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Joe Sparma
Joseph Blase Sparma

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 195 lb.
School Ohio State University

Debut May 20, 1964
  vs. WSA 0.7 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER
Final Game May 12, 1970
Born February 4, 1942 in Massillon, OH
Died May 14, 1986 in Columbus, OH

Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1963. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1964 22 DET AL   5   6  21  11   3   2   7  0   84.0   62   33   28   4   45   71   3   6   354   1   0  3.00  3.66  122 1.274
 1965 23 DET AL  13   8  30  28   6   0   1  0  167.0  142   69   59  13   75  127   3   7   713   5   0  3.18  3.49  110 1.299
 1966 24 DET AL   2   7  29  13   0   0   4  0   91.7  103   57   54  14   52   61   3   6   420   0   0  5.30  3.50   66 1.691
 1967 25 DET AL  16   9  37  37  11   5   0  0  217.7  186  103   91  20   85  153   8   7   920   2   2  3.76  3.26   87 1.245
 1968 26 DET AL  10  10  34  31   7   1   1  0  182.3  169   81   75  14   77  110   7   5   781   3   0  3.70  3.01   81 1.349
 1969 27 DET AL   6   8  23  16   3   2   3  0   92.7   78   55   49   5   77   41   1   7   421   1   0  4.76  3.77   79 1.673
 1970 28 MON NL   0   4   9   6   1   0   2  0   29.3   34   25   23   7   25   23   2   4   146   3   0  7.06  4.09   58 2.011
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  7 Yr WL% .500  52  52 183 142  31  10  18  0  864.7  774  423  379  77  436  586  27  42  3755  15   2  3.94  3.40   86 1.399
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    10  10  38  29   6   2   3  0  180.7  161   88   79  16   91  122   5   8   785   3   0  3.94  3.40   86 1.399
 Career High     16  10  37  37  11   5   7  0  217.7  186  103   91  20   85  153   8   7   920   5   2  3.00  3.77  122 1.245

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1964 22 DET AL  23   25    3    4   0  2   0    4   0  0   1  11  .160  .192  .320   39    8   0   0   0   0   0
 1965 23 DET AL  30   52    4    7   1  0   0    3   0  0   3  25  .135  .179  .154   -5    8   4   1   0   0   0
 1966 24 DET AL  29   23    0    5   1  0   0    1   0  0   0   5  .217  .217  .261   35    6   2   0   0   0   1
 1967 25 DET AL  37   74    1    4   0  0   0    1   0  0   3  33  .054  .091  .054  -57    4  13   0   0   0   0
 1968 26 DET AL  34   60    2    8   1  0   0    2   0  0   1  24  .133  .148  .150  -11    9   6   0   0   0   0
 1969 27 DET AL  23   29    1    4   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   8  .138  .167  .138  -15    4   3   0   0   0   0
 1970 28 MON NL   9    6    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   2  .000  .143  .000  -58    0   1   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 7 Seasons      185  269   11   32   3  2   0   11   0  0  10 108  .119  .150  .145  -15   39  29   1   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        236   10   28   3  2   0   10   0  0   9  95  .119  .150  .145  -15   34  25   1   0   0   1
 Career High     37   74    4    8   1  2   0    4   0  0   3  33                           9  13   1   0   0   1
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1964 22 DET AL   26   21    2   2.6    98| .160  .258| .192  .327| .320  .401| .512  .727|  39  .284  -2.4  -0.3   0%
 1965 23 DET AL   60   50    2   1.1    93| .135  .253| .179  .323| .154  .388| .333  .711|  -5  .082  -7.3  -0.8   0%
 1966 24 DET AL   25   21    1   1.3    92| .217  .251| .217  .319| .261  .388| .478  .706|  35  .115  -2.0  -0.2   0%
 1967 25 DET AL   90   83    1   0.3    87| .054  .246| .091  .316| .054  .369| .145  .686| -57  .012 -14.8  -1.7   0%
 1968 26 DET AL   67   58    2   0.9    82| .133  .241| .148  .311| .150  .357| .298  .668| -11  .081  -8.2  -0.9   0%
 1969 27 DET AL   33   28    1   1.0    99| .138  .260| .167  .338| .138  .392| .305  .730| -15  .062  -4.7  -0.5   0%
 1970 28 MON NL    8    7    0   0.0   103| .000  .266| .143  .338| .000  .406| .143  .744| -58  .000  -1.4  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 7 Seasons       309  268    9   0.9    90| .119  .250| .150  .320| .145  .378| .295  .698| -15  .066 -40.8  -4.5   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1964 22 DET AL P 21 5 16 1 2 .955 .959 1.00 0.72 2.25 1.90 11 84.0 1965 23 DET AL P 30 11 25 6 1 .857 .950 1.20 0.75 1.94 2.04 28 167.0 1966 24 DET AL P 29 5 8 2 1 .867 .949 0.45 0.75 1.28 1.99 13 91.7 1967 25 DET AL P 37 16 20 2 1 .947 .957 0.97 0.74 1.49 1.96 37 217.7 1968 26 DET AL P 34 9 19 2 0 .933 .956 0.82 0.73 1.38 1.89 31 182.3 1969 27 DET AL P 23 9 7 0 2 1.000 .952 0.70 0.69 1.55 1.88 16 92.7 1970 28 MON NL P 9 2 3 2 0 .714 .943 0.56 0.71 1.54 1.84 6 29.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1964 22 DET AL P 21 5 16 1 2 .955 .959 1.00 0.72 2.25 1.90 11 84.0 1965 23 DET AL P 30 11 25 6 1 .857 .950 1.20 0.75 1.94 2.04 28 167.0 1966 24 DET AL P 29 5 8 2 1 .867 .949 0.45 0.75 1.28 1.99 13 91.7 1967 25 DET AL P 37 16 20 2 1 .947 .957 0.97 0.74 1.49 1.96 37 217.7 1968 26 DET AL P 34 9 19 2 0 .933 .956 0.82 0.73 1.38 1.89 31 182.3 1969 27 DET AL P 23 9 7 0 2 1.000 .952 0.70 0.69 1.55 1.88 16 92.7 1970 28 MON NL P 9 2 3 2 0 .714 .943 0.56 0.71 1.54 1.84 6 29.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 183 57 98 15 7 .912 .954 0.85 0.73 1.61 1.95 142 864.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 183 57 98 15 7 .912 .954 0.85 0.73 1.61 1.95 142 865
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1968   WS    DET STL     W   1   0  54.00  0  0  0  0   0.1   2   2   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1968   WS    DET STL     W   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Sac. Hits
1967 AL-13-5

Wins
1967 AL-16-6

Won-Loss %
1967 AL-.640-6

Strikeouts/9IP
1965 AL-6.84-9

Games Started
1967 AL-37-5

Comp. Games
1967 AL-11-8

Shutouts
1967 AL-5-6

Bases On Balls Allow.
1967 AL-85-10
1968 AL-77-9

Earned Runs Allow.
1967 AL-91-7
1968 AL-75-9

Hit Batsmen
1967 AL-8-6

   

Gray Ink: Pitching - 11 (1391) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 6.0 (1195) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 3.0 (1467) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

Before 1963 Season: Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent.

December 3, 1969: Traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Montreal Expos for Jerry Robertson.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Uniforms 
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