Player
Joe Sparma
Player Info
- Full Name
- Joseph Blase
- Born
-
February 4, 1942
Massillon, OH, USA - Died
- May 14, 1986
- Size
- 6'1" / 190 lbs
- B/T
- R / R
- Debut
- May 20, 1964
- Final Game
- May 12, 1970
- Career
- 7 years
Teams
- Detroit Tigers 1964-1969
- Montreal Expos 1970-1970
Career Batting
185
G
.119
AVG
32
H
0
HR
11
RBI
.296
OPS
-11
OPS vs Lg
9% of the career qualification threshold
· about these stats
Career Pitching
52-52
W-L
3.94
ERA
183
G
586
SO
0
SV
1.40
WHIP
Pitching Season by Season
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | SO | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Montreal Expos | 0 | 4 | 7.06 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 29.0 | 23 | 25 |
| 1969 | Detroit Tigers | 6 | 8 | 4.76 | 23 | 16 | 0 | 92.2 | 41 | 77 |
| 1968 | Detroit Tigers | 10 | 10 | 3.70 | 34 | 31 | 0 | 182.1 | 110 | 77 |
| 1967 | Detroit Tigers | 16 | 9 | 3.76 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 217.1 | 153 | 85 |
| 1966 | Detroit Tigers | 2 | 7 | 5.30 | 29 | 13 | 0 | 91.2 | 61 | 52 |
| 1965 | Detroit Tigers | 13 | 8 | 3.18 | 30 | 28 | 0 | 167.0 | 127 | 75 |
| 1964 | Detroit Tigers | 5 | 6 | 3.00 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 84.0 | 71 | 45 |
Advanced Pitching
About these stats
| Year | Lg | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | WHIP | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | NL | 29.3 | 7.06 | 7.67 | 2.011 | |
| 1969 | AL | 92.7 | 3.98 | 7.48 | 1.673 | |
| 1968 | AL | 182.3 | 5.43 | 3.80 | 1.349 | ✓ |
| 1967 | AL | 217.7 | 6.33 | 3.51 | 1.245 | ✓ |
| 1966 | AL | 91.7 | 5.99 | 5.11 | 1.691 | |
| 1965 | AL | 167.0 | 6.84 | 4.04 | 1.299 | ✓ |
| 1964 | AL | 84.0 | 7.61 | 4.82 | 1.274 |
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Montreal Expos | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1969 | Detroit Tigers | 23 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .138 |
| 1968 | Detroit Tigers | 34 | 60 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .133 |
| 1967 | Detroit Tigers | 37 | 74 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .054 |
| 1966 | Detroit Tigers | 29 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .217 |
| 1965 | Detroit Tigers | 30 | 52 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .135 |
| 1964 | Detroit Tigers | 23 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .160 |
Advanced Batting
About these stats
| Year | Lg | PA | ISO | BABIP | BB% | K% | OPS vs Lg | HR/162 | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | NL | 8 | .000 | .000 | 12.5 | 25.0 | -57 | 0.0 | |
| 1969 | AL | 33 | .000 | .191 | 3.0 | 24.2 | -11 | 0.0 | |
| 1968 | AL | 67 | .017 | .222 | 1.5 | 35.8 | -6 | 0.0 | |
| 1967 | AL | 90 | .000 | .098 | 3.3 | 36.7 | -55 | 0.0 | |
| 1966 | AL | 25 | .044 | .278 | 0.0 | 20.0 | 42 | 0.0 | |
| 1965 | AL | 60 | .019 | .250 | 5.0 | 41.7 | -1 | 0.0 | |
| 1964 | AL | 26 | .160 | .286 | 3.8 | 42.3 | 45 | 0.0 |
Career Fielding by Position
| Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 183 | 57 | 98 | 15 | 7 | .912 |
Fielding Season by Season
| Year | Team | Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Montreal Expos | P | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .714 |
| 1969 | Detroit Tigers | P | 23 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 |
| 1968 | Detroit Tigers | P | 34 | 9 | 19 | 2 | 0 | .933 |
| 1967 | Detroit Tigers | P | 37 | 16 | 20 | 2 | 1 | .947 |
| 1966 | Detroit Tigers | P | 29 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | .867 |
| 1965 | Detroit Tigers | P | 30 | 11 | 25 | 6 | 1 | .857 |
| 1964 | Detroit Tigers | P | 21 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 2 | .955 |
Postseason Pitching
| Year | Round | Team | G | W-L | SV | IP | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 54.00 | ||
| 1968 | World Series | Detroit Tigers | 1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 54.00 |
Postseason Batting
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| 1968 | World Series | Detroit Tigers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |