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Ralph Kiner League 5-27-2064 |
| Joe Sparma |  Relief PitcherRetired (2013, Age 34) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| ERA | 6.23 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | L/R | |
| W-L | 8-61 | Status | Deceased (2052) | Option Years | 0
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| SV | 17 | Age at Death | 73 | Date of Birth | 05-10-1979 | |
| K | 510 | Drafted | Round 3, Pick 39 (1997) |
Majors Svc Time | 5 years (82 games) |
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| IP | 580.1 | |||||
| WHIP | 1.72 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
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| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor Val |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control | |||||||
| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 0 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 0 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
- Stats
- Opp Batting
- L/R Splits
- H/A Splits
- Playoffs
- Energy
- Improvements
- Past Skills
- Awards
- Batting
- Fielding
- Game Log
| Year | Type | OS Age | Chances
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Active | GS | Injured | Endurance | Velocity | Control | Total |
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| 1997 | Minors | 18 | 58.00 | 0 / 3 | 9 / 18 | 13 / 37 | 22 / 58 | |||
| 1998 | Minors | 19 | 66.00 | 0 / 3 | 10 / 36 | 9 / 27 | 19 / 66 | |||
| 1999 | Minors | 20 | 56.00 | 1 / 5 | 3 / 23 | 6 / 28 | 10 / 56 | |||
| 2000 | Minors | 21 | 22.00 | 0 / 1 | 2 / 12 | 2 / 9 | 4 / 22 | |||
| 2000 | Majors | 21 | 16.27 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 8 | 0 / 8 | 1 / 16 |
| 2001 | Minors | 22 | 2.00 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 2 | |||
| 2001 | Majors | 22 | 35.35 | 159 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 4 | 2 / 17 | 3 / 14 | 5 / 35 |
| 2002 | Majors | 23 | 35.64 | 156 | 16 | 0 | 0 / 3 | 2 / 15 | 3 / 17 | 5 / 35 |
| 2003 | Majors | 24 | 50.51 | 162 | 33 | 0 | 3 / 11 | 1 / 21 | 3 / 18 | 7 / 50 |
| 2004 | Majors | 25 | 41.42 | 162 | 16 | 0 | 2 / 7 | 4 / 21 | 0 / 13 | 6 / 41 |
| 2005 | Majors | 26 | 10.26 | 149 | 4 | 13 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 5 | 1 / 5 | 1 / 10 |
| 2006 | Minors | 27 | 17.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 4 | 2 / 13 | 2 / 17 | |||
| 2006 | Majors | 27 | 0.40 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 |
| 2007 | Minors | 28 | 29.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 19 | 0 / 10 | 0 / 29 | |||
| 2008 | Minors | 29 | 29.00 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 15 | 0 / 12 | 0 / 29 | |||
| 2009 | Minors | 30 | 20.00 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 7 | 1 / 11 | 1 / 20 | |||
| 2010 | Minors | 31 | 27.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 10 | 0 / 17 | 0 / 27 | |||
| 2011 | Minors | 32 | 24.00 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 10 | 0 / 13 | 0 / 24 | |||
| 2012 | Minors | 33 | 24.00 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 13 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 24 | |||
| 2013 | Minors | 34 | 6.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 6 | |||
| 2013 | Majors | 34 | 18.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 10 | 1 / 8 | 1 / 18 | |||
| Total | 879 | 69 | 13 | 6 / 45 | 35 / 267 | 44 / 273 | 85 / 585 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 2013-11-01 | Joe Sparma has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
| 2013-05-27 | The Chicago White Sox have waived Joe Sparma. |
| 2006-04-05 | The Chicago Whitecaps have designated Joe Sparma for assignment. |
| 2005-08-20 | Joe Sparma of the Chicago Whitecaps is injured and is expected to be out 15 days. |
| 2002-04-08 | The Chicago Whitecaps have promoted Joe Sparma to the major league team. The Chicago Whitecaps have sent Francisco Lefebvre to the minors. |
| 2002-04-01 | The Chicago Whitecaps have removed Joe Sparma from the trade block. |
| 2002-03-07 | The Chicago Whitecaps have placed Joe Sparma on the trade block. |
| 2002-03-03 | The Chicago Whitecaps have promoted Tom Brookens to the major league team. The Chicago Whitecaps have promoted Don Wert to the major league team. The Chicago Whitecaps have promoted Alaina Lancaster to the major league team. The Chicago Whitecaps have promoted Senrab Mit to the major league team. The Chicago Whitecaps have promoted Francisco Lefebvre to the major league team. The Chicago Whitecaps have designated Ray Campisi for assignment. The Chicago Whitecaps have sent Steve Ortowski to the minors. The Chicago Whitecaps have sent Joe Sparma to the minors. The Chicago Whitecaps have sent Angie Scarlatto to the minors. The Chicago Whitecaps have sent Ed Brinkman to the minors. |
| 2002-03-03 | The Chicago Whitecaps have renamed Fred Hardgrove to Joe Sparma. |
| 2001-04-04 | The Chicago Whitecaps have promoted Fred Hardgrove to the major league team. The Chicago Whitecaps have designated Glenn Irelan for assignment. |
| 2001-04-01 | The Chicago Whitecaps have promoted Don Hallman to the major league team. The Chicago Whitecaps have sent Fred Hardgrove to the minors. |
| 2000-06-26 | The New York Whitecaps have promoted Bobby Crandall to the major league team. The New York Whitecaps have promoted Lefty Egan to the major league team. The New York Whitecaps have promoted Rudy Tamulis to the major league team. The New York Whitecaps have promoted Fred Hardgrove to the major league team. The New York Whitecaps have promoted Scott Hoffman to the major league team. The New York Whitecaps have designated Dom Valdespino for assignment. The New York Whitecaps have designated Carl Singleton for assignment. The New York Whitecaps have sent Jack Newell to the minors. The New York Whitecaps have designated Sandy Tragesser for assignment. The New York Whitecaps have designated Greg Hershberger for assignment. |
| 2000-04-08 | The New York Whitecaps have sent Fred Hardgrove down to the minors. |
| 2000-04-06 | The New York Whitecaps have promoted Fred Hardgrove to the major league team. The New York Whitecaps have designated Johnny Ketchum for assignment. |