Eduardo Salazar vs. Joe Sparma — Career Comparison

Eduardo Salazar
Gen ZVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Sparma
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Sparma built a career as a starting pitcher and Eduardo Salazar as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Sparma posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.94 and WHIP 1.417 compared to 5.99 and 1.868 for Eduardo Salazar. By the career numbers, Joe Sparma had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Eduardo Salazar and Joe Sparma

Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
8.15
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
1.9
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.48
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.54
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.25
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.54
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.6
77.6
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.32
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
5.99
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
3.94
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.27
7.27
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
27
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2594
27
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.2
9
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864.2
9
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
12.35
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
8.06
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.35
12.35
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.06
8.06
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.15
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.8
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
4.46
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
4.54
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.16
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
7
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
6.1
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.274
1.274
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.182
1.182
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.64
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.44
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.76
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.28
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
43.81
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3755
39.08
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.91
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
6.5
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
4.4
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.51
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.89
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.868
1.868
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.399
1.399
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
37.95
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3288
34.22
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.376
0.376
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.81
43.81
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.08
39.08

Fielding Stats for Eduardo Salazar and Joe Sparma

Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
8.15
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
1.91
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.48
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
27
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2593
27
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.2
9
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864.1
9
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.51
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.59
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.66
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
1.02
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.16
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.29
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
1.77
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.17
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
1.61
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.18
91.18
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.847
0.847
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.6
77.6
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Eduardo Salazar and Joe Sparma

Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
64
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
359.22
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
600
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
522.33
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
62.14
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
52.43
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.83
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.71
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.92
11.49
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
75.73
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
81.55
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
21.36
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
21.36
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
42.72
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.86
-1.66
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
19.42
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
108
209.71
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.86
2.86
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
56.31
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.94
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.94
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA