Frank Heifer vs. Joe Sparks — Career Comparison

Frank Heifer
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaBoston Red StockingsUnknownFirst Baseman
Joe Sparks
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Frank Heifer and Joe Sparks are closely matched on the surface stats. Frank Heifer posted stronger numbers in OPS (.680 vs .623) and slugging (.400 vs .331). Joe Sparks had the advantage in on-base percentage (.292 vs .280). By the career numbers, Frank Heifer had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Frank Heifer and Joe Sparks

Frank Heifer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Frank Heifer
Career
Per 600 PA
11
132
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
174.05
Frank Heifer
Career
Per 600 PA
50
600
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Frank Heifer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
600
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
335
511.45
Frank Heifer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Frank Heifer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Frank Heifer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
168
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
100.76
Frank Heifer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
132
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
61.07
Frank Heifer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
19.85
Frank Heifer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
36
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
10.69
Frank Heifer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Frank Heifer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
39.69
Frank Heifer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Frank Heifer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Frank Heifer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Frank Heifer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.24
62.93
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37.92
57.89
Frank Heifer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
240
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
169.47
Frank Heifer
Career
Per 600 PA
14
168
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
169.47
Frank Heifer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Frank Heifer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Frank Heifer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.623
0.623
Frank Heifer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Frank Heifer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Frank Heifer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.556
0.556
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.599
0.599
Frank Heifer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Frank Heifer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
132
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
70.23
Frank Heifer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
60
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
61.07
Frank Heifer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
192
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
122.14
Frank Heifer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.46
77.51
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38.57
58.88
Frank Heifer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Frank Heifer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
59.54
Frank Heifer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Heifer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
7
10.69
Frank Heifer
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.14
56.14
Frank Heifer
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.57
5.57
Frank Heifer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
19.85
Frank Heifer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Heifer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Heifer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Frank Heifer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Heifer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Frank Heifer
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Frank Heifer and Joe Sparks

Frank Heifer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Frank Heifer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.43
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
1.21
Frank Heifer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.07
Frank Heifer
Career
Per 9 Innings
321
27
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2548
27
Frank Heifer
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
9
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
849.1
9
Frank Heifer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
5.55
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
2.13
Frank Heifer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
2.8
Frank Heifer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.84
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.41
Frank Heifer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
6.39
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
504
5.34
Frank Heifer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
5.55
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
4.93
Frank Heifer
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.84
86.84
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.26
92.26
Frank Heifer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.882
3.882
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.079
4.079
Frank Heifer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.6
88.6
Frank Heifer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.28
Frank Heifer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Heifer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Heifer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Heifer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Pitching Stats for Frank Heifer and Joe Sparks

Frank Heifer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Frank Heifer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
7.71
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
3.38
Frank Heifer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.38
Frank Heifer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Heifer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
3.38
Frank Heifer
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Heifer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Frank Heifer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Heifer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Heifer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.86
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Heifer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
15.43
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
16.88
Frank Heifer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.43
15.43
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.88
16.88
Frank Heifer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.37
11.37
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.25
17.25
Frank Heifer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Frank Heifer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.462
0.462
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.467
0.467
Frank Heifer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
27
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
27
Frank Heifer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.1
9
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.2
9
Frank Heifer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
23.14
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
23.63
Frank Heifer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.14
23.14
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.63
23.63
Frank Heifer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Heifer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Heifer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Heifer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
6.75
Frank Heifer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Heifer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Frank Heifer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
13.5
Frank Heifer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.5
13.5
Frank Heifer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Frank Heifer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Frank Heifer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Heifer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
3.38
Frank Heifer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Heifer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
50.14
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
60.75
Frank Heifer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.86
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Heifer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
15.43
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
20.25
Frank Heifer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.43
15.43
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Frank Heifer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Heifer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Heifer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Heifer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.571
2.571
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.375
3.375
Frank Heifer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
50.14
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
50.63
Frank Heifer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Frank Heifer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.462
0.462
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.636
0.636
Frank Heifer
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.14
50.14
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.75
60.75