Steve Sparks vs. Lee Stange — Career Comparison

Steve Sparks
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lee Stange
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Lee Stange a clear advantage over Steve Sparks across the core pitching metrics. Lee Stange led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 119 vs 90), strikeout rate (K%+ 88 vs 77), and run prevention (ERA+ 100 vs 90). Steve Sparks held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 100 vs 83). Lee Stange was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Steve Sparks and Lee Stange

Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
270
1.84
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
2.66
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
1.24
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.93
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.4
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.46
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.52
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.45
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.7
43.7
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.41
50.41
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.41
67.41
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.82
34.82
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.24
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.16
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
716
4.88
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
3.56
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3959
27
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
3648
27
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1319.2
9
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
1216
9
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1451
9.9
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1172
8.67
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
1.05
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.05
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
520
3.55
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
2.55
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
658
4.49
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
5.31
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.31
5.31
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.893
0.893
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.873
0.873
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.37
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.26
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.35
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.12
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5832
39.77
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
5100
37.75
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.31
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.57
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
800
5.46
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
553
4.09
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.37
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.87
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.494
1.494
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.247
1.247
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5179
35.32
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
4734
35.04
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.77
39.77
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.75
37.75

Fielding Stats for Steve Sparks and Lee Stange

Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
270
1.84
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
2.66
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
1.24
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.93
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3959
27
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
3646
27
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1319.2
9
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
1215.1
9
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.78
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.6
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
1.84
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
1.1
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.09
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
2.71
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
1.78
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
2.63
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
1.7
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.73
96.73
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.42
95.42
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.426
1.426
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.638
0.638
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.41
67.41
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.82
34.82
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.16
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Sparks and Lee Stange

Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
272
3709.09
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
360
583.78
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
44
600
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
370
600
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
559.09
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
494.59
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
68.18
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
38.92
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
54.55
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
35.68
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
3.24
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
3.24
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.86
11.77
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.39
7.12
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
81.82
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
42.16
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
6
81.82
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
89.19
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
21.08
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40.91
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
14.59
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
54.55
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
35.68
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.35
-4.74
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.09
-8.25
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.62
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
48.65
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
231.82
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PAverified
124
201.08
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.59
2.59
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.98
2.98
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
51.89
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.24
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.86
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA