Harold Hairston vs. Joe Sparma — Career Comparison

Harold Hairston
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Joe Sparma
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Harold Hairston and Joe Sparma are fairly close on the surface numbers. Joe Sparma had the edge in ERA (3.94 vs 6.42). By the career numbers, Joe Sparma had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Harold Hairston and Joe Sparma

Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.47
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
1.9
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.82
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.48
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.54
Harold Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.66
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.54
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.6
77.6
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.49
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.32
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Harold Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harold Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
6.42
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
3.94
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.42
6.42
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Harold Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
27
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2594
27
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.2
9
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864.2
9
Harold Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
9.05
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
8.06
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.05
9.05
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.06
8.06
Harold Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.99
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.8
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Harold Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Harold Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.29
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
4.54
Harold Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.16
Harold Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
4.12
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
6.1
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.1
6.1
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.823
0.823
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.182
1.182
Harold Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.44
Harold Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.28
Harold Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
41.16
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3755
39.08
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.82
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Harold Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
7.24
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
4.4
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.24
7.24
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.66
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Harold Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Harold Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.66
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harold Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.372
1.372
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.399
1.399
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
36.88
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3288
34.22
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Harold Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Harold Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.16
41.16
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.08
39.08

Fielding Stats for Harold Hairston and Joe Sparma

Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.47
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
1.91
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.82
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.48
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
27
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2593
27
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.2
9
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864.1
9
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.59
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.81
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
1.02
Harold Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.16
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.81
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
1.77
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.81
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
1.61
Harold Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.18
91.18
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.733
0.733
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.847
0.847
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.6
77.6
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harold Hairston and Joe Sparma

Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
391.3
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
359.22
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
600
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
600
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
522.33
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
62.14
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
52.43
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.83
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.71
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
6.04
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.92
11.49
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
75.73
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
81.55
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
21.36
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
21.36
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
42.72
Harold Hairston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.81
-21.04
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.86
-1.66
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
19.42
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harold Hairston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
108
209.71
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.86
2.86
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
56.31
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.94
Harold Hairston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.94
Harold Hairston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harold Hairston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harold Hairston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA