Jose Mercedes vs. Steve Sparks — Career Comparison

Jose Mercedes
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steve Sparks
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Jose Mercedes a clear advantage over Steve Sparks across the core pitching metrics. Jose Mercedes led in run prevention (ERA+ 108 vs 90), home run suppression (HR9+ 111 vs 100), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 99 vs 90). Jose Mercedes was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Jose Mercedes and Steve Sparks

Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.24
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
1.84
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.22
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
1.24
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.51
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.4
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.6
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.52
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.83
45.83
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.7
43.7
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.48
54.48
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.41
67.41
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
4.75
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
716
4.88
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1749
27
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3959
27
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
583
9
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1319.2
9
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
617
9.52
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1451
9.9
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.52
9.52
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.16
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
1.05
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
3.44
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
520
3.55
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
4.79
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
658
4.49
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.914
0.914
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.893
0.893
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.2
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.37
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.32
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.35
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2530
39.06
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5832
39.77
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.28
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.31
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
5.19
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
800
5.46
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.2
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.37
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.37
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.05
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
0.87
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.441
1.441
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.494
1.494
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2249
34.72
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5179
35.32
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.06
39.06
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.77
39.77

Fielding Stats for Jose Mercedes and Steve Sparks

Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.24
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
1.84
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.22
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
1.24
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1749
27
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3959
27
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
583
9
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1319.2
9
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.37
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.78
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.77
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
1.84
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.09
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.2
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
2.71
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.14
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
2.63
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.87
94.87
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.73
96.73
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.426
1.426
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.48
54.48
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.41
67.41
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.16
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Mercedes and Steve Sparks

Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
4350
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
272
3709.09
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
600
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
570
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
559.09
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
68.18
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
54.55
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
3.13
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.86
11.77
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
81.82
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
81.82
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40.91
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
54.55
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.04
-31.17
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.35
-4.74
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
360
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
231.82
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.59
2.59
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA