Joe Sparks
1937–1940 · bats L / throws R · Chicago American Giants, SSA
107G
.217AVG
.301OBP
.365SLG
More career statistics
65H
6HR
32RBI
4SB
0–1W–L
2.2IP
0K
20.25ERA
1GS
Recorded totals from Retrosheet, including regular-season tiebreakers. These are sums of available game records, not a claim to a complete official MLB career. Historical Negro League coverage can include games outside MLB’s recognized 1920–1948 window. Sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 107 | 344 | 299 | 43 | 65 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 33 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 109 | .217 | .301 | .365 | .666 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.25 | 3.375 |
Streaks
4longest hitting streak · 1937-05-30 to 1937-06-13
7longest on-base streak
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | Chicago American Giants, SSA | 45 | 150 | 33 | 2 | 12 | 1 | .220 | 2 | – |
| 1938 | CGChicago American Giants | 21 | 53 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 1 | .189 | – | – |
| 1939 | CGChicago American Giants | 28 | 66 | 15 | – | 7 | 2 | .227 | – | – |
| 1940 | CGChicago American Giants | 13 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 5 | – | .233 | – | – |