Xavier Hernandez vs. Joe Sparma — Career Comparison

Xavier Hernandez
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Sparma
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Sparma 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. Joe Sparma led in home run suppression (HR9+ 104 vs 73), run prevention (ERA+ 92 vs 85), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 90). Xavier Hernandez held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 101 vs 83). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Joe Sparma.

Pitching Stats for Xavier Hernandez and Joe Sparma

Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
6.21
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
1.9
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.48
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.54
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.54
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.47
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.54
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.6
77.6
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.32
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.47
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
3.9
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
3.94
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2013
27
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2594
27
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
671
9
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864.2
9
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
621
8.33
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
8.06
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.33
8.33
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.06
8.06
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.9
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.8
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.57
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
4.54
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.48
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
7.54
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
6.1
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.54
7.54
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.182
1.182
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.62
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.44
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.27
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.28
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2879
38.62
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3755
39.08
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
2.27
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
4.35
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
4.4
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.38
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.3
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.64
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.322
1.322
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.399
1.399
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2543
34.11
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3288
34.22
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.62
38.62
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.08
39.08

Fielding Stats for Xavier Hernandez and Joe Sparma

Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
6.21
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
1.91
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.48
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2013
27
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2593
27
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
671
9
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864.1
9
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.54
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.59
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.86
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.02
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.16
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.42
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.77
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.39
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
1.61
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.11
98.11
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.18
91.18
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.225
0.225
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.847
0.847
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.6
77.6
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Xavier Hernandez and Joe Sparma

Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
464
6474.42
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
185
359.22
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
600
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
37
516.28
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
522.33
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
62.14
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
52.43
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.83
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.71
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.12
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.92
11.49
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
75.73
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
81.55
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
21.36
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
21.36
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
42.72
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.82
-39.33
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.86
-1.66
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
19.42
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
279.07
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
209.71
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.15
2.15
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.86
2.86
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
55.81
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
56.31
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.94
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.94
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA