How Steve Sparks's Complete Games Compares to Similar Players
Steve Sparks totaled 16 career Complete Games, well below the starting pitcher average of 27.9 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Complete Games season came in 2001, posting 8, well above the starting pitcher average of 0.7 that year. The lowest point came in 1998 at 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 1.2 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Complete Games total went from 3 in 2002 to 0 in 2003 and 0 in 2004, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Complete Games profile — ranging from 0 to 8 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Steve Sparks Lifetime Complete Games
Stats similar to Complete Games for Steve Sparks
| Steve Sparks
Complete Games |
|---|
| Career | 16 |
| Season Avg. | 1.78 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 9.6 |
| More Info | See More |
Steve Sparks Complete Games Per Season
Steve Sparks's Complete Games for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Steve Sparks Complete Games by Team
Steve Sparks's career Complete Games totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Steve Sparks Cumulative Complete Games — Career Progression
A running total of Steve Sparks's career Complete Games, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Steve Sparks Complete Games Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Steve Sparks's seasonal Complete Games 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.
Steve Sparks Complete Games — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Steve Sparks's MLB career with Complete Games 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.
