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Joe
Sparma		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 210
 
Born: February 4, 1942 in Usa, OH, MASSILLON
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1964 22 TOR AL $ 300,000 7 5 6 6 3 4 4 7 7 7
1965 23 TOR AL   7 6 6 6 3 3 3 7 7 7
1966 24 TOR AL $ 300,000 7 6 6 6 3 3 3 7 7 7
1967 25 KCR AL   7 8 8 8 2 3 3 6 6 6
1968 26 KCR AL $ 300,000 7 8 8 8 2 3 3 6 6 6
1969 27 KCR AL   7 8 8 8 2 3 2 6 6 6
1970 28 SDP NL $ 300,000 7 8 9 9 2 2 2 6 6 6
1971 29 SDP NL $ 300,000 7 8 9 8 2 3 2 7 7 7
1972 30 SDP NL $ 350,000 7 8 8 8 2 3 3 7 7 7
1973 31 CLE AL $ 1,550,000 7 8 8 8 2 3 3 7 7 7
1974 32 CLE AL $ 1,550,000 7 8 8 8 2 2 2 6 6 6
1975 33 MIN AL $ 750,000 6 7 8 7 2 2 2 6 6 6
1976 34 MIN AL $ 330,000 6 6 6 6 1 1 1 6 6 6
1977 35 MIN AL $ 330,000 6 6 6 6 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 5 6 6 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,550,000 7 8 9 9 3 4 4 7 7 7
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1964 22 TOR AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1965 23 TOR AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1966 24 TOR AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1967 25 KCR AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1968 26 KCR AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1969 27 KCR AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1970 28 SDP NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1971 29 SDP NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1972 30 SDP NL $ 350,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1973 31 CLE AL $ 1,550,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1974 32 CLE AL $ 1,550,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1975 33 MIN AL $ 750,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1976 34 MIN AL $ 330,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1977 35 MIN AL $ 330,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,550,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1964 22 TOR AL 0 3 .000 17 0 0 0 2 22.0 24 15 3 19 19 6.14 .273 .404 .398 .801 0.0
    AA   1 2 .333 23 0 0 0 2 22.0 17 5 0 14 18 2.05 .213 .330 .250 .580  
1965 23 AAA   6 7 .462 14 14 1 1 0 84.3 91 47 8 49 85 5.02 .269 .362 .396 .758  
    AA   6 2 .750 11 11 0 0 0 77.7 55 17 1 27 86 1.97 .194 .265 .254 .519  
1966 24 TOR AL 0 1 .000 6 0 0 0 0 8.3 8 5 1 5 8 5.40 .258 .361 .452 .813 0.0
    AAA   5 7 .417 23 23 1 0 0 147.3 142 65 14 76 158 3.97 .251 .340 .371 .711  
1967 25 AAA   3 2 .600 9 9 0 0 0 57.3 52 15 3 31 66 2.35 .242 .337 .335 .672  
1968 26 KCR AL 5 5 .500 29 12 1 0 0 97.3 79 42 12 53 91 3.88 .228 .331 .370 .701 4.3
1969 27 AAA   5 4 .556 19 9 0 0 5 69.3 58 29 6 39 85 3.76 .225 .327 .302 .629  
1970 28 KCR AL 5 6 .455 13 13 1 0 0 86.0 92 64 19 40 78 6.70 .271 .347 .504 .852 0.0
  SDP NL 6 3 .667 14 14 2 0 0 99.0 80 53 16 42 75 4.82 .220 .302 .405 .707 4.0
  TOT   11 9 .550 27 27 3 0 0 185.0 172 117 35 82 153 5.69 .245 .324 .453 .777 4.0
1971 29 SDP NL 13 14 .481 66 11 0 0 9 154.3 156 105 29 94 141 6.12 .266 .365 .474 .839 4.0
1972 30 SDP NL 7 16 .304 32 32 0 0 0 220.0 187 100 24 121 178 4.09 .228 .329 .368 .697 14.7
1973 31 SDP NL 1 0 1.000 4 2 0 0 2 7.3 4 0 0 1 6 0.00 .167 .200 .208 .408 2.4
  KCR AL 6 3 .667 16 8 0 0 0 71.3 66 36 5 52 62 4.54 .245 .368 .364 .732 5.3
  CLE AL 2 2 .500 6 3 0 0 1 27.0 30 16 2 20 16 5.33 .280 .395 .402 .797 1.1
  TOT   9 5 .643 26 13 0 0 3 105.7 100 52 7 73 84 4.43 .250 .367 .365 .732 8.8
1974 32 CLE AL 2 1 .667 22 0 0 0 1 48.0 56 39 5 35 42 7.31 .295 .405 .447 .853 0.0
    AAA   5 0 1.000 5 5 1 1 0 37.7 27 9 5 11 38 2.15 .203 .264 .353 .617  
1975 33 MIN AL 2 2 .500 23 0 0 0 0 44.3 45 22 3 34 22 4.47 .281 .410 .381 .791 2.4
    AA   8 1 .889 12 12 1 1 0 87.7 49 7 2 37 110 0.72 .166 .258 .220 .478  
1976 34 MIN AL 0 0 .000 14 0 0 0 0 17.0 23 18 2 16 11 9.53 .319 .449 .486 .936 0.0
    AAA   0 1 .000 8 0 0 0 2 5.7 5 7 1 8 0 11.13 .238 .448 .381 .829  
1977 35 AA   1 1 .500 18 0 0 0 0 27.0 13 1 1 9 25 0.33 .143 .220 .198 .418  
11 Years Sim 49 56 .467 262 95 4 0 15 902.0 850 515 121 532 749 5.14 .250 .353 .413 .765 38.3
6 Years AAA 24 21 .533 78 60 3 2 7 401.6 375 172 37 214 432 3.85 .245 .338 .359 .696  
4 Years AA 16 6 .727 64 23 1 1 2 214.3 134 30 4 87 239 1.26 .179 .264 .233 .497  
10 Years Minors 40 27 .597 142 83 4 3 9 616.0 509 202 41 301 671 2.95 .223 .314 .317 .631  
Season Average 4 5 .444 26 9 0 0 1 90.2 85 51 12 53 74 5.14 .250 .353 .413 .765  
Career Highs 13 16 .667 66 32 3 0 9 220.0 187 117 35 121 178 9.53 .319 .449 .486 .936  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   415 260 59 263 440   .227 .325 .377 .701
vs LH   435 255 63 269 309   .277 .383 .456 .839
Home 23 25 .479 133 43 0 0 5 432.0 411 261 69 256 358 5.44 .250 .351 .434 .785
Away 26 31 .456 129 52 4 0 10 470.0 439 254 53 276 391 4.86 .250 .352 .394 .747
Mar/Apr 10 4 .714 41 9 0 0 6 106.7 88 56 12 62 89 4.73 .225 .331 .368 .699
May 7 10 .412 38 14 2 0 2 133.6 141 88 16 73 116 5.93 .272 .361 .432 .793
June 7 8 .467 37 14 0 0 2 115.6 107 73 18 72 105 5.68 .242 .348 .415 .763
July 6 8 .429 49 11 1 0 2 138.6 132 83 18 86 109 5.39 .253 .359 .418 .776
August 6 13 .316 36 22 1 0 1 177.0 177 107 29 106 132 5.44 .268 .369 .458 .827
Sep/Oct 13 13 .500 61 25 0 0 2 230.3 205 108 29 133 198 4.22 .239 .341 .384 .725
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1964 22 TOR AL 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
    AA   8 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0  
1965 23 AA   1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3  
1968 26 KCR AL 29 27 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 .037 .037 .037 .074 -2.1 0.0
1969 27 AAA   7 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .100 .100 .100 .200 -0.4  
1977 35 AA   12 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2  
2 Years Sim 46 28 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 .036 .036 .036 .071 -2.2 0.0
1 Years AAA 7 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .100 .100 .100 .200 -0.4  
3 Years AA 21 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5  
4 Years Minors 28 17 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 .059 .059 .059 .118 -0.9  
162 Game Average 98 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 49 .036 .036 .036 .071 -7.6  
Career Highs 29 27 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 .037 .037 .037 .074 -0.1  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   23 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 .043 .043 .043 .087 -1.6
vs LH   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5
Home 16 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.9
Away 25 19 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 .053 .053 .053 .105 -1.2
RISP   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.7
Close/Late   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
August 9 17 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .059 .059 .059 .118 -1.0
Sep/Oct 23 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1964 22 TOR AL P 17 0 22.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.23    
1966 24 TOR AL P 6 0 8.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1968 26 KCR AL P 29 12 97.3 2 25 0 2 1.000 2.50    
1970 28 KCR AL P 13 13 86.0 5 12 1 1 .944 1.78    
  SDP NL P 14 14 99.0 6 13 1 2 .950 1.73    
  TOT   P 27 27 185.0 11 25 2 3 .947 1.75    
1971 29 SDP NL P 66 11 154.3 8 22 0 4 1.000 1.75    
1972 30 SDP NL P 32 32 220.0 22 36 3 4 .951 2.37    
1973 31 SDP NL P 4 2 7.3 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.23    
  KCR AL P 16 8 71.3 5 13 1 2 .947 2.27    
  CLE AL P 6 3 27.0 2 5 0 1 1.000 2.33    
  TOT   P 26 13 105.7 7 19 1 3 .963 2.21    
1974 32 CLE AL P 22 0 48.0 5 4 0 0 1.000 1.69    
1975 33 MIN AL P 23 0 44.3 2 8 1 0 .909 2.03    
1976 34 MIN AL P 14 0 17.0 0 1 1 0 .500 0.53    
Career Totals   262 95 902.0 60 140 8 16 .962 2.00    
Career Highs   66 32 220.0 22 36 3 4 1.000 2.50    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1971-8-14
1972-8-16
 Saves
1971-6-9
 Games Pitched
1971-2-66
 Strikeouts
1972-10-178
 Walks Allowed
1972-4-121
 Hits per 9IP
1972-6-7.7
Strikeouts per 9IP
1972-8-7.3
 OAVG
1972-6-.228
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 12    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 35th overall pick, by Toronto in 1964
Injured on 5/20/1965 with a Jammed Finger, out for one week
Traded from Toronto to Kansas City on 2/3/1967 (Going to KCR: P Joe Sparma. Going to TOR: LF Bob Hazle)
3/3/1967: Signed a minor league contract extension with Kansas City
Injured on 4/15/1967 with a Herniated Disc Back, out for 5 weeks
Earned first career win on 8/12/1968
Had first career hit on 8/17/1968, off Jim Perry (TAM)
Traded from Kansas City to San Diego on 7/1/1970 (Going to KCR: P Don Nottebart. Going to SDP: P Joe Sparma)
Injured on 8/1/1970 with a Hyper Extended Elbow, out for one week
2/1/1972: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 6/20/1972 with a Tight Elbow, out for one week
2/1/1973: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,550,000 through salary arbitration
Traded from San Diego to Kansas City on 5/1/1973 (Going to SDP: RF Leo Posada. Going to KCR: P Phil Niekro, P Joe Sparma)
Traded from Kansas City to Cleveland (A) on 7/31/1973 (Going to CLE: P Don Sutton, P Joe Sparma, 3B Mickey Stanley. Going to KCR: CF Marvin Lane, P Ed Farmer)
2/1/1974: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,550,000 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by Minnesota on 2/7/1975 to a 1-year deal worth $750,000 per year
Injured on 4/24/1975 with a Blister On Finger, out for 5 days
9/1/1975: Signed a contract extension with Minnesota, $330,000 per year, for 2 years
Injured on 9/14/1975 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 4-5 weeks
Injured on 3/7/1977 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks
 
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