Xavier Hernandez vs. Glenn Sparkman — Career Comparison

Xavier Hernandez
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Glenn Sparkman
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Glenn Sparkman built a career as a starting pitcher and Xavier Hernandez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Xavier Hernandez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.9 and WHIP 1.376 compared to 5.99 and 1.614 for Glenn Sparkman. By the career numbers, Xavier Hernandez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Xavier Hernandez and Glenn Sparkman

Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
6.21
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
2.6
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.3
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.54
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.2
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.47
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.7
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.47
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
3.9
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
5.99
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2013
27
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
541
27
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
671
9
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
180.1
9
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
621
8.33
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
11.43
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.9
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
1.65
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.65
1.65
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
3.57
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
2.89
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.48
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.2
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
7.54
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
5.54
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.54
7.54
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.937
0.937
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.62
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.45
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.27
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.35
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2879
38.62
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
821
40.97
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
2.27
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.3
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
4.35
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
6.44
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.44
6.44
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.38
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.3
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.5
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.64
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.5
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.322
1.322
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.592
1.592
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2543
34.11
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
745
37.18
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.62
38.62
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.97
40.97

Fielding Stats for Xavier Hernandez and Glenn Sparkman

Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
6.21
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
2.6
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.3
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2013
27
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
541
27
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
671
9
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
180.1
9
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.54
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.35
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.86
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.95
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.42
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.4
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.39
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.3
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.11
98.11
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.225
0.225
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Xavier Hernandez and Glenn Sparkman

Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
464
6474.42
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
15600
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
600
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
516.28
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.12
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.82
-39.33
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
20
279.07
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.15
2.15
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
55.81
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Glenn Sparkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
Glenn Sparkman
Career
Per 600 PA