Steve Foucault vs. Joe Sparma — Career Comparison

Steve Foucault
Baby BoomersMinnesotaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Sparma
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Sparma built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Foucault as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Foucault led in home run suppression (HR9+ 124 vs 104), run prevention (ERA+ 112 vs 92), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 100 vs 83). Joe Sparma held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 101 vs 94). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Steve Foucault.

Pitching Stats for Steve Foucault and Joe Sparma

Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
5.02
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
1.9
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.48
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.63
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.54
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.65
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.54
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.3
49.3
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.6
77.6
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.32
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.94
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
3.21
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
3.94
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
1490
27
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2594
27
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
496.2
9
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864.2
9
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458
8.3
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
8.06
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.3
8.3
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.06
8.06
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.74
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.8
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
3.44
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
4.54
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.72
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
307
5.56
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
6.1
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.1
6.1
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.001
1.001
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.182
1.182
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.18
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.44
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.31
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.28
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
2101
38.07
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3755
39.08
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
3.59
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
3.86
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
4.4
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.72
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.4
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.85
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.305
1.305
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.399
1.399
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
1832
33.2
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3288
34.22
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.07
38.07
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.08
39.08

Fielding Stats for Steve Foucault and Joe Sparma

Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
5.02
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
1.91
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.48
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
1490
27
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2593
27
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
496.2
9
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864.1
9
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.53
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.59
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.36
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
1.02
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.16
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
1.98
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
1.77
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.88
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
1.61
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.41
95.41
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.18
91.18
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.376
0.376
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.847
0.847
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.6
77.6
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.18
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Foucault and Joe Sparma

Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
277
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PAverified
185
359.22
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
600
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
522.33
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
62.14
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
52.43
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.83
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.71
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.92
11.49
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
75.73
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
81.55
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
21.36
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
21.36
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
42.72
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.86
-1.66
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
19.42
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
108
209.71
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.86
2.86
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
56.31
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.94
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.94
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA