How Steve Sparks's Starts Compares to Similar Players

Steve Sparks totaled 182 career Starts, well above the starting pitcher average of 103.8 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Starts season came in 2001, posting 33, well above the starting pitcher average of 16.8 that year. The lowest point came in 2003 at 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 17.0 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 30 in 2002 to 0 in 2003 and 18 in 2004, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 0 to 33 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Steve Sparks Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats

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Steve Sparks Starts Per Season

Steve Sparks's Starts 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 Starts per season line chart

Steve Sparks Starts by Team

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

Steve Sparks Cumulative Starts — Career Progression

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

Steve Sparks Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Steve Sparks Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Steve Sparks's MLB career with Starts 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 Starts season-by-season breakdown table