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Barry Zito League
9-4-2100
Sparky Johnson Third Base
Retired (2005, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .260 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .709 Status Deceased (2038) Option Years 0  
H 368 Age at Death 68 Date of Birth 05-22-1970
HR 36 Drafted Round 2, Pick 28
(1990)		 Majors Svc Time 7 years
(8 games)
RBI 196
SB 36 Salary $0.50M Final Contract Year 2005
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L B  Endurance B-   Ldrship B-
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L B  Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt C  Control F    Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B- WS Rings 1
1B D+ (24.2%) LF D- (8.3%) Arm C+ WS Appearances 1
2B A- (83.4%) CF ---   Health F  LCS Appearances 1
3B A+ (100%) RF D- (10.1%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1995 CIN
24
25
5
5
1
0
1
5
2
 5 0 0
0
 0 1
.619
.259
.360
.160
.200
1997 KC
129
306
34
73
11
2
6
39
25
 57 1 2
8
 5 15
.643
.296
.346
.108
.239
1998 KC
114
187
21
43
8
1
4
23
13
 38 0 0
2
 2 2
.628
.280
.348
.118
.230
1999 KC
83
92
17
25
4
0
3
12
16
 15 0 0
3
 2 3
.793
.380
.413
.141
.272
2000 KC
122
318
43
88
11
2
8
44
30
 69 2 1
8
 6 15
.741
.342
.399
.123
.277
2001 KC
52
66
13
20
3
0
4
20
6
 8 0 2
3
 0 5
.882
.351
.530
.227
.303
2003 NYA
56
192
16
46
7
1
2
15
16
 39 1 1
5
 1 7
.618
.300
.318
.078
.240
2004 HOU
101
231
29
68
8
3
8
38
23
 47 1 3
7
 3 8
.815
.357
.459
.165
.294
Total
681
1417
178
368
53
9
36
196
131
 278 5 9
36
 19 56
.709
.323
.386
.126
.260
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2005-11-01Sparky Johnson has retired from the Free Agency Pool
2004-05-24Sparky Johnson of the Houston Choke Artist is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
2004-03-31The Houston Choke Artist have promoted Sparky Johnson to the major league team.
2004-03-31Sparky Johnson has signed with the Houston Choke Artist for $0.5M per year for 1 year.
2003-09-23Sparky Johnson of the New York Barrons is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
2003-04-05The New York Barrons have acquired Sparky Johnson from the waiver wire.
2003-03-30The Kansas City Clippers have promoted Ed Score to the major league team. The Kansas City Clippers have promoted Joe Scott to the major league team. The Kansas City Clippers have promoted Allen Bell to the major league team. The Kansas City Clippers have promoted Ken Crouch to the major league team. The Kansas City Clippers have promoted Rube Taverez to the major league team. The Kansas City Clippers have promoted Fred Durst to the major league team. The Kansas City Clippers have promoted Curt Kerns to the major league team. The Kansas City Clippers have sent Lou Ramirez to the minors. The Kansas City Clippers have designated Sparky Johnson for assignment.
2003-03-28The Kansas City Clippers have promoted Wade Colbert to the major league team. The Kansas City Clippers have promoted Lou Ramirez to the major league team. The Kansas City Clippers have promoted Sparky Johnson to the major league team.
2002-03-30The Kansas City Clippers have promoted Don Mailho to the major league team. The Kansas City Clippers have promoted John Tennant to the major league team. The Kansas City Clippers have promoted Diego Luna to the major league team. The Kansas City Clippers have sent Lou Ramirez to the minors. The Kansas City Clippers have designated Johnny Cosman for assignment. The Kansas City Clippers have designated Sparky Johnson for assignment.
2001-07-27The Kansas City Clippers have promoted Sparky Johnson to the major league team.
2001-03-30The Kansas City Clippers have promoted John Locke to the major league team. The Kansas City Clippers have designated Sparky Johnson for assignment.
1999-03-29The Kansas City Clippers have promoted Mack Roth to the major league team. The Kansas City Clippers have promoted Luis Bowman to the major league team. The Kansas City Clippers have promoted Dan Mueller to the major league team. The Kansas City Clippers have promoted Fred Durst to the major league team. The Kansas City Clippers have promoted Sparky Johnson to the major league team.
1999-03-29Sparky Johnson has signed with the Kansas City Clippers for $0.5M per year for 5 years.
1998-09-13Sparky Johnson of the Kansas City Clippers is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1997-04-01The Kansas City Clippers have promoted Sparky Johnson to the major league team. The Kansas City Clippers have designated Frank Butler for assignment.
1997-04-01The Kansas City Clippers have acquired Sparky Johnson from the waiver wire.
1995-08-03The Cincinnati Reds have waived Sparky Johnson.
1995-04-01The Cincinnati Reds have renamed Hal Kerr to Sparky Johnson.
1995-04-01The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Hal Kerr to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have waived Mike Craft.
1995-04-01The Cincinnati Reds have acquired Hal Kerr from the waiver wire.
1994-06-11The Florida Dog Farts have waived Hal Kerr.
1994-04-08The Florida Dog Farts have promoted Bill Olmsted to the major league team. The Florida Dog Farts have sent Hal Kerr to the minors.
1994-04-08The Florida Dog Farts have promoted Hal Kerr to the major league team. The Florida Dog Farts have sent Mike Saucier to the minors.
1992-09-29The Florida Dog Farts have acquired Hal Kerr from the waiver wire.
1992-08-30The Atlanta Red Caps have waived Hal Kerr.