How Steve Sparks's Runs Compares to Similar Players
Steve Sparks totaled 800 career Runs, well above the starting pitcher average of 382.3 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Runs season came in 2000, posting 55, below the starting pitcher average of 67.1 that year. The highest point came in 2002 at 134, well above the starting pitcher average of 58.4 that year. The Runs trended upward through the final seasons. The Runs total went from 134 in 2002 to 68 in 2003 and 89 in 2004, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Runs profile — ranging from 55 to 134 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Steve Sparks Lifetime Runs and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Runs for Steve Sparks
| Steve Sparks
Runs | Steve Sparks
Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings | Steve Sparks
Runs Allowed Per Game |
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| Career | 800 | 5.46 | 2.96 |
| Season Avg. | 88.89 | 5.46 | 2.96 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 480 | 5.46 | 2.96 |
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Steve Sparks Runs Per Season
Steve Sparks's Runs 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 Runs by Team
Steve Sparks's career Runs totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Steve Sparks Cumulative Runs — Career Progression
A running total of Steve Sparks's career Runs, 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 Runs Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Steve Sparks's seasonal Runs 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 Runs — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Steve Sparks's MLB career with Runs 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.
