Arizona Diamondbacks Baltimore Orioles Boston Red Sox Charlotte Knights Chicago Cubs Cincinnati Reds Cleveland Spiders Colorado Rockies Cincinnati Reds Detroit Tigers Florida Marlins Kansas City Royals Los Angeles Dodgers Milwaukee Creams Minnesota Twins Montreal Expos New York Mets New York Yankees Oakland Athletics Orlando Sun Rays San Diego Padres Seattle Pilots St. Louis Cardinals Toronto Blue Jays Washington Senators
P Steve W Sparks #8
Age: 32 | Bats: R | Throws: R
10/05/1997
HBL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY | FRONT OFFICE
P STEVE W SPARKS #8 - AGE: 32 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
30 30 14-12 0 4.83 201.1 222 11 71 105 1.46 3.2
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 7 7 7 8
Movement 14 14 14 15
Control 11 11 11 11
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Slider 8 9
Knuckle Curve 7 7
Knuckleball 9 10
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 90-92 Mph
Stamina 19
Suggested Role Starter
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 1
Defense 16
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 2
Sacrifice Bunt: 20
Bunt for Hit: 8
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
08/10/1997 BUF Loss, 1-2 X 8.0 6 2 2 1 4 Loss
08/06/1997 ASH Loss, 1-6 X 7.2 12 6 6 3 1 Loss
08/01/1997 ROC Win, 9-4 X 9.0 7 4 4 2 7 Win
07/28/1997 @ CLIP Win, 4-1 X 9.0 3 1 1 1 4 Win
07/24/1997 HART Win, 2-1 X 9.0 7 1 1 2 2 Win
07/19/1997 @ BKN Win, 11-3 X 6.0 4 3 1 4 7 Win
07/15/1997 SAV Loss, 1-2 X 7.1 7 2 2 2 4 Loss
07/11/1997 @ MIL Loss, 1-2 X 10.2 11 2 2 3 6 Loss
07/06/1997 @ BUF Win, 7-5 X 6.0 8 5 5 2 2 Win
07/02/1997 @ ASH Win, 11-9 X 6.0 10 7 7 1 1 Win
Birthday:07/02/1965
Born in:Tulsa, OK
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:180 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Drafted:-
HUGG BASEBALL LEAGUE 1997 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 30 30 14 12 0 4.83 201.1 222 121 108 11 71 105 9 30.0 1 14 46.7
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF R/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 13.63 9.92 4.69 3.17 4.96 1.46 96 3.2 .301        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 329 83 16 4 3 45 32 39 7 0 7 .252 .325 .353 .678      
vs. RHB 475 139 19 3 8 76 39 66 7 1 5 .293 .348 .396 .744      
HUGG BASEBALL LEAGUE 1997 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
March 1 1 1 0 0 4.00 9.0 10 4 4 1 4 5  
April 5 5 1 3 0 8.64 25.0 38 26 24 2 15 15  
May 7 7 3 2 0 5.23 43.0 54 31 25 4 15 25  
June 7 7 3 3 0 4.73 45.2 45 27 24 1 16 22  
July 7 7 5 2 0 3.17 54.0 50 21 19 2 15 26  
August 3 3 1 2 0 4.38 24.2 25 12 12 1 6 12  
Last Year 23 23 7 10 0 5.11 141.0 184 102 80 10 43 74  
2 Years Ago 24 24 18 3 0 2.73 188.0 186 75 57 8 47 123  
Career 77 77 39 25 0 4.16 530.1 592 298 245 29 161 302  
Home 15 15 5 8 0 5.59 95.0 118 64 59 7 34 56  
Road 15 15 9 4 0 4.15 106.1 104 57 49 4 37 49  
Grass 24 24 10 10 0 4.70 161.0 181 92 84 10 52 88  
Turf 6 6 4 2 0 5.36 40.1 41 29 24 1 19 17  
Day 10 10 6 3 0 5.61 67.1 74 48 42 7 30 40  
Night 20 20 8 9 0 4.43 134.0 148 73 66 4 41 65  
As Starter 30 30 14 12 0 4.83 201.1 222 121 108 11 71 105  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1995 New York - DBL 29 1 1 0 1 0 6.14 7.1 9 5 5 2 3 5 0 0 1.64 .304 6.25 -0.1 66
Total DBL 1 1 0 1 0 6.14 7.1 9 5 5 2 3 5 0 0 1.64 .304 6.25 -0.1 66
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1995 Brooklyn - AAA 29 24 24 18 3 0 2.73 188.0 186 75 57 8 47 123 11 4 1.24 .289 3.96 4.6 180
1996 Tacoma - AAA 30 23 23 7 10 0 5.11 141.0 184 102 80 10 43 74 4 2 1.61 .335 5.01 1.7 96
1997 Bluff City - AAA 31 30 30 14 12 0 4.83 201.1 222 121 108 11 71 105 9 1 1.46 .301 4.96 3.2 107
Total HBL 77 77 39 25 0 4.16 530.1 592 298 245 29 161 302 24 7 1.42 .306 4.62 130.1
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1995 New York - DBL P 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 7.1 1.23 -0.0 1.041
1995 Brooklyn - AAA P 24 24 8 26 1 34 0 1.000 188.0 1.63 +0.6 1.041
1996 Tacoma - AAA P 23 23 3 22 1 26 1 .962 141.0 1.60 +0.2 1.061
1997 Bluff City - AAA P 30 30 10 23 3 33 0 1.000 201.1 1.48 +0.5 1.085
TOTAL P 78 78 21 72 5 94 1 .989 537.2 1.56 +1.2 1.061
PLAYER HISTORY
12/30/1994 Remained undrafted and became a free agent.
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (8); Movement: 12 (14); Control: 10 (11).
03/03/1995 Released by the Detroit Tigers.
04/20/1995 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Ocean City Blue Crabs with 4 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
05/25/1995 Was selected to the 1995 Hugg Baseball League All-Star Game.
06/12/1995 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Danville Dairy Daddies with 2 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
07/20/1995 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Toledo Mud Hens with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
08/01/1995 Wins the HBL ATL Pitcher of the Month Award.
08/05/1995 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Jacksonville Suns with 2 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
09/11/1995 Wins the 1995 HBL ATL Pitcher of the Year Award.
10/25/1995 Released by the New York organization.
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (8); Movement: 13 (14); Control: 10 (10).
05/04/1996 Pitches a 9-hit shutout against the Naperville Lazy Fisherman with 4 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
05/26/1996 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Tucson Tarantulas with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/16/1996 Injured (Gout), out for 4 days.
07/21/1996 Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
08/01/1996 Injured (Elbow inflammation), out for 3-4 weeks.
10/25/1996 Released by the Seattle organization.
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (8); Movement: 14 (15); Control: 11 (11).
06/10/1997 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Savannah Swamp Foxes with 2 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2026 - OOTP Baseball 20.8 Build 74