Bernie Boland vs. Steve Sparks — Career Comparison

Bernie Boland
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steve Sparks
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Bernie Boland posted a stronger line than Steve Sparks. Bernie Boland posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.25 vs 4.88) and WHIP (1.278 vs 1.502). By the career numbers, Bernie Boland had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Bernie Boland and Steve Sparks

Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
1.77
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
1.84
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
1.01
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
1.24
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.58
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.4
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.45
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.52
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.2
56.2
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.7
43.7
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.94
56.94
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.41
67.41
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.5
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.1
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
3.25
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
716
4.88
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3186
27
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3959
27
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1062
9
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1319.2
9
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
925
7.84
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1451
9.9
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.84
7.84
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
1.05
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.66
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
520
3.55
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
364
3.08
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
658
4.49
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.893
0.893
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.37
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.25
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.35
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4324
36.64
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5832
39.77
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.44
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.31
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
460
3.9
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
800
5.46
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.37
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.87
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.494
1.494
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3863
32.74
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5179
35.32
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.64
36.64
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.77
39.77

Fielding Stats for Bernie Boland and Steve Sparks

Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
1.84
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
1.24
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3959
27
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319.2
9
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.78
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
268
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
1.84
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.09
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
2.71
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
2.63
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.72
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.73
96.73
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.543
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.426
1.426
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.41
67.41
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.16
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bernie Boland and Steve Sparks

Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
216
351.22
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272
3709.09
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
369
600
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
44
600
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
327
531.71
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
559.09
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
73.17
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
68.18
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
58.54
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
54.55
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
11.38
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.25
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
14.63
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.32
21.67
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.86
11.77
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
91.06
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
6
81.82
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
123.58
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
6
81.82
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
47.15
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
17.89
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40.91
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
65.04
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
54.55
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.85
16.01
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.35
-4.74
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
50.41
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
134.96
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
231.82
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.45
4.45
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.59
2.59
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
17.89
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA