Joe Sparma
Joseph Blase Sparma
Born: February 4, 1942
Massillon, OH USA
Deceased: 1986
Columbus, OH USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 190
College: The Ohio State University
Career: 1964-1970
Minor League Statistics
Joe Sparma compiled a career record of 52 wins and 52 losses in his 185-game career with the Detroit Tigers and Montreal Expos. He began playing during the 1964 season and last took the field during the 1970 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3.00 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 84.0 | 62 | 33 | 28 | 4 | 45 | 1 | 71 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 354 |
| 1965 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 13 | 8 | .619 | 3.18 | 30 | 28 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 167.0 | 142 | 69 | 59 | 13 | 75 | 5 | 127 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 713 |
| 1966 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 2 | 7 | .222 | 5.30 | 29 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91.7 | 103 | 57 | 54 | 14 | 52 | 0 | 61 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 420 |
| 1967 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 16 | 9 | .640 | 3.76 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 217.7 | 186 | 103 | 91 | 20 | 85 | 2 | 153 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 920 |
| 1968 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 10 | 10 | .500 | 3.70 | 34 | 31 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 182.3 | 169 | 81 | 75 | 14 | 77 | 3 | 110 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 781 |
| 1969 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 6 | 8 | .429 | 4.76 | 23 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 92.7 | 78 | 55 | 49 | 5 | 77 | 1 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 421 |
| 1970 | NL | Montreal Expos | 0 | 4 | .000 | 7.06 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29.3 | 34 | 25 | 23 | 7 | 25 | 3 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 146 |
| Totals | 52 | 52 | .500 | 3.94 | 183 | 142 | 18 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 864.7 | 774 | 423 | 379 | 77 | 436 | 15 | 586 | 27 | 2 | 42 | 3755 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 23 | 26 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .160 | .192 | .320 | .512 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1965 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 30 | 60 | 52 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | .135 | .179 | .154 | .332 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1966 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 29 | 25 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .217 | .217 | .261 | .478 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1967 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 37 | 90 | 74 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33 | .054 | .091 | .054 | .145 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 34 | 67 | 60 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | .133 | .148 | .150 | .298 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 23 | 33 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .138 | .167 | .138 | .305 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | NL | Montreal Expos | 9 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .143 | .000 | .143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 185 | 309 | 269 | 11 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 108 | .119 | .150 | .145 | .295 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 21 | 11 | 84.0 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 2 | .955 | 2.250 | 1.000 |
| 1965 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 30 | 28 | 167.0 | 11 | 25 | 6 | 1 | .857 | 1.940 | 1.200 |
| 1966 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 29 | 13 | 91.7 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | .867 | 1.276 | .448 |
| 1967 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 37 | 37 | 217.7 | 16 | 20 | 2 | 1 | .947 | 1.489 | .973 |
| 1968 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 34 | 31 | 182.3 | 9 | 19 | 2 | 0 | .933 | 1.382 | .824 |
| 1969 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 23 | 16 | 92.7 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.554 | .696 |
| 1970 | NL | Montreal Expos | P | 9 | 6 | 29.0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 1.552 | .556 |
| Totals | 183 | 142 | 864.3 | 57 | 98 | 15 | 7 | .912 | 1.614 | .847 |
Postseason - Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | 0 | 0 | 54.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 54.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | P | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
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