Daisy Davis vs. Steve Sparks — Career Comparison

Daisy Davis
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Steve Sparks
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Sparks built a career as a starting pitcher and Daisy Davis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Daisy Davis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.78 and WHIP 1.319 compared to 4.88 and 1.502 for Steve Sparks. By the career numbers, Daisy Davis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Daisy Davis and Steve Sparks

Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.11
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
1.84
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.08
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
1.24
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.44
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.4
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.58
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.52
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.24
43.24
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.7
43.7
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.5
97.5
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.41
67.41
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.92
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.78
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
716
4.88
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
971
27
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3959
27
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
323.2
9
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1319.2
9
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
9.9
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1451
9.9
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
1.05
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.97
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
520
3.55
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.97
1.97
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
5.17
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
658
4.49
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.17
5.17
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.794
0.794
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.893
0.893
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.7
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.37
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.39
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.35
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1407
39.12
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5832
39.77
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.31
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
5.76
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
800
5.46
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.46
5.46
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.37
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.87
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.494
1.494
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1322
36.76
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5179
35.32
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.12
39.12
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.77
39.77

Fielding Stats for Daisy Davis and Steve Sparks

Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.18
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
1.84
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
1.24
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1029
27
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3959
27
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
9
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1319.2
9
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.78
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.47
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
1.84
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.09
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
2.26
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
2.71
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.86
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
2.63
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.56
82.56
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.73
96.73
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.578
1.578
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.426
1.426
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.41
67.41
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.16
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Daisy Davis and Steve Sparks

Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
40
164.38
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272
3709.09
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
44
600
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
575.34
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
41
559.09
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
90.41
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
68.18
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
78.08
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
54.55
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
12.33
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.08
20.89
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.86
11.77
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
106.85
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
6
81.82
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
115.07
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
6
81.82
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.33
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40.91
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
49.32
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
54.55
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.69
15.15
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.35
-4.74
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
24.66
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
82.19
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
231.82
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.59
2.59
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA