Mac MacArthur vs. Steve Sparks — Career Comparison

Mac MacArthur
Pre-GenerationalScotlandThrows RightIndianapolis HoosiersAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Steve Sparks
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Sparks built a career as a starting pitcher and Mac MacArthur as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Sparks posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.88 and WHIP 1.502 compared to 5.02 and 1.500 for Mac MacArthur. By the career numbers, Steve Sparks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mac MacArthur and Steve Sparks

Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.04
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
1.84
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.04
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
1.24
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.4
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.52
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.7
43.7
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.41
67.41
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.04
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
5.02
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
4.88
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
27
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3959
27
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
9
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1319.2
9
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
9.87
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1451
9.9
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.87
9.87
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
1.05
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
3.63
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
520
3.55
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
3.29
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
658
4.49
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.769
0.769
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.893
0.893
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.37
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.35
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
41.54
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5832
39.77
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.31
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
8.48
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
800
5.46
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.48
8.48
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.46
5.46
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.37
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.87
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.494
1.494
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
37.56
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5179
35.32
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.17
8.17
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.54
41.54
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.77
39.77

Fielding Stats for Mac MacArthur and Steve Sparks

Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.04
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
1.84
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
1.24
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
27
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3959
27
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
9
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1319.2
9
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.78
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.08
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
1.84
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.09
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.12
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
2.71
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.25
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
2.63
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.22
72.22
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.73
96.73
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.167
2.167
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.426
1.426
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.41
67.41
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mac MacArthur and Steve Sparks

Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
6
163.64
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272
3709.09
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
600
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
572.73
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
559.09
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
68.18
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
54.55
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
7.33
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.86
11.77
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
81.82
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
81.82
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40.91
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
54.55
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-11.28
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.35
-4.74
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
17
231.82
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.59
2.59
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA