Joe Sparma was a pitcher in MLB history. Across 183 career appearances, with a 3.94 ERA and 586 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | DET | 5 | 6 | 3.00 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 84.0 | 62 | 28 | 45 | 71 | 1.27 |
| 1965 | DET | 13 | 8 | 3.18 | 30 | 28 | 0 | 167.0 | 142 | 59 | 75 | 127 | 1.30 |
| 1966 | DET | 2 | 7 | 5.30 | 29 | 13 | 0 | 91.2 | 103 | 54 | 52 | 61 | 1.69 |
| 1967 | DET | 16 | 9 | 3.76 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 217.2 | 186 | 91 | 85 | 153 | 1.25 |
| 1968 | DET | 10 | 10 | 3.70 | 34 | 31 | 0 | 182.1 | 169 | 75 | 77 | 110 | 1.35 |
| 1969 | DET | 6 | 8 | 4.76 | 23 | 16 | 0 | 92.2 | 78 | 49 | 77 | 41 | 1.67 |
| 1970 | MON | 0 | 4 | 7.06 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 29.1 | 34 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 2.01 |
| Career Totals | — | 52 | 52 | 3.94 | 183 | 142 | 0 | 864.2 | 774 | 379 | 436 | 586 | 1.40 |
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | DET | 23 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .160 | .192 | .320 | .512 |
| 1965 | DET | 30 | 52 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 25 | .135 | .179 | .154 | .332 |
| 1966 | DET | 29 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .217 | .217 | .261 | .478 |
| 1967 | DET | 37 | 74 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 33 | .054 | .091 | .054 | .145 |
| 1968 | DET | 34 | 60 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 24 | .133 | .148 | .150 | .298 |
| 1969 | DET | 23 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .138 | .167 | .138 | .305 |
| 1970 | MON | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .143 | .000 | .143 |
| Career Totals | — | 185 | 269 | 11 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 108 | .119 | .150 | .145 | .295 |