Shorty Fuller vs. Joe Sparks — Career Comparison

Shorty Fuller
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueShortstop
Joe Sparks
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Shorty Fuller and Joe Sparks are closely matched on the surface stats. Joe Sparks posted stronger numbers in OPS (.623 vs .611) and slugging (.331 vs .289). Shorty Fuller had the advantage in on-base percentage (.322 vs .292). By the career numbers, Joe Sparks had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Shorty Fuller and Joe Sparks

Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
964
139.14
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
174.05
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4157
600
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
393
600
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3678
530.86
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
335
511.45
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
863
124.56
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
66
100.76
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
103.63
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
40
61.07
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
13.86
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
19.85
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
6.21
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.87
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
20.93
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
39.69
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
438.27
63.26
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
37.92
57.89
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1063
153.43
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
111
169.47
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1335
192.69
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
111
169.47
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.611
0.611
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.623
0.623
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.599
0.599
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
651
93.96
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
46
70.23
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
349
50.37
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
61.07
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
994
143.47
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
80
122.14
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474.45
68.48
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
38.57
58.88
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
4.04
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
64.08
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
39
59.54
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
198
28.58
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
20.99
20.99
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.14
56.14
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
2.24
2.24
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.57
5.57
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.01
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
19.85
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
37.53
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.63
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
37.53
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.63
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Shorty Fuller and Joe Sparks

Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
970
1.03
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.21
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.07
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25344
27
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2548
27
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8448
9
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
849.1
9
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1864
1.99
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
2.13
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3172
3.38
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
2.8
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 9 Innings
615
0.66
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.41
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5651
6.02
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
504
5.34
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5036
5.37
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
4.93
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.12
89.12
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.26
92.26
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.192
5.192
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.079
4.079
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.6
88.6
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
0.38
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.28
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0