#52 Steve Sparks, Reliever, 39 yrs, Arizona Diamondbacks

#52 Steve Sparks, Reliever, 39 yrs, Arizona Diamondbacks
Friday, 11/1/2004

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Steve Sparks

7/2/1965
39
USA,OK,TULSA
6"0
180

Reliever
R
R

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Minimal
Minimal
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Very inconsistent
GREAT
Normal
1.0 Stars

Contract & Roster Status

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Big League Contract
$ 350,000
2004
8 Year(s), 107 Days (1483 total Days)
172 Day(s)
10 Year(s), 19 Days (1739 total Days)
10 Year(s)
Protected (on 40 Man Roster)
Not eligible
1 Option Year(s) left

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Movement	Control	Velocity
Overall	5	6	6	84-87 Mph
Versus LHB	5	6	6
Versus RHB	5	6	6
Talent	6	5	6

Pitching Ratings
Endurance :
Groundball Pct. :
Holding Runners :

3
54
2

Pitches:
Knuckleball
Fastball
Curveball

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	1	3	1	1	5
Versus LHP	1	3	1	1	5
Versus RHP	1	3	1	1	5
Talent	2	4	2	6	2

Running & Bunting Ratings
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2
1
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1
Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
P : 8 (Range), .960 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 1

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
8/16	PHI	W 9-8		2	3	2	1	1	0	W
8/17	PHI	L 3-19		3	2	0	0	1	2
9/3	@CIN	W 2-0		0.1	0	0	0	0	0	SV
9/11	PIT	W 12-4		1	1	0	0	0	1
9/13	LAN	L 5-16		2.1	3	1	1	1	2
9/19	STL	W 8-6		0.2	1	0	0	0	0
9/21	@FLO	W 10-6		1	0	0	0	0	0	SV
9/25	COL	L 5-17		1.2	4	3	2	1	0
9/27	@SDN	L 4-6		1.2	0	0	0	1	3
9/28	@SDN	L 13-14		0.2	1	1	1	1	1

Pitching Stats 2004

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
	38	0	4	1	3	5.59	46.2	49	33	29	24	31	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
	6	1	75.0	38	18	14.7	9.5	6.0	4.6	12	5	41.7	25	6	24.0	5.46

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	87	25	5	1	3	16	18	18	17	0	0	3	.287	.426	.471	.897
vs. RHB	92	24	2	0	4	17	15	6	14	0	0	0	.261	.297	.413	.710

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	14	0	2	1	1	5.71	17.1	22	15	11	11	11
Road	24	0	2	0	2	5.52	29.1	27	18	18	13	20
Postseason	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
This Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Last Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	9	0	1	1	0	8.00	9.0	9	9	8	9	4
May	7	0	1	0	1	1.69	10.2	7	3	2	4	11
June	4	0	0	0	0	3.00	3.0	2	1	1	0	0
July	5	0	1	0	0	9.95	6.1	10	7	7	2	4
August	5	0	1	0	0	7.56	8.1	11	8	7	5	5
Sept./Oct.	8	0	0	0	2	3.86	9.1	10	5	4	4	7

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	Teams
1995	33	27	9	11	0	4.63	202.0	210	0	104	86	96	3	0	1.47	ML4
1996	20	13	4	7	0	6.60	88.2	103	0	65	52	21	1	0	1.75	ML4
1998	22	20	9	4	0	4.34	128.2	130	0	62	58	90	0	0	1.46	ANA
1999	28	26	5	11	0	5.42	147.2	165	0	89	82	73	0	0	1.67	ANA
2000	20	15	7	5	1	4.07	104.0	108	0	47	29	53	1	1	1.32	DET
2001	35	33	14	9	0	3.65	232.0	244	0	94	64	116	8	1	1.33	DET
2002	32	30	8	16	0	5.52	189.0	238	0	116	67	98	3	0	1.61	DET
2003	51	0	0	6	2	4.88	107.0	114	68	58	37	54	0	0	1.41	DET OAK
2004	38	0	4	1	3	5.59	46.2	49	33	29	24	31	0	0	1.56	ARI
Total	279	164	60	70	6	4.80	1245.2	1361	101	664	499	632	16	2	1.49

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
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1995	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	ML4
1996	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	ML4
1998	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	ANA
1999	3	3	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	.333	.333	.667	1.000	ANA
2000	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	DET
2001	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	DET
2002	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	DET
2003	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	DET OAK
2004	38	9	1	1	0	0	3	1	1	1	0	0	.111	.200	.222	.422	ARI
Total	131	19	2	2	0	0	5	2	2	4	0	0	.105	.190	.211	.401

Fielding Stats 2004

Position

PCT

INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

1.000

46.2

1.93

Player History

Hit first career homerun on 5/2/2004, off Grant Roberts (PHI)...

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