Steve Sparks
Steven William Sparks "Phone Book"
Born: July 2, 1964
Tulsa, OK US
Primary Position: Pitcher
All Position(s) Played: OF
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 187
Draft: Round 5 (1987 June Amateur Draft, Milwaukee Brewers)
School: Sam Houston State
Career: 1987-2005
Major League Statistics
Steve Sparks compiled a career record of 91 wins and 101 losses and a 4.16 ERA in his 250-game pitching career with the Helena Brewers, Beloit Brewers, Stockton Ports, El Paso Diablos, New Orleans Zephyrs, Midland Angels, Vancouver Canadians, Toledo Mud Hens, Sacramento River Cats and Portland Beavers. He began playing during the 1987 season and last took the field during the 2005 campaign.
 Helena Brewers |
 Beloit Brewers |
 Stockton Ports |
 El Paso Diablos |
 New Orleans Zephyrs |
 Vancouver Canadians |
 Midland Angels |
 Toledo Mud Hens |
 Sacramento River Cats |
 Portland Beavers |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | R | PION | Helena Brewers | 6 | 3 | .667 | 4.68 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 57.7 | 68 | 44 | 30 | 8 | 20 | 1 | 47 | 4 | 0 | 5 | |
| 1988 | A | MIDW | Beloit Brewers | 9 | 13 | .409 | 3.79 | 25 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 164.0 | 162 | 80 | 69 | 8 | 51 | 2 | 96 | 7 | 5 | 5 | |
| 1989 | A | CALL | Stockton Ports | 13 | 5 | .722 | 2.41 | 23 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 164.0 | 125 | 55 | 44 | 6 | 53 | 0 | 126 | 10 | 0 | 6 | |
| 1990 | Advanced A | CALL | Stockton Ports | 10 | 7 | .588 | 3.69 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 129.3 | 136 | 63 | 53 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 77 | 8 | 1 | 7 | |
| 1990 | AA | TL | El Paso Diablos | 1 | 2 | .333 | 6.53 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30.3 | 43 | 24 | 22 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1991 | Advanced A | CALL | Stockton Ports | 9 | 10 | .474 | 3.06 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 179.7 | 160 | 70 | 61 | 4 | 98 | 2 | 139 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 762 |
| 1991 | AA | TL | El Paso Diablos | 1 | 2 | .333 | 9.53 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 30 | 22 | 18 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 90 |
| 1992 | AA | TL | El Paso Diablos | 9 | 8 | .529 | 5.37 | 28 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 140.7 | 159 | 99 | 84 | 11 | 50 | 1 | 79 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 613 |
| 1993 | AAA | AA2 | New Orleans Zephyrs | 9 | 13 | .409 | 3.84 | 29 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 180.3 | 174 | 89 | 77 | 17 | 80 | 1 | 104 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 767 |
| 1994 | AAA | AA2 | New Orleans Zephyrs | 10 | 12 | .455 | 4.46 | 28 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 183.7 | 183 | 101 | 91 | 23 | 68 | 0 | 105 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 787 |
| 1996 | AAA | AA2 | New Orleans Zephyrs | 2 | 6 | .250 | 4.99 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 57.7 | 64 | 43 | 32 | 8 | 35 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 267 |
| 1998 | AA | TL | Midland Angels | 0 | 4 | .000 | 7.08 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40.7 | 49 | 38 | 32 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 184 |
| 1998 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Canadians | 0 | 4 | .000 | 2.89 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28.0 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 114 |
| 2000 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 5 | 7 | .417 | 3.77 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90.7 | 86 | 53 | 38 | 8 | 41 | 0 | 44 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 397 |
| 2005 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento River Cats | 5 | 5 | .500 | 6.95 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66.0 | 87 | 52 | 51 | 10 | 26 | 1 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 306 |
| 2005 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.04 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.7 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 75 |
| Totals | 91 | 101 | .474 | 4.16 | 250 | 234 | 4 | 44 | 10 | 1 | 1547.3 | 1564 | 850 | 715 | 118 | 604 | 8 | 964 | 70 | 17 | 83 | 4362 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | AAA | AA2 | New Orleans Zephyrs | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 2.500 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .667 | .667 | 1.000 | 1.667 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | R | PION | Helena Brewers | P | 10 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .800 |
| 1988 | A | MIDW | Beloit Brewers | P | 25 | 8 | 29 | 1 | 3 | .974 | 1.480 |
| 1989 | A | CALL | Stockton Ports | P | 23 | 10 | 25 | 4 | 1 | .897 | 1.522 |
| 1990 | AA | TL | El Paso Diablos | P | 7 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.429 |
| 1990 | Advanced A | CALL | Stockton Ports | P | 19 | 8 | 28 | 5 | 5 | .878 | 1.895 |
| 1991 | AA | TL | El Paso Diablos | P | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 2.000 |
| 1991 | Advanced A | CALL | Stockton Ports | P | 24 | 19 | 53 | 3 | 10 | .960 | 3.000 |
| 1992 | AA | TL | El Paso Diablos | P | 28 | 16 | 42 | 2 | 5 | .967 | 2.071 |
| 1993 | AAA | AA2 | New Orleans Zephyrs | P | 29 | 9 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.724 |
| 1993 | AAA | AA2 | New Orleans Zephyrs | OF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1994 | AAA | AA2 | New Orleans Zephyrs | P | 28 | 16 | 36 | 2 | 5 | .963 | 1.857 |
| 1996 | AAA | AA2 | New Orleans Zephyrs | P | 11 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.091 |
| 1998 | AA | TL | Midland Angels | P | 7 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.857 |
| 1998 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Canadians | P | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2000 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | P | 16 | 11 | 22 | 2 | 2 | .943 | 2.062 |
| 2005 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | P | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.667 |
| 2005 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento River Cats | P | 12 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 0 | .944 | 1.417 |
| Totals | 251 | 129 | 333 | 21 | 35 | .957 | 1.841 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | R | Pioneer League | Helena Brewers | ML4 | ||
| 1988 | A | Midwest League | Beloit Brewers | ML4 | ||
| 1989 | A | California League | Stockton Ports | ML4 | ||
| 1990 | Advanced A | California League | Stockton Ports | ML4 | ||
| 1990 | AA | Texas League | El Paso Diablos | ML4 | ||
| 1991 | Advanced A | California League | Stockton Ports | ML4 | ||
| 1991 | AA | Texas League | El Paso Diablos | ML4 | ||
| 1992 | AA | Texas League | El Paso Diablos | ML4 | ||
| 1993 | AAA | American Association 2 | New Orleans Zephyrs | ML4 | ||
| 1994 | AAA | American Association 2 | New Orleans Zephyrs | ML4 | ||
| 1996 | AAA | American Association 2 | New Orleans Zephyrs | ML4 | ||
| 1998 | AA | Texas League | Midland Angels | ANA | ||
| 1998 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Vancouver Canadians | ANA | ||
| 2000 | AAA | International League | Toledo Mud Hens | DET | ||
| 2005 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Portland Beavers | SDN | April 10, 2005 | April 20, 2005 |
| 2005 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Sacramento River Cats | OAK | May 15, 2005 | July 15, 2005 |
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