Kitty Brashear vs. Joe Sparma — Career Comparison

Kitty Brashear
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Sparma
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Sparma built a career as a starting pitcher and Kitty Brashear as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Sparma posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.94 and WHIP 1.417 compared to 4.5 and 1.250 for Kitty Brashear. By the career numbers, Joe Sparma had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kitty Brashear and Joe Sparma

Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
1.9
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.48
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.54
Kitty Brashear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.54
Kitty Brashear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.6
77.6
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.32
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kitty Brashear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.5
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
3.94
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Kitty Brashear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Kitty Brashear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2594
27
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864.2
9
Kitty Brashear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
8.06
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.06
8.06
Kitty Brashear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.8
Kitty Brashear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Kitty Brashear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Kitty Brashear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
4.54
Kitty Brashear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.16
Kitty Brashear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5.63
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
6.1
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.1
6.1
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.875
0.875
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.182
1.182
Kitty Brashear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.44
Kitty Brashear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.28
Kitty Brashear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
38.25
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3755
39.08
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Kitty Brashear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7.88
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
4.4
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Kitty Brashear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Kitty Brashear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kitty Brashear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.399
1.399
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
34.88
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3288
34.22
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.25
38.25
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.08
39.08

Fielding Stats for Kitty Brashear and Joe Sparma

Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
1.91
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.48
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2593
27
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864.1
9
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.59
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
1.02
Kitty Brashear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.16
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
1.77
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
1.61
Kitty Brashear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.18
91.18
Kitty Brashear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.847
0.847
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.6
77.6
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kitty Brashear and Joe Sparma

Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
900
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
359.22
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
600
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
522.33
Kitty Brashear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Kitty Brashear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
62.14
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
52.43
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.83
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.71
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.92
11.49
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
75.73
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
81.55
Kitty Brashear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Kitty Brashear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Kitty Brashear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Kitty Brashear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Kitty Brashear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Kitty Brashear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
21.36
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
21.36
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
42.72
Kitty Brashear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.86
-1.66
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
19.42
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kitty Brashear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
108
209.71
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.86
2.86
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
56.31
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.94
Kitty Brashear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.94
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kitty Brashear
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA