Phil Ortega vs. Steve Sparks — Career Comparison

Phil Ortega
Silent GenerationArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steve Sparks
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

When held to the same standard, Steve Sparks comes out ahead of Phil Ortega in this starter comparison. Steve Sparks led in home run suppression (HR9+ 100 vs 74), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 91 vs 82), and run prevention (ERA+ 90 vs 82). Phil Ortega held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 85 vs 77). The edge goes to Steve Sparks.

Pitching Stats for Phil Ortega and Steve Sparks

Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
1.93
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
1.84
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.33
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
1.24
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.44
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.4
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.59
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.52
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.59
42.59
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.7
43.7
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.12
69.12
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.41
67.41
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.19
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
4.43
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
716
4.88
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
2855
27
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3959
27
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
951.2
9
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1319.2
9
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
884
8.36
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1451
9.9
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
1.24
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
1.05
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
3.57
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
520
3.55
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.26
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
5.19
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
658
4.49
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.893
0.893
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.24
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.37
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.28
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.35
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
4064
38.43
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5832
39.77
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.31
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
4.71
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
800
5.46
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.37
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.87
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.326
1.326
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.494
1.494
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
3656
34.58
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5179
35.32
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.43
38.43
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.77
39.77

Fielding Stats for Phil Ortega and Steve Sparks

Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
1.93
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
1.84
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.33
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
1.24
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
2855
27
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3959
27
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
951.2
9
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1319.2
9
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.45
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.78
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
1.28
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
1.84
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.11
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.09
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
1.84
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
2.71
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
1.73
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
2.63
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.85
93.85
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.73
96.73
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.897
0.897
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.426
1.426
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.12
69.12
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.41
67.41
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.16
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Ortega and Steve Sparks

Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
205
394.23
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272
3709.09
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
312
600
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
44
600
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
253
486.54
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
559.09
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
55.77
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
68.18
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
50
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
54.55
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
5.77
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
5.77
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
11.54
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.86
11.77
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
61.54
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
81.82
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
105.77
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
6
81.82
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
30.77
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
21.15
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40.91
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
51.92
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
54.55
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.58
3.03
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.35
-4.74
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
50
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PAverified
118
226.92
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
231.82
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.59
2.59
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
57.69
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.77
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.62
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA