Sparky Adams vs. Desi Relaford — Career Comparison

Sparky Adams
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueSecond Baseman
Desi Relaford
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueShortstop

Sparky Adams and Desi Relaford are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 100 for Sparky Adams, 98 for Desi Relaford), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 90 vs 86). The overall lean goes to Sparky Adams, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Sparky Adams and Desi Relaford

Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1424
138.39
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
939
168.33
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6174
600
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
3347
600
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5557
540.04
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
2939
526.86
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.704
0.704
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1588
154.32
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
714
128
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1282
124.59
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
508
91.07
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
249
24.2
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
147
26.35
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
4.66
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
19
3.41
Sparky Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
9
0.87
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
7.17
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
306
29.74
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
206
36.93
Sparky Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Sparky Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Sparky Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
710.52
69.05
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
349.69
62.69
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1960
190.48
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
1019
182.67
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2069
201.07
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
1057
189.48
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Sparky Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.643
0.643
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.624
0.624
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
844
82.02
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
375
67.22
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
394
38.29
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
308
55.21
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1229
119.44
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
643
115.27
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
800.27
77.77
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
358.13
64.2
Sparky Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
28
2.72
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
8.96
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
453
44.02
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
293
52.52
Sparky Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.94
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
223
21.67
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
497
89.09
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.69
27.69
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
6.73
6.73
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.03
2.03
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
13.22
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
37
6.63
Sparky Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
5.02
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
1.36
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
58
10.4
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
14.97
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
81
14.52
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
4.86
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
5.02
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
19.83
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
109
19.54
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.49
75.49
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
74.31
74.31

Fielding Stats for Sparky Adams and Desi Relaford

Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1384
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
1.2
Sparky Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
772
1
Sparky Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20894
27
Sparky Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6964.2
9
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2287
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1219
1.58
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3748
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1948
2.52
Sparky Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
0.17
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6265
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3298
4.26
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6035
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3167
4.09
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.33
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.03
96.03
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.361
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.398
3.398
Sparky Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.83
82.83
Sparky Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
597
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
0.5
Sparky Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0