Jamie Arnold vs. Steve Sparks — Career Comparison

Jamie Arnold
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Sparks
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Sparks built a career as a starting pitcher and Jamie Arnold as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jamie Arnold led in home run suppression (HR9+ 320 vs 100), walk avoidance (BB%+ 94 vs 90), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 94 vs 91). Steve Sparks held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 77 vs 46). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Jamie Arnold.

Pitching Stats for Jamie Arnold and Steve Sparks

Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.15
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
1.84
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
1.24
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.4
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.52
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.7
43.7
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.41
67.41
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
5.73
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
4.88
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
27
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3959
27
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
108.1
9
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1319.2
9
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
9.89
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1451
9.9
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.89
9.89
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.58
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
1.05
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.82
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
520
3.55
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
3.49
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
658
4.49
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.923
0.923
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.893
0.893
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.37
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.83
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.35
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
494
41.04
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5832
39.77
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.91
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.31
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
6.73
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
800
5.46
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.73
6.73
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.46
5.46
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.37
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.74
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
0.87
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.634
1.634
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.494
1.494
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
417
34.64
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5179
35.32
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.04
41.04
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.77
39.77

Fielding Stats for Jamie Arnold and Steve Sparks

Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.15
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
1.84
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
1.24
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
27
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3959
27
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
108.1
9
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1319.2
9
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.78
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.83
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
1.84
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.09
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.41
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
2.71
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
2.24
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
2.63
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
93.1
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.73
96.73
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.426
1.426
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.41
67.41
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jamie Arnold and Steve Sparks

Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
50
1428.57
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272
3709.09
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
600
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
19
542.86
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
559.09
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
68.18
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
54.55
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
24.16
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.86
11.77
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
81.82
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
81.82
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40.91
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
54.55
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
17.01
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.35
-4.74
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
171.43
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
17
231.82
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.59
2.59
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA