Steve Sparks
Bats R Throws R6'0" 187 lbBorn 1964 Tulsa, USADebut 1995Team ARIDraft 1987 R5 #123 Milwaukee Brewers, Sam Houston State
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 2004 | ARI | 29 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.129 | 0.129 | 0.129 | 0.258 | -56.6 |
| 2003 | OAK | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2002 | DET | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -115.0 |
| 2001 | DET | 36 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -116.2 |
| 2000 | DET | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 1999 | ANA | 29 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.333 | 0.333 | 0.667 | 1.000 | 148.0 |
| 1998 | ANA | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.500 | 0.000 | 0.500 | 111.6 |
| 1996 | ML4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 1995 | ML4 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| Career | | 272 | 44 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0.122 | 0.143 | 0.146 | 0.289 | -39.3 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | BF | HR | BB | SO | PITCH+ |
|---|
| 2004 | ARI | 3 | 7 | 6.04 | 29 | 18 | 0 | 120.7 | 545 | 18 | 45 | 57 | | | |
| 2003 | OAK | 0 | 6 | 4.88 | 51 | 0 | 2 | 107.0 | 460 | 13 | 37 | 54 | | | |
| 2002 | DET | 8 | 16 | 5.52 | 32 | 30 | 0 | 189.0 | 868 | 23 | 67 | 98 | | | |
| 2001 | DET | 14 | 9 | 3.65 | 35 | 33 | 0 | 232.0 | 982 | 22 | 64 | 116 | | | |
| 2000 | DET | 7 | 5 | 4.07 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 104.0 | 446 | 7 | 29 | 53 | | | |
| 1999 | ANA | 5 | 11 | 5.42 | 28 | 26 | 0 | 147.7 | 688 | 21 | 82 | 73 | | | |
| 1998 | ANA | 9 | 4 | 4.34 | 22 | 20 | 0 | 128.7 | 562 | 14 | 58 | 90 | | | |
| 1996 | ML4 | 4 | 7 | 6.60 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 88.7 | 406 | 19 | 52 | 21 | | | |
| 1995 | ML4 | 9 | 11 | 4.63 | 33 | 27 | 0 | 202.0 | 875 | 17 | 86 | 96 | | | |
| Career | | 59 | 76 | 4.88 | 270 | 182 | 3 | 1319.7 | 5832 | 154 | 520 | 658 | | | |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 2004 | ARI | P | 29 | 121 | 8 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0.935 | |
| 2003 | OAK | P | 51 | 107 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 0.960 | |
| 2002 | DET | P | 32 | 189 | 15 | 41 | 2 | 3 | 0.966 | |
| 2001 | DET | P | 35 | 232 | 20 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 0.984 | |
| 2000 | DET | P | 20 | 104 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0.966 | |
| 1999 | ANA | P | 28 | 148 | 7 | 35 | 3 | 4 | 0.933 | |
| 1998 | ANA | P | 22 | 129 | 12 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | |
| 1996 | ML4 | P | 20 | 89 | 9 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0.970 | |
| 1995 | ML4 | P | 33 | 202 | 25 | 43 | 2 | 5 | 0.971 | |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Postseason batting
| Year | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| Career | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
Postseason pitching
| Year | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1.25 |
| Career | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1.25 |
Salaries
| Year | Team | Salary |
|---|
| 2004 | ARI | $500,000 |
| 2003 | DET | $4,500,000 |
| 2002 | DET | $3,000,000 |
| 2001 | DET | $650,000 |
| 1999 | ANA | $1,387,500 |
| 1997 | ML4 | $175,000 |
| 1996 | ML4 | $175,000 |
| 1995 | ML4 | $109,000 |
Public salary records run through 2016; current contract data is on the roadmap.