Steve Sparks vs. Lee Wade — Career Comparison

Steve Sparks
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lee Wade
Lost GenerationThrows RightSt. Louis GiantsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Lee Wade posted a stronger line than Steve Sparks. Lee Wade posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.77 vs 4.88) and WHIP (1.309 vs 1.502). By the career numbers, Lee Wade had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Steve Sparks and Lee Wade

Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
1.84
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.24
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
1.24
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.99
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.4
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.52
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.51
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.7
43.7
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.08
48.08
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.41
67.41
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.76
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
716
4.88
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
3.77
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3959
27
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1419
27
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1319.2
9
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
9
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1451
9.9
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
504
9.59
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.59
9.59
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
1.05
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.4
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
520
3.55
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.19
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
658
4.49
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
4.22
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.893
0.893
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.713
0.713
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.37
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.35
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.27
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5832
39.77
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
2051
39.03
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.31
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
800
5.46
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
5.23
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.18
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.37
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.87
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.55
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.494
1.494
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.309
1.309
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5179
35.32
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1860
35.39
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.77
39.77
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Steve Sparks and Lee Wade

Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
1.84
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
1.28
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
1.24
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3959
27
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1713
27
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1319.2
9
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
571
9
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
0.78
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.79
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
1.84
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
1.69
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.09
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.24
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
2.71
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
2.71
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
2.63
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
2.47
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.73
96.73
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.28
91.28
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.426
1.426
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.938
1.938
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.41
67.41
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.16
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.11
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Sparks and Lee Wade

Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272
3709.09
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
75
187.5
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
44
600
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
240
600
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
559.09
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
535
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
68.18
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
102.5
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
54.55
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
80
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
22.5
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.86
11.77
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.34
33.36
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
6
81.82
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
130
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
6
81.82
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
137.5
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
57.5
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40.91
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
42.5
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
54.55
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
97.5
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.35
-4.74
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.97
34.92
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
32.5
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
17
231.82
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.59
2.59
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
30
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA