Joe Sparma
1964–1970 · bats R / throws R · Detroit Tigers, Montreal Expos
185G
.119AVG
.150OBP
.145SLG
More career statistics
32H
0HR
11RBI
0SB
52–52W–L
864.2IP
586K
3.94ERA
142GS
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |