How Joe Sparma's Innings Pitched Compares to Similar Players

Joe Sparma totaled 864 career Innings Pitched, above the starting pitcher average of 772.4 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His best Innings Pitched season came in 1967, posting 217, well above the starting pitcher average of 120.5 that year. The lowest point came in 1970 at 29, well below the starting pitcher average of 128.3 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Innings Pitched total went from 182 in 1968 to 92 in 1969 and 29 in 1970, 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 29 to 217 — though the career average remained above league norms.

Joe Sparma Lifetime Innings Pitched and Similar Stats

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Joe Sparma Innings Pitched Per Season

Joe Sparma'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.
Joe Sparma Innings Pitched per season line chart

Joe Sparma Innings Pitched by Team

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

Joe Sparma Cumulative Innings Pitched — Career Progression

A running total of Joe Sparma'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.
Joe Sparma Innings Pitched year-over-year waterfall chart

Joe Sparma Innings Pitched Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Joe Sparma'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.
Joe Sparma Innings Pitched distribution box chart versus comparable players

Joe Sparma Innings Pitched — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Joe Sparma'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.
Joe Sparma Innings Pitched season-by-season breakdown table