Steve W. Sparks

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Full Name: Steven William Sparks	Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 0"/187	First Game: April 28, 1995
Birthdate: July 2, 1965	Final Game: September 26, 2004
Birthplace: Tulsa, Oklahoma	MLB Experience: 9 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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2 Statistics
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[edit] Biography

Born on July 2, 1965 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Steve Sparks (Steven William Sparks) played for the Milwaukee Brewers, Anaheim Angels, Detroit Tigers, Oakland Athletics and Arizona Diamondbacks over the course of his 9 year career. Sparks broke into the bigs on April 28, 1995 with the Milwaukee Brewers, and put up a 4.63 ERA in 202 innings pitched in 1995, his rookie year.

Most people believe that Steve Sparks's best season was 2001, when he posted a 3.65 ERA, won 14 games and struck out 116 batters.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Pitching Stats

Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	IB	WP	HBP
1995	MIL	A	33	27	9	11	4.63	96	111	104	3	0	0	202	210	17	86	1	5	5
1996	MIL	A	20	13	4	7	6.60	21	66	65	1	0	0	88.2	103	19	52	0	6	3
1998	ANA	A	22	20	9	4	4.34	90	66	62	0	0	0	128.2	130	14	58	0	6	5
1999	ANA	A	28	26	5	11	5.42	73	101	89	0	0	0	147.2	165	21	82	0	8	9
2000	DET	A	20	15	7	5	4.07	53	55	47	1	1	1	104	108	7	29	0	6	4
2001	DET	A	35	33	14	9	3.65	116	110	94	8	1	0	232	244	22	64	1	8	6
2002	DET	A	32	30	8	16	5.52	98	134	116	3	0	0	189	238	23	67	3	8	12
2003	OAK	A	9	0	0	0	5.71	5	11	11	0	0	0	17.1	19	2	3	0	0	0
2003	DET	A	42	0	0	6	4.72	49	57	47	0	0	2	89.2	95	11	34	4	3	3
2003	TOT	A	51	0	0	6	4.88	54	68	58	0	0	2	107	114	13	37	4	3	3
2004	ARI	N	29	18	3	7	6.04	57	89	81	0	0	0	120.2	139	18	45	2	4	5
Total	NL		29	18	3	7	6.04	57	89	81	0	0	0	120.2	139	18	45	2	4	5
Total	AL		241	164	56	69	4.77	601	711	635	16	2	3	1199	1312	136	475	9	50	47
Total			270	182	59	76	4.88	658	800	716	16	2	3	1319.2	1451	154	520	11	54	52

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1995	MIL	A	P	33	27	202	25	43	2	5	0	15	16	7	4	.971
1996	MIL	A	P	20	13	88.2	9	23	1	1	0	3	4	2	3	.970
1998	ANA	A	P	22	20	128.2	12	31	0	2	0	15	10	4	5	1.000
1999	ANA	A	DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1999	ANA	A	P	28	26	147.2	7	35	3	4	0	12	12	5	3	.933
2000	DET	A	P	20	15	104	11	17	1	2	0	2	2	1	0	.966
2001	DET	A	P	35	33	232	20	42	1	1	0	12	9	8	3	.984
2002	DET	A	P	32	30	189	15	41	2	3	0	8	9	4	2	.966
2003	OAK	A	P	9	0	17.1	2	4	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1.000
2003	DET	A	P	42	0	89.2	6	12	1	5	0	1	2	3	0	.947
2003	TOT	A	P	51	0	107	8	16	1	6	0	1	4	3	0	.960
2004	ARI	N	P	29	18	120.2	8	21	2	0	0	6	5	5	0	.935
Total			DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			P	270	182	1319.2	115	269	13	24	0	74	71	39	20	.967

[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1995	MIL	A	33	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1996	MIL	A	20	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1998	ANA	A	22	1	1	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
1999	ANA	A	29	3	0	1	0	2	.333	.333	.667	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2000	DET	A	20	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2001	DET	A	36	4	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2002	DET	A	32	2	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2003	OAK	A	9	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2003	DET	A	42	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2003	TOT	A	51	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2004	ARI	N	29	31	0	4	0	1	.129	.129	.129	0	0	0	14	0	1	0	0	0
Total	NL		29	31	0	4	0	1	.129	.129	.129	0	0	0	14	0	1	0	0	0
Total	AL		243	10	1	1	0	2	.100	.182	.200	1	0	1	3	0	1	0	0	0
Total			272	41	1	5	0	3	.122	.143	.146	1	0	1	17	0	2	0	0	0

[edit] Transactions

Selected by Milwaukee Brewers in the 5th round of the free-agent draft (June 2, 1987 - signed June 3, 1987).
Granted free agency (October 15, 1997).
Signed by Anaheim Angels (April 1, 1998).
Granted free agency (October 15, 1999).
Signed by Philadelphia Phillies (February 1, 2000).
Released by Philadelphia Phillies (March 23, 2000).
Signed by Detroit Tigers (March 26, 2000).
Released by Detroit Tigers (August 27, 2003).
Signed by Oakland Athletics (August 31, 2003).
Granted free agency (October 29, 2003).
Signed by Arizona Diamondbacks (January 6, 2004).
Granted free agency (October 29, 2004).
Signed by San Diego Padres (January 25, 2005).
Released by San Diego Padres (April 26, 2005).
Signed by Oakland Athletics (May 15, 2005).
Released by Oakland Athletics (July 16, 2005).

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