Blaine Beatty vs. Glenn Sparkman — Career Comparison

Blaine Beatty
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Glenn Sparkman
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Glenn Sparkman built a career as a starting pitcher and Blaine Beatty as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Blaine Beatty posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.3 and WHIP 1.340 compared to 5.99 and 1.614 for Glenn Sparkman. By the career numbers, Blaine Beatty had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Blaine Beatty and Glenn Sparkman

Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.02
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
2.6
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.57
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.3
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.2
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.7
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.22
22.22
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.3
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
5.99
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
27
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
27
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.2
9
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180.1
9
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.04
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
11.43
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.04
8.04
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.57
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.65
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.65
1.65
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3.45
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
2.89
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.57
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.2
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5.74
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
5.54
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.74
5.74
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.021
1.021
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.937
0.937
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.57
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.45
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.35
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
38.49
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
821
40.97
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.57
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.3
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.3
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
6.44
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.44
6.44
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.57
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.57
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.5
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.5
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.277
1.277
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.592
1.592
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
33.89
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
745
37.18
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.97
40.97

Fielding Stats for Blaine Beatty and Glenn Sparkman

Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.02
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
2.6
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.57
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.3
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
27
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
27
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.2
9
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180.1
9
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.72
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.35
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.57
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.95
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.3
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.4
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.3
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.3
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.571
0.571
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Blaine Beatty and Glenn Sparkman

Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2100
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
15600
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA