Years
1986-2004 (1995-2004)
Proper Name
Steven William Sparks
Positions
P (505) ... OF (1)
Height / Weight
5-11 / 190
Bats / Throws
Right / Right
[1997] Did not play after undergoing Tommy John Surgery [2017] Inducted into the Sam Houston State University Athletics Hall of Fame
| 1986 | Sam Houston State | Gulfstar | NCAA-1 | Jr | | 20 | 3 | 2 | 3.83 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 40.0 | 31 | 25 | 17 | 0 | 22 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.33 | 6.98 | 0.00 | 4.95 | 6.53 | 5.63 | 1.32 |
| 1987 | Sam Houston State | Gulfstar | NCAA-1 | Sr | | 21 | 11 | 0 | 1.94 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 88.0 | 73 | 23 | 19 | 0 | 30 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.17 | 7.47 | 0.00 | 3.07 | 6.34 | 2.35 | 2.07 |
| 1987 | Helena Brewers | Pio | Rk | MIL | - | 21 | 6 | 3 | 4.68 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 57.2 | 68 | 44 | 30 | 8 | 20 | 47 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1.53 | 10.61 | 1.25 | 3.12 | 7.34 | 6.87 | 2.35 |
| 1988 | Beloit Brewers | Midw | A | MIL | - | 22 | 9 | 13 | 3.79 | 25 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 164.0 | 162 | 80 | 69 | 8 | 51 | 96 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1.30 | 8.89 | 0.44 | 2.80 | 5.27 | 4.39 | 1.88 |
| 1989 | Stockton Ports | Calif | A+ | MIL | - | 23 | 13 | 5 | 2.41 | 23 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 164.0 | 125 | 55 | 44 | 6 | 53 | 126 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 1.09 | 6.86 | 0.33 | 2.91 | 6.91 | 3.02 | 2.38 |
| 1990 | Stockton Ports | Calif | A+ | MIL | - | 24 | 10 | 7 | 3.69 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129.1 | 136 | 63 | 53 | 4 | 31 | 77 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 1.29 | 9.46 | 0.28 | 2.16 | 5.36 | 4.38 | 2.48 |
| 1990 | El Paso Diablos | Tex | AA | MIL | - | 24 | 1 | 2 | 6.53 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30.1 | 43 | 24 | 22 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.91 | 12.76 | 1.19 | 4.45 | 5.04 | 7.12 | 1.13 |
| 1991 | Stockton Ports | Calif | A+ | MIL | - | 25 | 9 | 10 | 3.06 | 24 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 179.2 | 160 | 70 | 61 | 4 | 98 | 139 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 1.44 | 8.01 | 0.20 | 4.91 | 6.96 | 3.51 | 1.42 |
| 1991 | El Paso Diablos | Tex | AA | MIL | - | 25 | 1 | 2 | 9.53 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 30 | 22 | 18 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.29 | 15.88 | 0.53 | 4.76 | 5.29 | 11.65 | 1.11 |
| 1992 | El Paso Diablos | Tex | AA | MIL | 23 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 5.37 | 28 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 140.2 | 159 | 99 | 84 | 11 | 50 | 79 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1.49 | 10.17 | 0.70 | 3.20 | 5.05 | 6.33 | 1.58 |
| 1993 | New Orleans Zephyrs | Amer | AAA | MIL | 19 | 27 | 9 | 13 | 3.84 | 29 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 180.1 | 174 | 89 | 77 | 17 | 80 | 104 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1.41 | 8.68 | 0.85 | 3.99 | 5.19 | 4.44 | 1.30 |
| 1994 | New Orleans Zephyrs | Amer | AAA | MIL | - | 28 | 10 | 12 | 4.46 | 28 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 183.2 | 183 | 101 | 91 | 23 | 68 | 105 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 1.37 | 8.97 | 1.13 | 3.33 | 5.15 | 4.95 | 1.54 |
| 1995 | Milwaukee Brewers | AL | MLB | MIL | 50 | 29 | 9 | 11 | 4.63 | 33 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 202.0 | 210 | 111 | 104 | 17 | 86 | 96 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1.47 | 9.36 | 0.76 | 3.83 | 4.28 | 4.95 | 1.12 |
| 1996 | New Orleans Zephyrs | Amer | AAA | MIL | - | 30 | 2 | 6 | 4.99 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 57.2 | 64 | 43 | 32 | 8 | 35 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1.72 | 9.99 | 1.25 | 5.46 | 4.21 | 6.71 | 0.77 |
| 1996 | Milwaukee Brewers | AL | MLB | MIL | 50 | 30 | 4 | 7 | 6.60 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 88.2 | 103 | 66 | 65 | 19 | 52 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1.75 | 10.45 | 1.93 | 5.28 | 2.13 | 6.70 | 0.40 |
| 1998 | Midland Angels | Tex | AA | ANA | - | 32 | 0 | 4 | 7.08 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40.2 | 49 | 38 | 32 | 3 | 15 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.57 | 10.84 | 0.66 | 3.32 | 7.52 | 8.41 | 2.27 |
| 1998 | Vancouver Canadians | PCL | AAA | ANA | - | 32 | 0 | 4 | 2.89 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.0 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.04 | 7.39 | 0.64 | 1.93 | 6.11 | 3.54 | 3.17 |
| 1998 | Anaheim Angels | AL | MLB | ANA | 23 | 32 | 9 | 4 | 4.34 | 22 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 128.2 | 130 | 66 | 62 | 14 | 58 | 90 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1.46 | 9.09 | 0.98 | 4.06 | 6.30 | 4.62 | 1.55 |
| 1999 | Anaheim Angels | AL | MLB | ANA | 23 | 33 | 5 | 11 | 5.42 | 28 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 147.2 | 165 | 101 | 89 | 21 | 82 | 73 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 1.67 | 10.06 | 1.28 | 5.00 | 4.45 | 6.16 | 0.89 |
| 2000 | Toledo Mud Hens | IL | AAA | DET | 16 | 34 | 5 | 7 | 3.77 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 90.2 | 86 | 53 | 38 | 8 | 41 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1.40 | 8.54 | 0.79 | 4.07 | 4.37 | 5.26 | 1.07 |
| 2000 | Detroit Tigers | AL | MLB | DET | 37 | 34 | 7 | 5 | 4.07 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 104.0 | 108 | 55 | 47 | 7 | 29 | 53 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1.32 | 9.35 | 0.61 | 2.51 | 4.59 | 4.76 | 1.83 |
| 2001 | Detroit Tigers | AL | MLB | DET | 37 | 35 | 14 | 9 | 3.65 | 35 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 232.0 | 244 | 110 | 94 | 22 | 64 | 116 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1.33 | 9.47 | 0.85 | 2.48 | 4.50 | 4.27 | 1.81 |
| 2002 | Detroit Tigers | AL | MLB | DET | 37 | 36 | 8 | 16 | 5.52 | 32 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 189.0 | 238 | 134 | 116 | 23 | 67 | 98 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 1.61 | 11.33 | 1.10 | 3.19 | 4.67 | 6.38 | 1.46 |
| 2003 | Detroit Tigers | AL | MLB | DET | 37 | 37 | 0 | 6 | 4.72 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 24 | 2 | 89.2 | 95 | 57 | 47 | 11 | 34 | 49 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.44 | 9.54 | 1.10 | 3.41 | 4.92 | 5.72 | 1.44 |
| 2003 | Oakland Athletics | AL | MLB | OAK | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 5.71 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 17.1 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.27 | 9.87 | 1.04 | 1.56 | 2.60 | 5.71 | 1.67 |
| 2004 | Arizona Diamondbacks | NL | MLB | ARI | 23 | 38 | 3 | 7 | 6.04 | 29 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 120.2 | 139 | 89 | 81 | 18 | 45 | 57 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1.52 | 10.37 | 1.34 | 3.36 | 4.25 | 6.64 | 1.27 |
| Tot: | MLB (9 yrs) | | MLB | | | | 59 | 76 | 4.88 | 270 | 182 | 16 | 2 | 45 | 88 | 3 | 1319.2 | 1451 | 800 | 716 | 154 | 520 | 658 | 54 | 5 | 52 | 1.49 | 9.90 | 1.05 | 3.55 | 4.49 | 5.46 | 1.27 |
| Tot: | AL (8 yrs) | | AL | | | | 56 | 69 | 4.77 | 241 | 164 | 16 | 2 | 39 | 77 | 3 | 1199.0 | 1312 | 711 | 635 | 136 | 475 | 601 | 50 | 5 | 47 | 1.49 | 9.85 | 1.02 | 3.57 | 4.51 | 5.34 | 1.27 |
| Tot: | NL (1 yrs) | | NL | | | | 3 | 7 | 6.04 | 29 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 120.2 | 139 | 89 | 81 | 18 | 45 | 57 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1.52 | 10.37 | 1.34 | 3.36 | 4.25 | 6.64 | 1.27 |
| Tot: | Minors (11 yrs) | | Minors | | | | 84 | 96 | 4.06 | 235 | 220 | 44 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 1463.2 | 1462 | 792 | 660 | 107 | 572 | 924 | 78 | 8 | 60 | 1.39 | 8.99 | 0.66 | 3.52 | 5.68 | 4.87 | 1.62 |
| Tot: | Rk (1 yrs) | | Rk | | | | 6 | 3 | 4.68 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 57.2 | 68 | 44 | 30 | 8 | 20 | 47 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1.53 | 10.61 | 1.25 | 3.12 | 7.34 | 6.87 | 2.35 |
| Tot: | A (1 yrs) | | A | | | | 9 | 13 | 3.79 | 25 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 164.0 | 162 | 80 | 69 | 8 | 51 | 96 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1.30 | 8.89 | 0.44 | 2.80 | 5.27 | 4.39 | 1.88 |
| Tot: | A+ (3 yrs) | | A+ | | | | 32 | 22 | 3.01 | 66 | 65 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 473.0 | 421 | 188 | 158 | 14 | 182 | 342 | 26 | 0 | 25 | 1.27 | 8.01 | 0.27 | 3.46 | 6.51 | 3.58 | 1.88 |
| Tot: | AA (4 yrs) | | AA | | | | 11 | 16 | 6.14 | 46 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 228.2 | 281 | 183 | 156 | 19 | 89 | 140 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1.62 | 11.06 | 0.75 | 3.50 | 5.51 | 7.20 | 1.57 |
| Tot: | AAA (5 yrs) | | AAA | | | | 26 | 42 | 4.11 | 88 | 83 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 540.1 | 530 | 297 | 247 | 58 | 230 | 299 | 29 | 4 | 23 | 1.41 | 8.83 | 0.97 | 3.83 | 4.98 | 4.95 | 1.30 |
| Tot: | College (2 yrs) | | College | | | | 14 | 2 | 2.53 | 38 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 128.0 | 104 | 48 | 36 | 0 | 52 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.22 | 7.31 | 0.00 | 3.66 | 6.40 | 3.38 | 1.75 |
Other Pitching Statistics
CSV
| 2000 | Peoria Javelinas | Arizona Fall League | AFL | 34 | 3 | 3 | 4.82 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 28.0 | 26 | 22 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.46 | 8.36 | 0.00 | 4.82 | 6.11 | 7.07 | 1.27 |
| 2003 | Oakland Athletics | Division Series | Playoffs | 37 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.25 | 4.50 | 2.25 | 6.75 | 2.25 | 4.50 | 0.33 |
| Tot: | AFL (1 Yrs) | | AFL | | 3 | 3 | 4.82 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 28.0 | 26 | 22 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.46 | 8.36 | 0.00 | 4.82 | 6.11 | 7.07 | 1.27 |
| Tot: | Playoffs (1 Yrs) | | Playoffs | | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.25 | 4.50 | 2.25 | 6.75 | 2.25 | 4.50 | 0.33 |
| 1993 | New Orleans Zephyrs | Amer | AAA | MIL | 19 | 27 | P | | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.00 | 100.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1998 | Anaheim Angels | AL | MLB | ANA | 23 | 32 | P | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .500 | .000 | .500 | 1.000 | .000 | .000 | 33.33 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1999 | Anaheim Angels | AL | MLB | ANA | 23 | 33 | P | | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1.000 | .333 | .334 | .500 | 0.00 | 33.33 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2001 | Detroit Tigers | AL | MLB | DET | 37 | 35 | P | | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.00 | 25.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2002 | Detroit Tigers | AL | MLB | DET | 37 | 36 | P | | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.00 | 50.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2004 | Arizona Diamondbacks | NL | MLB | ARI | 23 | 38 | P | | 27 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 4 | .129 | .129 | .129 | .258 | .000 | .000 | .235 | 0.00 | 43.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Tot: | MLB (5 yrs) | | MLB | | | | | | 35 | 41 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 44 | 1 | 4 | .122 | .143 | .146 | .289 | .049 | .024 | .208 | 2.27 | 38.64 | 17.00 | |
| Tot: | AL (4 yrs) | | AL | | | | | | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | .100 | .182 | .200 | .382 | .200 | .100 | .143 | 8.33 | 25.00 | 3.00 | |
| Tot: | NL (1 yrs) | | NL | | | | | | 27 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 4 | .129 | .129 | .129 | .258 | .000 | .000 | .235 | 0.00 | 43.75 | | |
| Tot: | Minors (1 yrs) | | Minors | | | | | | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | | 0.00 | 100.00 | | |
| Tot: | AAA (1 yrs) | | AAA | | | | | | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | | 0.00 | 100.00 | | |