How Joe Sparma's Starts Compares to Similar Players
Joe Sparma totaled 142 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 1967, posting 37, well above the starting pitcher average of 16.2 that year. The lowest point came in 1970 at 6, well below the starting pitcher average of 17.3 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 31 in 1968 to 16 in 1969 and 6 in 1970, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 6 to 37 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Joe Sparma Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Starts for Joe Sparma
| Joe Sparma
Starts | Joe Sparma
Games Started % |
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| Career | 142 | 77.6 |
| Season Avg. | 20.29 | 77.6 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 125.7 | 77.6 |
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Joe Sparma Starts Per Season
Joe Sparma'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.
Joe Sparma Starts by Team
Joe Sparma's career Starts totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Joe Sparma Cumulative Starts — Career Progression
A running total of Joe Sparma'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.
Joe Sparma Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Joe Sparma'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.
Joe Sparma Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Joe Sparma'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.
