How Joe Sparks's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Joe Sparks posted a career ERA of 16.88, well above the league average of 3.98 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. Across 1 season, the ERA arc showed a disappointing start, with limited data making longer-term conclusions premature. With 1 season of data, the ERA arc was below league norms — too limited for reliable trend analysis. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained well below league norms across 1 season.
Joe Sparks Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Joe Sparks
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| Career | 16.88 | 17.25 | 3.38 |
| Season Avg. | 16.88 | 17.25 | 3.38 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 16.88 | 17.25 | 3.38 |
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Joe Sparks ERA Per Season
Joe Sparks's ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — Negro American League, Hall of Fame, 2B, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Joe Sparks ERA by Team
Joe Sparks's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Joe Sparks ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Joe Sparks's career ERA shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Joe Sparks ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Joe Sparks's seasonal ERA alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Joe Sparks ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Joe Sparks's MLB career with ERA alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
