#48 Steve Sparks, Reliever, 35 yrs, Los Angeles Dodgers

#48 Steve Sparks, Reliever, 35 yrs, Los Angeles Dodgers
Monday, 5/13/1986

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Steve Sparks

8/22/1950
35

6"7
215

Reliever
R
R

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GREAT
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2.0 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 3,500,000
1987
12 Year(s), 60 Days (2124 total Days)
42 Day(s)
12 Year(s), 163 Days (2227 total Days)
14 Year(s)
Protected (on 40 Man Roster)
Not eligible
2 Option Year(s) left

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Movement	Control	Velocity
Overall	4	7	7	89-92 Mph
Versus LHB	4	7	7
Versus RHB	4	7	7
Talent	4	8	8

Pitching Ratings
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6
57
4

Pitches:
Fastball
Changeup
Curveball
Slider
Splitfinger-Fastball

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	1	3	1	1	1
Versus LHP	1	3	1	1	1
Versus RHP	1	3	1	1	1
Talent	2	2	2	2	2

Running & Bunting Ratings
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2
1
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1
Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
P : 6 (Range), .928 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 2

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
4/11	@HOU	W 14-4		2	1	1	1	0	1
4/28	@CHI	W 5-1		0.2	0	0	0	0	0
5/7	ATL	L 6-7		1	0	0	0	0	0
5/9	@PIT	L 4-12		1	0	0	0	0	0

Pitching Stats 1986

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
	4	0	0	0	0	1.93	4.2	1	1	1	0	1	0	.0	0	0	.0

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	0	0	.0	4	3	1.9	1.9	1.9	.0	0	0	.0	1	0	.0	0.03

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
vs. RHB	8	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.500	.625

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
Road	3	0	0	0	0	2.45	3.2	1	1	1	0	1
This Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Last Week	2	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.0	0	0	0	0	0

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	2	0	0	0	0	3.38	2.2	1	1	1	0	1
May	2	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.0	0	0	0	0	0

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	Teams
1973	59	0	5	4	1	4.12	83.0	84	0	38	33	54	0	0	1.41	OAK
1974	33	0	2	2	16	3.23	39.0	36	0	14	6	28	0	0	1.08	OAK BOS
1975	65	0	5	6	31	2.06	70.0	55	0	16	15	52	0	0	1.00	BOS
1976	63	0	9	3	26	3.41	60.2	58	0	23	25	62	0	0	1.37	BOS
1977	46	0	11	6	3	2.84	184.0	152	0	58	25	138	0	0	0.96	BOS,AL
1978	40	0	8	10	0	2.82	207.1	166	0	65	23	162	1	0	0.91	BOS
1979	64	0	10	7	22	2.94	79.2	71	0	26	19	48	0	0	1.13	BOS
1980	74	0	8	3	34	2.91	77.1	57	0	25	16	47	0	0	0.94	BOS
1981	56	14	9	4	2	3.26	124.1	119	49	45	20	87	0	0	1.12	BOS
1982	113	0	11	6	0	2.55	152.0	128	50	43	19	82	0	0	0.97	BOS
1983	115	1	16	5	4	1.89	138.1	111	42	29	26	73	0	0	0.99	BOS
1984	98	7	9	2	1	3.02	149.0	127	59	50	26	75	0	0	1.03	BOS
1985	33	1	2	4	1	4.50	56.0	55	29	28	16	34	0	0	1.27	BOS LA
1986	4	0	0	0	0	1.93	4.2	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0.21	LA
Total	863	23	105	62	141	2.91	1425.1	1220	230	461	269	943	1	0	1.04

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

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Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
1981	5	0	1	0	1	3.86	4.2	3	2	2	1	3	0	0
1982	4	0	0	0	0	7.11	6.1	9	5	5	0	6	0	0
1983	15	0	3	2	0	1.93	23.1	15	7	5	4	12	0	0
Total	24	0	4	2	1	3.15	34.1	27	14	12	5	21	0	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1973	59	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	OAK
1974	33	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	OAK BOS
1975	65	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	BOS
1976	63	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	BOS
1977	46	53	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	22	0	0	.038	.038	.057	.094	BOS,AL
1978	40	63	4	0	0	1	3	4	1	21	0	1	.063	.078	.111	.189	BOS
1979	64	11	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	4	0	0	.091	.091	.182	.273	BOS
1980	74	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	BOS
1981	56	25	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	6	0	0	.040	.040	.040	.080	BOS
1982	113	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	BOS
1983	115	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	0	.000	.286	.000	.286	BOS
1984	98	14	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	0	0	.143	.200	.143	.343	BOS
1985	33	12	2	1	0	1	3	1	0	6	0	0	.167	.167	.500	.667	BOS LA
Total	863	208	15	4	0	2	10	10	4	75	0	1	.072	.090	.120	.210

Fielding Stats 1986

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INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

1.000

4.2

1.93

Player History

Hit first career homerun on 7/22/1978, off Wade Blasingame (KC)... Won World Championship with Boston in 1983...
Traded from Boston to Los Angeles on 2/17/1985 (Going to LA: SS U. Washington, P L. Sorensen, P S. Sparks. Going to BOS: SS R. Oester, P D. Tomlin, P S. Trout)...

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