Joe Sparma
1964–1970 · bats R / throws R · Detroit Tigers, Montreal Expos
185G
.119AVG
.150OBP
.145SLG
32H
0HR
11RBI
0SB
52–52W–L
865IP
586K
3.94ERA
142GS
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 185 | 309 | 269 | 11 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 39 | .119 | .150 | .145 | .295 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 864.7 | 183 | 142 | 31 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 774 | 423 | 379 | 77 | 436 | 586 | 0 | 0 | 3.94 | 1.399 |
Streaks
3longest hitting streak · 1968-07-07 to 1968-07-17
4longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 8 walks allowed | 1965-09-02 | 1 in 511 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 38 | 12 strikeouts | 1965-09-06 | 1 in 426 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 23 | 3 home runs allowed | 1967-10-01 | 1 in 112 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 82 | 136 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 47 | .151 | .176 | .185 |
| Away | 103 | 173 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 61 | .093 | .104 | .113 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 20 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .062 | .075 | .062 |
| May | 34 | 59 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 23 | .096 | .119 | .135 |
| June | 35 | 62 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .105 | .113 | .105 |
| July | 38 | 55 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 19 | .143 | .164 | .204 |
| August | 30 | 52 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 25 | .093 | .115 | .140 |
| September | 24 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | .258 | .286 | .258 |
| October | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| boston-red-sox | 27 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | .083 | .114 | .083 |
| cleveland-guardians | 23 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .037 | .033 | .037 |
| washington-senators-1961-71 | 21 | 43 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | .103 | .093 | .154 |
| new-york-yankees | 21 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | .143 | .190 | .171 |
| minnesota-twins | 19 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | .200 | .176 | .300 |
| chicago-white-sox | 16 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .235 | .278 | .294 |
| kansas-city-athletics | 15 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | .154 | .148 | .154 |
| baltimore-orioles | 13 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | .059 | .143 | .059 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 |  Detroit Tigers | 23 | 25 | 4 | – | 4 | – | .160 | 84 | 71 |
| 1965 | Detroit Tigers | 30 | 52 | 7 | – | 3 | – | .135 | 167 | 127 |
| 1966 | Detroit Tigers | 29 | 23 | 5 | – | 1 | – | .217 | 91 | 61 |
| 1967 | Detroit Tigers | 37 | 74 | 4 | – | 1 | – | .054 | 217 | 153 |
| 1968 | Detroit Tigers | 34 | 60 | 8 | – | 2 | – | .133 | 182 | 110 |
| 1969 | Detroit Tigers | 23 | 29 | 4 | – | – | – | .138 | 92 | 41 |
| 1970 |  Montreal Expos | 9 | 6 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 29 | 23 |