Sean Doolittle vs. Steve Sparks — Career Comparison

Sean Doolittle
MillenialSouth DakotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Steve Sparks
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Sparks built a career as a starting pitcher and Sean Doolittle as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Sean Doolittle led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 161 vs 90), strikeout rate (K%+ 114 vs 77), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 126 vs 91). Role difference aside, Sean Doolittle holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Sean Doolittle and Steve Sparks

Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
9.25
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
270
1.84
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
1.24
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.52
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.4
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.48
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.52
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.7
43.7
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.41
67.41
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.24
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
3.2
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
716
4.88
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.213
0.213
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1352
27
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3959
27
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
450.2
9
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1319.2
9
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
7.07
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1451
9.9
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.96
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
1.05
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.06
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
520
3.55
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
10.42
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
658
4.49
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.42
10.42
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.387
1.387
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.893
0.893
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.18
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.37
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.35
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1801
35.97
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5832
39.77
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
4.35
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.31
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
3.34
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
800
5.46
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.2
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.37
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.87
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.014
1.014
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.494
1.494
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1665
33.25
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5179
35.32
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.97
35.97
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.77
39.77

Fielding Stats for Sean Doolittle and Steve Sparks

Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
9.25
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
270
1.84
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
1.24
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1352
27
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3959
27
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
450.2
9
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1319.2
9
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.78
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.56
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
1.84
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.09
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.78
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
2.71
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.74
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
2.63
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.87
94.87
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.73
96.73
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.426
1.426
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.41
67.41
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.16
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sean Doolittle and Steve Sparks

Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
464
69600
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
272
3709.09
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
600
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
559.09
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
68.18
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
54.55
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.86
11.77
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
81.82
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
81.82
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40.91
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
54.55
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-112.87
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.35
-4.74
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
231.82
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.59
2.59
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA