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P Steve W Sparks #8
Age: 32 | Bats: R | Throws: R
07/14/1997
HBL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY | FRONT OFFICE
P STEVE W SPARKS #8 - AGE: 32 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
23 23 10-9 0 5.64 145.1 176 10 56 76 1.60 1.8
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 7 7 7 8
Movement 14 14 14 14
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
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
06/28/1997 SUN Loss, 3-8 X 7.2 7 7 6 3 5 Loss
06/23/1997 CLIP Win, 3-2 X 7.0 3 1 1 2 7 Win
06/19/1997 @ HART Win, 4-3 X 8.1 5 2 2 4 2 Win
06/15/1997 @ BLUE Loss, 0-3 X 8.0 10 3 3 2 3 Loss
06/10/1997 @ SAV Win, 13-0 X 9.0 2 0 0 0 2 Win
06/06/1997 MIL Loss, 6-15 X 3.0 8 8 6 3 2 Loss
06/02/1997 @ DAD Loss, 13-14 X 2.2 10 6 6 2 1
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 23 23 10 9 0 5.64 145.1 176 102 91 10 56 76 6 26.1 1 9 39.1
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 15.05 10.90 4.71 3.47 5.29 1.60 102 1.8 .314        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 253 68 10 3 3 34 24 27 5 0 6 .269 .340 .368 .708      
vs. RHB 350 108 15 2 7 68 32 49 7 0 5 .309 .368 .423 .791      
HUGG BASEBALL LEAGUE 1997 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Week 1 1 0 1 0 1.69 10.2 11 2 2 0 3 6  
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 3 3 2 1 0 5.56 22.2 29 14 14 2 6 9  
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 70 70 35 22 0 4.33 474.1 546 279 228 28 146 273  
Home 10 10 3 5 0 7.33 54.0 79 49 44 6 24 38  
Road 13 13 7 4 0 4.63 91.1 97 53 47 4 32 38  
Grass 18 18 7 7 0 5.51 111.0 139 76 68 9 41 66  
Turf 5 5 3 2 0 6.03 34.1 37 26 23 1 15 10  
Day 8 8 4 3 0 6.36 52.1 63 41 37 6 24 26  
Night 15 15 6 6 0 5.23 93.0 113 61 54 4 32 50  
As Starter 23 23 10 9 0 5.64 145.1 176 102 91 10 56 76  
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 23 23 10 9 0 5.64 145.1 176 102 91 10 56 76 6 1 1.60 .314 5.29 1.8 92
Total HBL 70 70 35 22 0 4.33 474.1 546 279 228 28 146 273 21 7 1.46 .311 4.68 128.1
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 23 23 6 18 0 24 0 1.000 145.1 1.49 +0.5 1.092
TOTAL P 71 71 17 67 2 85 1 .988 481.2 1.57 +1.3 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!
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