How Steve Sparks's Double Plays Compares to Similar Players

Steve Sparks totaled 24 career Double Plays, well below the league average of 71.0 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Double Plays season came in 2003, posting 6, well below the league average of 11.2 that year. The lowest point came in 2004 at 0, well below the league average of 10.8 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Double Plays total went from 3 in 2002 to 6 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 Double Plays profile — ranging from 0 to 6 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Steve Sparks Lifetime Double Plays

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Steve Sparks Double Plays Per Season

Steve Sparks's Double Plays 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 Double Plays per season line chart

Steve Sparks Double Plays by Team

Steve Sparks's career Double Plays totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Steve Sparks career Double Plays by team bar chart

Steve Sparks Cumulative Double Plays — Career Progression

A running total of Steve Sparks's career Double Plays, 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 Double Plays year-over-year waterfall chart

Steve Sparks Double Plays Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Steve Sparks's seasonal Double Plays 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 Double Plays distribution box chart versus comparable players

Steve Sparks Double Plays — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Steve Sparks's MLB career with Double Plays 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.
Steve Sparks Double Plays season-by-season breakdown table