent Good)
Avoiding Doubles : 5 (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Average)
Avoiding Homeruns : 9 (VS. RHB : 9, VS. LHB : 9, Talent Brilliant)
Avoiding BB's : 8 (VS. RHB : 8, VS. LHB : 8, Talent Brilliant)
Getting Strikeouts : 6 (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
Throwing Velocity : 8
Pitch Assortment : , Fastball, Changeup, Curveball, Slider, Splitfinger-Fastball
PITCHING STATS :
Category ERA W L S G GS IP HA R ER BB K
Overall 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
At Home 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
Away 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
Last Week 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
This Week 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
CAREER STATS :
YEAR ERA W L S G CG SHO IP ER BB K TEAMS
1973 4.12 5 4 1 59 0 0 83.0 38 33 54 OAK
1974 3.23 2 2 16 33 0 0 39.0 14 6 28 OAK,BOS
1975 2.06 5 6 31 65 0 0 70.0 16 15 52 BOS
1976 3.41 9 3 26 63 0 0 60.2 23 25 62 BOS
1977 2.84 11 6 3 46 0 0 184.0 58 25 138 BOS,AL
1978 2.82 8 10 0 40 1 0 207.1 65 23 162 BOS
1979 2.94 10 7 22 64 0 0 79.2 26 19 48 BOS
1980 2.91 8 3 34 74 0 0 77.1 25 16 47 BOS
Total ERA : 2.98
Total Wins : 58
Total Losses: 41
Total Saves : 133
Total SHO : 0
Total CG : 1
Total K's : 591
Total BB's : 162
PLAYER HISTORY
Hit first career homerun on 7/22/1978, off Wade Blasingame (KC)... |