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Name Team Age
Sparky Anders Retired (2023, Age 36) Died (2061, Age 75)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 33
(2005)		 CF L/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Jesse Orosco League 0 14 years (100 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  B+ B+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B+ B+ B-
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B- C+ C-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- F 
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
B  A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
C- 0 12/21/1986
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 0
Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Positions  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year Type   Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
2005 Minors 63.00 6 / 6 8 / 9 12 / 12 8 / 8 11 / 13 6 / 9 3 / 6 54 / 63
2005 Pos (RF) 33.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 20 / 33
2006 Minors 50.00 7 / 7 7 / 7 10 / 10 5 / 5 3 / 5 3 / 7 5 / 9 40 / 50
2006 Pos (CF) 82.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 12 / 82
2007 Minors 64.00 8 / 10 4 / 7 7 / 7 7 / 8 7 / 11 5 / 13 1 / 8 39 / 64
2007 Pos (CF) 80.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 8 / 80
2008 Minors 44.00 6 / 8 2 / 5 8 / 9 3 / 5 4 / 7 2 / 6 2 / 4 27 / 44
2008 Pos (1B) 70.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 11 / 70
2009 Majors 44.26 162 42 0 3 / 5 4 / 9 2 / 3 4 / 7 4 / 5 5 / 9 3 / 6 25 / 44
2010 Majors 44.63 162 57 0 6 / 10 3 / 6 6 / 11 2 / 3 0 / 3 4 / 6 2 / 5 23 / 44
2011 Majors 51.35 162 63 0 1 / 8 4 / 10 6 / 9 2 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 9 2 / 9 15 / 51
2012 Majors 41.62 129 55 33 0 / 5 0 / 2 2 / 6 0 / 4 3 / 6 2 / 10 1 / 8 8 / 41
2013 Majors 41.52 162 33 0 5 / 8 1 / 10 3 / 5 0 / 1 3 / 5 0 / 8 0 / 4 12 / 41
2014 Majors 63.51 153 126 0 0 / 10 3 / 11 3 / 5 1 / 12 1 / 10 0 / 6 2 / 9 10 / 63
2015 Majors 58.86 144 125 16 0 / 6 0 / 12 0 / 7 2 / 7 0 / 12 0 / 5 0 / 9 2 / 58
2016 Majors 64.40 162 139 0 1 / 11 0 / 13 0 / 9 0 / 9 0 / 5 1 / 6 0 / 11 2 / 64
2017 Majors 64.68 162 139 0 0 / 8 0 / 10 0 / 5 0 / 14 0 / 9 0 / 12 0 / 6 0 / 64
2018 Majors 62.03 162 139 0 0 / 6 0 / 8 0 / 10 0 / 11 1 / 6 0 / 13 0 / 8 1 / 62
2019 Majors 61.64 156 135 6 1 / 8 0 / 5 1 / 9 1 / 9 0 / 9 0 / 9 0 / 12 3 / 61
2020 Majors 62.80 162 139 0 -3 / 10 -5 / 8 -1 / 7 -2 / 10 -2 / 10 0 / 10 -3 / 7 -16 / 62
2021 Majors 63.17 162 139 0 -3 / 8 -5 / 6 0 / 5 -5 / 14 -9 / 13 -2 / 10 -3 / 7 -27 / 63
2022 Majors 62.23 162 139 0 0 / 9 -6 / 5 -3 / 5 -5 / 16 -3 / 0 0 / 15 -3 / 12 -20 / 62
2023 Majors 55.48 142 114 10 -1 / 12 -3 / 7 -1 / 8 -1 / 11 -1 / 6 -4 / 9 -2 / 2 -13 / 55
Total 2344 1584 65 37 / 155 17 / 150 55 / 142 22 / 157 22 / 138 22 / 172 10 / 142 236 / 1321
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2023-11-01Sparky Anders has retired from the Milwaukee Braves
2023-07-09Sparky Anders of the Milwaukee Braves is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
2019-07-07Sparky Anders of the Milwaukee Braves is injured and is expected to be out 8 days.
2015-07-11Sparky Anders of the Milwaukee Braves is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
2014-04-11The Milwaukee Braves have acquired Sparky Anders from the waiver wire.
2014-04-01The Detroit Thunderbirds have promoted Norm Cashman to the major league team. The Detroit Thunderbirds have designated Sparky Anders for assignment.
2012-06-10Sparky Anders of the Detroit Thunderbirds is injured and is expected to be out 36 days.
2012-06-04Sparky Anders of the Detroit Thunderbirds is injured and is expected to be out 2 days.
2009-04-01The Detroit Thunderbirds have promoted Alan Trimble to the major league team. The Detroit Thunderbirds have promoted Sparky Anders to the major league team. The Detroit Thunderbirds have sent Enrique Stewart to the minors.
2005-04-01The Detroit Thunderbirds have renamed Sparky Hope to Sparky Anders.