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Steve Sparks

Birthdate: 7/2/1965 Bats/Throws: R/R
Height/Weight: 6-0/180 Position: P
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Partial Seasons | Postseason | Regular Season

Season	Team	W	L	SV	G	GS	IP	K/9	BB/9	HR/9	BABIP	LOB%	GB%	HR/FB	ERA	FIP	xFIP	WAR
1995	Brewers	9	11	0	33	27	202.0	4.28	3.83	0.76	.288	68.5 %			4.63	4.60		2.7
1996	Brewers	4	7	0	20	13	88.2	2.13	5.28	1.93	.270	70.0 %			6.60	7.34		-0.7
1998	Angels	9	4	0	22	20	128.2	6.30	4.06	0.98	.294	73.2 %			4.34	4.62		1.6
1999	Angels	5	11	0	28	26	147.2	4.45	5.00	1.28	.286	68.4 %			5.42	5.84		0.5
2000	Tigers	7	5	1	20	15	104.0	4.59	2.51	0.61	.286	65.6 %			4.07	3.94		2.1
2001	Tigers	14	9	0	35	33	232.0	4.50	2.48	0.85	.287	72.0 %			3.65	4.19		3.2
2002	Tigers	8	16	0	32	30	189.0	4.67	3.19	1.10	.322	64.3 %	45.8 %	9.8 %	5.52	4.76	4.90	1.4
2003	2 Teams	0	6	2	51	0	107.0	4.54	3.11	1.09	.286	63.3 %	46.3 %	10.7 %	4.88	4.72	4.81	0.0
2003	Tigers	0	6	2	42	0	89.2	4.92	3.41	1.10	.291	64.3 %	43.3 %	10.6 %	4.72	4.77	4.87	-0.1
2003	Athletics	0	0	0	9	0	17.1	2.60	1.56	1.04	.266	57.3 %	60.0 %	11.1 %	5.71	4.47	4.49	0.0
2003	Athletics	0	0	0	1	0	4.0	2.25	6.75	2.25	.083	83.3 %	61.5 %	33.3 %	4.50	8.03	5.88
2004	Diamondbacks	3	7	0	29	18	120.2	4.25	3.36	1.34	.288	61.1 %	40.4 %	10.7 %	6.04	5.29	5.34	0.6
Total	- - -	59	76	3	270	182	1319.2	4.49	3.55	1.05	.292	67.7 %	44.4 %	10.3 %	4.88	4.90	5.00	11.3
Postseason	- - -	0	0	0	1	0	4.0	2.25	6.75	2.25	.083	83.3 %	61.5 %	33.3 %	4.50	8.03	5.88

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Partial Seasons | Postseason | Regular Season

Season	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	ShO	SV	HLD	BS	IP	TBF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	HBP	WP	BK	SO
1995	Brewers	9	11	4.63	33	27	3	0	0			202.0	875	210	111	104	17	86	1	5	5	1	96
1996	Brewers	4	7	6.60	20	13	1	0	0			88.2	406	103	66	65	19	52	0	3	6	0	21
1998	Angels	9	4	4.34	22	20	0	0	0			128.2	562	130	66	62	14	58	0	5	6	0	90
1999	Angels	5	11	5.42	28	26	0	0	0			147.2	688	165	101	89	21	82	0	9	8	0	73
2000	Tigers	7	5	4.07	20	15	1	1	1			104.0	446	108	55	47	7	29	0	4	6	0	53
2001	Tigers	14	9	3.65	35	33	8	1	0			232.0	982	244	110	94	22	64	1	6	8	2	116
2002	Tigers	8	16	5.52	32	30	3	0	0	0	0	189.0	868	238	134	116	23	67	3	12	8	3	98
2003	2 Teams	0	6	4.88	51	0	0	0	2	0	2	107.0	460	114	68	58	13	37	4	3	3	0	54
2003	Tigers	0	6	4.72	42	0	0	0	2	0	2	89.2	386	95	57	47	11	34	4	3	3	0	49
2003	Athletics	0	0	5.71	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	17.1	74	19	11	11	2	3	0	0	0	0	5
2003	Athletics	0	0	4.50	1	0	0	0	0		0	4.0	17	2	2	2	1	3	0	0	0	0	1
2004	Diamondbacks	3	7	6.04	29	18	0	0	0	0	0	120.2	545	139	89	81	18	45	2	5	4	0	57
Total	- - -	59	76	4.88	270	182	16	2	3	0	2	1319.2	5832	1451	800	716	154	520	11	52	54	6	658
Postseason	- - -	0	0	4.50	1	0	0	0	0		0	4.0	17	2	2	2	1	3	0	0	0	0	1

Advanced

Partial Seasons | Postseason | Regular Season | Averages

Season	Team	K/9	BB/9	K/BB	HR/9	K%	BB%	AVG	WHIP	BABIP	LOB%	ERA-	FIP-	FIP
1995	Brewers	4.28	3.83	1.12	0.76	11.0 %	9.8 %	.268	1.47	.288	68.5 %	96	96	4.60
1995	Average	6.35	3.56	1.79	1.02	16.2 %	9.1 %	.262	1.42	.294	70.4 %			4.55
1996	Brewers	2.13	5.28	0.40	1.93	5.2 %	12.8 %	.293	1.75	.270	70.0 %	129	145	7.34
1996	Average	6.50	3.57	1.82	1.10	16.5 %	9.1 %	.265	1.44	.298	70.0 %			4.64
1998	Angels	6.30	4.06	1.55	0.98	16.0 %	10.3 %	.261	1.46	.294	73.2 %	93	101	4.62
1998	Average	6.61	3.41	1.94	1.05	16.9 %	8.7 %	.261	1.40	.296	70.8 %			4.49
1999	Angels	4.45	5.00	0.89	1.28	10.6 %	11.9 %	.276	1.67	.286	68.4 %	109	119	5.84
1999	Average	6.48	3.73	1.74	1.15	16.4 %	9.4 %	.266	1.46	.298	70.3 %			4.77
2000	Tigers	4.59	2.51	1.83	0.61	11.9 %	6.5 %	.262	1.32	.286	65.6 %	86	85	3.94
2000	Average	6.53	3.80	1.72	1.18	16.5 %	9.6 %	.265	1.47	.296	70.2 %			4.84
2001	Tigers	4.50	2.48	1.81	0.85	11.8 %	6.5 %	.268	1.33	.287	72.0 %	84	98	4.19
2001	Average	6.74	3.29	2.05	1.13	17.3 %	8.5 %	.259	1.38	.292	71.2 %			4.57
2002	Tigers	4.67	3.19	1.46	1.10	11.3 %	7.7 %	.302	1.61	.322	64.3 %	128	113	4.76
2002	Average	6.53	3.38	1.93	1.05	16.8 %	8.7 %	.257	1.38	.289	71.7 %			4.52
2003	2 Teams	4.54	3.11	1.46	1.09	11.7 %	8.0 %	.271	1.41	.286	63.3 %	111	109	4.72
2003	Tigers	4.92	3.41	1.44	1.10	12.7 %	8.8 %	.272	1.44	.291	64.3 %	108	110	4.77
2003	Athletics	2.60	1.56	1.67	1.04	6.8 %	4.1 %	.268	1.27	.266	57.3 %	127	101	4.47
2003	Athletics	2.25	6.75	0.33	2.25	5.9 %	17.7 %	.143	1.25	.083	83.3 %	100	180	8.03
2003	Average	6.40	3.30	1.94	1.08	16.4 %	8.5 %	.260	1.38	.291	71.2 %			4.57
2004	Diamondbacks	4.25	3.36	1.27	1.34	10.5 %	8.3 %	.281	1.52	.288	61.1 %	133	114	5.29
2004	Average	6.60	3.36	1.96	1.13	16.9 %	8.6 %	.261	1.40	.293	71.4 %			4.62
Total	- - -	4.49	3.55	1.27	1.05	11.3 %	8.9 %	.276	1.49	.292	67.7 %	106	107	4.90
Postseason	- - -	2.25	6.75	0.33	2.25	5.9 %	17.7 %	.143	1.25	.083	83.3 %	100	180	8.03

Batted Ball

Partial Seasons | Postseason | Regular Season

Season	Team	GB/FB	LD%	GB%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB	IFH%	BUH%	tERA	SIERA	xFIP-	xFIP
2002	Tigers	1.33	19.7 %	45.8 %	34.5 %	12.8 %	9.8 %	5.8 %	30.0 %	4.92	4.85	112	4.90
2003	2 Teams	1.38	20.1 %	46.3 %	33.6 %	14.8 %	10.7 %	8.3 %	66.7 %	4.98	4.57	107	4.81
2003	Tigers	1.24	21.8 %	43.3 %	34.9 %	14.4 %	10.6 %	6.2 %	50.0 %	5.21	4.62	109	4.87
2003	Athletics	2.17	12.3 %	60.0 %	27.7 %	16.7 %	11.1 %	15.4 %	100.0 %	3.86	4.10	100	4.49
2003	Athletics	2.67	15.4 %	61.5 %	23.1 %	33.3 %	33.3 %	0.0 %	0.0 %	8.55	6.24	131	5.88
2004	Diamondbacks	1.02	20.1 %	40.4 %	39.5 %	10.7 %	10.7 %	8.7 %	10.0 %	5.92	5.32	122	5.34
Total	- - -	1.24	19.9 %	44.4 %	35.7 %	12.5 %	10.3 %	7.2 %	26.1 %	5.22	4.92	114	5.00
Postseason	- - -	2.67	15.4 %	61.5 %	23.1 %	33.3 %	33.3 %	0.0 %	0.0 %	8.55	6.24	131	5.88

More Batted Ball

Partial Seasons | Postseason | Regular Season

Season	Team	GB	FB	LD	IFFB	IFH	BU	BUH	RS	Balls	Strikes	Pitches
2002	Tigers	312	235	134	30	18	10	3	106	1147	1926	3073
2003	2 Teams	168	122	73	18	14	3	2	44	590	1034	1624
2003	Tigers	129	104	65	15	8	2	1	36	511	866	1377
2003	Athletics	39	18	8	3	6	1	1	8	79	168	247
2003	Athletics	8	3	2	1	0	0	0	3	36	35	71
2004	Diamondbacks	173	169	86	18	15	10	1	52	728	1213	1941
Total	- - -	653	526	293	66	47	23	6	202	2465	4173	6638
Postseason	- - -	8	3	2	1	0	0	0	3	36	35	71

Win Probability

Partial Seasons | Postseason | Regular Season

Season	Team	WPA	-WPA	+WPA	RE24	REW	pLI	inLI	gmLI	exLI	Pulls	WPA/LI	Clutch	SD	MD
1995	Brewers	1.14	-14.12	15.26	17.21	1.57	0.94	0.86	0.82	1.39	28	0.90	0.31	3	0
1996	Brewers	-0.77	-7.23	6.45	-12.13	-1.04	0.87	0.82	0.71	0.83	17	-0.96	0.07	1	1
1998	Angels	0.93	-8.84	9.77	2.05	0.25	0.96	0.89	0.84	1.29	21	0.15	0.81	0	1
1999	Angels	-1.60	-13.30	11.69	-20.33	-1.94	1.04	0.93	0.84	1.36	27	-1.67	0.12	0	1
2000	Tigers	-0.25	-6.59	6.34	5.90	0.58	0.82	0.75	0.66	0.91	14	0.31	-0.62	0	0
2001	Tigers	2.08	-16.74	18.82	14.01	1.34	1.02	0.97	0.83	1.56	25	1.24	0.79	0	0
2002	Tigers	-4.22	-17.19	12.98	-44.55	-4.41	0.93	0.79	0.84	0.97	29	-3.14	-1.40	0	0
2003	2 Teams	-1.32	-7.23	5.91	-8.72	-0.74	0.72	0.75	0.97	0.38	25	-0.22	-1.62	6	12
2003	Tigers	-1.34	-6.96	5.62	-6.64	-0.53	0.81	0.86	1.11	0.45	18	-0.44	-1.23	6	12
2003	Athletics	0.02	-0.27	0.29	-2.08	-0.21	0.24	0.26	0.32	0.22	7	0.21	-0.14	0	0
2003	Athletics	0.03	-0.24	0.27	0.59	0.05	0.99	0.96	0.98	1.45	1	0.07	-0.04	0	0
2004	Diamondbacks	-1.41	-8.52	7.11	-22.93	-2.32	0.79	0.73	0.66	0.96	23	-1.27	-0.53	1	1
Total	- - -	-5.43	-99.77	94.34	-69.50	-6.69	0.92	0.85	0.82	1.09	209	-4.66	-1.25	11	16
Postseason	- - -	0.03	-0.24	0.27	0.59	0.05	0.99	0.96	0.98	1.45	1	0.07	-0.04	0	0

Pitch Type

Partial Seasons | Postseason | Regular Season

Season	Team	FB%	SL%	CB%	CH%	KN%	XX%
2002	Tigers	15.4% (79.3)	3.3% (74.3)			81.3% (72.1)	6.3%
2003	2 Teams	16.7% (79.6)	1.7% (75.0)	2.6% (74.3)	0.6% (71.7)	78.5% (72.2)	8.5%
2003	Tigers	16.9% (79.6)	2.0% (75.0)	2.8% (74.3)	0.5% (71.7)	77.8% (72.7)	7.6%
2003	Athletics	15.4% (79.6)		0.9% (76.0)	1.4% (00.0)	82.2% (69.7)	13.4%
2004	Diamondbacks	16.8% (79.1)		1.7% (73.6)	2.6% (72.2)	78.9% (70.6)	4.0%
Total	- - -	16.1% (79.3)	1.9% (74.4)	1.1% (74.0)	0.9% (72.1)	79.9% (71.7)	6.2%

Pitch Values

Partial Seasons | Postseason | Regular Season

Season	Team	wFB	wSL	wCB	wCH	wKN	wFB/C	wSL/C	wCB/C	wCH/C	wKN/C
2002	Tigers	-6.4	0.1			-28.3	-1.45	0.14			-1.21
2003	2 Teams	-1.2	2.1	0.7	-0.6	-3.6	-0.48	8.46	1.77	-6.56	-0.31
2003	Tigers	-1.8	2.1	0.4	-0.6	-1.5	-0.84	8.46	1.18	-9.74	-0.15
2003	Athletics	0.6		0.2	0.0	-2.1	1.86		12.35	-0.20	-1.20
2004	Diamondbacks	-0.5		1.4	0.1	-16.1	-0.16		4.33	0.29	-1.10
Total	- - -	-8.1	2.2	2.1	-0.5	-48.0	-0.81	1.89	2.94	-0.79	-0.96

Plate Discipline

Partial Seasons | Postseason | Regular Season | Averages

Season	Team	O-Swing%	Z-Swing%	Swing%	O-Contact%	Z-Contact%	Contact%	Zone%	F-Strike%	SwStr%
2002	Tigers	15.7 %	66.9 %	44.5 %	56.2 %	88.1 %	83.2 %	56.3 %	56.0 %	7.5 %
2002	Average	18.1 %	70.1 %	46.5 %	47.5 %	85.5 %	78.8 %	54.6 %	58.3 %	9.8 %
2003	2 Teams	20.5 %	65.8 %	44.6 %	55.5 %	89.4 %	82.1 %	53.2 %	63.7 %	8.0 %
2003	Tigers	20.1 %	66.3 %	44.6 %	50.4 %	89.0 %	80.9 %	53.1 %	62.4 %	8.6 %
2003	Athletics	22.8 %	63.2 %	44.5 %	80.8 %	91.7 %	89.1 %	53.9 %	70.3 %	4.9 %
2003	Average	22.2 %	68.8 %	46.2 %	51.9 %	87.8 %	79.4 %	51.4 %	58.6 %	9.5 %
2004	Diamondbacks	14.4 %	66.4 %	43.8 %	67.5 %	86.2 %	83.5 %	56.6 %	61.5 %	7.0 %
2004	Average	16.6 %	69.6 %	45.8 %	53.7 %	85.2 %	80.1 %	55.1 %	58.4 %	9.0 %
Total	- - -	16.6 %	66.5 %	44.4 %	58.7 %	87.8 %	83.0 %	55.6 %	59.5 %	7.5 %

Fielding

Partial Seasons | Postseason | Regular Season

Season	Team	Pos	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	FE	TE	DP	DPS	DPT	DPF	SB	FP
1995	Brewers	P	33	27	202.0	25	43	2			5					.971
1996	Brewers	P	20	13	88.2	9	23	1			1					.970
1998	Angels	P	22	20	128.2	12	31	0			2					1.000
1999	Angels	P	28	26	147.2	7	35	3			4					.933
2000	Tigers	P	20	15	104.0	11	17	1			2					.966
2001	Tigers	P	35	33	232.0	20	42	1			1					.984
2002	Tigers	P	32	30	189.0	15	40	2	0	2	3	3	0	0	9	.965
2003	2 Teams	P	51	0	107.0	8	16	1	1	0	6	6	0	0	4	.960
2003	Tigers	P	42	0	89.2	6	12	1	1	0	5	5	0	0	2	.947
2003	Athletics	P	9	0	17.1	2	4	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	1.000
2004	Diamondbacks	P	29	18	120.2	8	21	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	5	.936
Total	- - -	P	270	182	1319.2	115	268	13	2	3	24	9	0	0	18	.967

Advanced Fielding

Partial Seasons | Postseason | Regular Season

Season	Team	Pos	Inn	rSB	rPM	DRS
2003	2 Teams	P	107.0	1	-1	0
2003	Tigers	P	89.2	1	0	1
2003	Athletics	P	17.1	0	-1	-1
2004	Diamondbacks	P	120.2	1	2	3
Total	- - -	P	1319.2	2	1	3

Value

Partial Seasons | Postseason | Regular Season

Season	Team	RA9-Wins	BIP-Wins	LOB-Wins	FDP-Wins	RAR	WAR	Dollars	Salary
1995	Brewers	2.7	0.4	-0.4	0.0	28.4	2.7
1996	Brewers	0.0	0.7	0.1	0.7	-8.6	-0.7
1998	Angels	2.1	0.2	0.3	0.5	16.9	1.6
1999	Angels	0.6	0.6	-0.5	0.1	5.8	0.5
2000	Tigers	1.5	0.4	-1.0	-0.6	22.3	2.1
2001	Tigers	3.9	0.7	0.0	0.7	32.9	3.2
2002	Tigers	-1.2	-1.6	-1.0	-2.6	14.8	1.4	$3.7	$3.0
2003	2 Teams	-0.9	0.2	-1.0	-0.9	-0.3	0.0	($0.1)	$4.5
2003	Tigers	-0.8	0.0	-0.8	-0.7	-0.8	-0.1	($0.2)	$4.5
2003	Athletics	-0.1	0.1	-0.3	-0.1	0.4	0.0	$0.1	$4.5
2004	Diamondbacks	-0.7	0.1	-1.4	-1.3	5.8	0.6	$1.8	$0.5
Total	- - -	8.2	1.6	-4.8	-3.2	117.9	11.3	$5.3	$8.0

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