How Steve Sparks's Innings Pitched Compares to Similar Players

Steve Sparks totaled 1,319 career Innings Pitched, well above the starting pitcher average of 772.4 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Innings Pitched season came in 2001, posting 232, well above the starting pitcher average of 109.3 that year. The lowest point came in 1996 at 88, well below the starting pitcher average of 112.0 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Innings Pitched total went from 189 in 2002 to 107 in 2003 and 120 in 2004, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Innings Pitched profile — ranging from 88 to 232 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Steve Sparks Lifetime Innings Pitched and Similar Stats

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Steve Sparks Innings Pitched Per Season

Steve Sparks's Innings Pitched 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 Innings Pitched per season line chart

Steve Sparks Innings Pitched by Team

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

Steve Sparks Cumulative Innings Pitched — Career Progression

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

Steve Sparks Innings Pitched Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Steve Sparks Innings Pitched — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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