Mike Duvall vs. Joe Sparma — Career Comparison

Mike Duvall
Gen XVirginiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Sparma
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Sparma built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Duvall 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 4.76 and 1.863 for Mike Duvall. By the career numbers, Joe Sparma had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Duvall and Joe Sparma

Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
9.35
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
1.9
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.48
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.54
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.54
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.6
77.6
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.32
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
4.76
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
3.94
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.7
6.7
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2594
27
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864.2
9
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
10.94
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
8.06
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.94
10.94
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.06
8.06
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.06
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.8
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.65
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
4.54
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
4.06
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
6.1
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.1
6.1
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.078
1.078
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.182
1.182
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.88
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.44
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.28
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
42.18
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3755
39.08
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.24
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
5.29
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
4.4
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.94
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.843
1.843
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.399
1.399
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
35.65
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3288
34.22
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.18
42.18
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.08
39.08

Fielding Stats for Mike Duvall and Joe Sparma

Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
9.35
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
1.91
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.48
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2593
27
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864.1
9
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.24
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.59
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.06
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
1.02
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.47
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
1.77
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.29
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
1.61
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.18
91.18
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.847
0.847
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.6
77.6
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Duvall and Joe Sparma

Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
31800
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
359.22
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
600
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
522.33
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
62.14
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
52.43
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.83
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.71
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.92
11.49
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
75.73
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
81.55
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
21.36
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
21.36
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
42.72
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
205.73
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.86
-1.66
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
19.42
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
108
209.71
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.86
2.86
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
56.31
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.94
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.94
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA