Red Oldham vs. Jeff Sparks — Career Comparison

Red Oldham
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jeff Sparks
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Red Oldham built a career as a starting pitcher and Jeff Sparks as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Red Oldham posted a career ERA of 4.15 against Jeff Sparks's 4.15, with WHIP of 1.487 and 1.681 respectively. The raw numbers call this too close to separate — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Red Oldham and Jeff Sparks

Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jeff Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
1.85
Jeff Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
6.82
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.97
Jeff Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.41
Jeff Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.51
Jeff Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.83
44.83
Jeff Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.27
52.27
Jeff Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.4
Jeff Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Jeff Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.13
Jeff Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
394
4.15
Jeff Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.15
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Jeff Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Jeff Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Jeff Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Jeff Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.181
0.181
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2563
27
Jeff Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
27
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
854.1
9
Jeff Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.1
9
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
978
10.3
Jeff Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
5.64
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.3
10.3
Jeff Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.64
5.64
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.37
Jeff Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.89
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Jeff Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Jeff Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
3.08
Jeff Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
8.9
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.59
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Jeff Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
2.81
Jeff Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
12.16
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Jeff Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.16
12.16
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Jeff Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.654
0.654
Jeff Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.341
2.341
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.17
Jeff Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.19
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.35
Jeff Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.89
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Jeff Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3716
39.15
Jeff Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
41.24
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.52
Jeff Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.78
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
489
5.15
Jeff Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.15
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Jeff Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.487
1.487
Jeff Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.615
1.615
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3391
35.72
Jeff Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
31.15
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Jeff Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Jeff Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.15
39.15
Jeff Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.24
41.24

Fielding Stats for Red Oldham and Jeff Sparks

Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Jeff Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
Jeff Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
6.82
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
27
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.1
9
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Jeff Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
Jeff Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Jeff Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
Jeff Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
Jeff Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.27
Jeff Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.574
Jeff Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.044
0.044
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Jeff Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Red Oldham and Jeff Sparks

Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jeff Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
340.13
Jeff Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
23
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
314
600
Jeff Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
540.76
Jeff Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Jeff Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
0.63
Jeff Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
122.29
Jeff Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
89.81
Jeff Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.2
Jeff Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.46
Jeff Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.82
Jeff Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
32.48
Jeff Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Jeff Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Jeff Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Jeff Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.36
52.28
Jeff Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
173.89
Jeff Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
164.33
Jeff Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Jeff Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Jeff Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.604
0.604
Jeff Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Jeff Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Jeff Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Jeff Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Jeff Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
66.88
Jeff Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
57.32
Jeff Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
120.38
Jeff Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.42
56.23
Jeff Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
42.04
Jeff Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
65
124.2
Jeff Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.83
4.83
Jeff Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Jeff Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.2
Jeff Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.91
Jeff Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.91
Jeff Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jeff Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA