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| Name | Team | Age |
| Sparky McDaniel | Retired (1981, Age 35) | Died (2027, Age 81) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 2, Pick 18 (1965) |
SP | L/L |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Dale Murphy League | 0 | 5 years (2 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor Value
|
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 6/24/1946 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Energy | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Batting | Fielding | Game Log
| Year | Vs | G | IP | SO | BB | H | WHIP |
| 1976 | LHB | 1 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 1976 | RHB | 1 | 3.2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2.45 |
| 1977 | LHB | 32 | 32.0 | 21 | 20 | 53 | 2.28 |
| 1977 | RHB | 35 | 147.2 | 88 | 64 | 170 | 1.58 |
| 1978 | LHB | 24 | 39.1 | 33 | 17 | 45 | 1.58 |
| 1978 | RHB | 31 | 157.0 | 108 | 66 | 193 | 1.65 |
| 1979 | LHB | 28 | 33.0 | 24 | 8 | 33 | 1.24 |
| 1979 | RHB | 36 | 175.1 | 127 | 98 | 211 | 1.76 |
| 1980 | LHB | 27 | 34.0 | 22 | 12 | 31 | 1.26 |
| 1980 | RHB | 33 | 169.2 | 102 | 74 | 206 | 1.65 |
| 1981 | LHB | 21 | 22.2 | 19 | 12 | 26 | 1.68 |
| 1981 | RHB | 35 | 184.2 | 125 | 91 | 226 | 1.72 |
| 2050 | AHB | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2050 | HHB | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2050 | LHB | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2050 | RHB | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Total | AHB | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Total | HHB | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Total | LHB | 133 | 163.0 | 123 | 69 | 191 | 1.60 |
| Total | RHB | 171 | 838.0 | 552 | 396 | 1012 | 1.68 |
| Total | 171 | 1001.0 | 675 | 465 | 1203 | 1.67 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1981-11-01 | Sparky McDaniel has retired from the New York Buds |
| 1980-06-03 | Sparky McDaniel of the New York Buds is injured and is expected to be out 25 days. |
| 1977-04-10 | The New York Buds have acquired Sparky McDaniel from the waiver wire. |
| 1977-04-06 | The Chicago Cubs have promoted Jerry Rippelmeyer to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have promoted Dave Anderson to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have designated Sparky McDaniel for assignment. |
| 1976-09-29 | The Chicago Cubs have promoted Sparky McDaniel to the major league team. |
| 1965-07-20 | A trade has been completed between the Chicago Cubs and the Milwaukee Bears. The Milwaukee Bears receive Ken Jorgens from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for Bill Pettigrew, Sparky McDaniel. |
| 1965-04-05 | The Milwaukee Bears have renamed Norm Cook to Sparky McDaniel. |
| 1965-04-01 | The Milwaukee Bears have renamed Ben Cook to Norm Cook. |