Taylor Sparks
San Francisco Giants (ML)
Taylor Sparks
Birthdate:
May 6, 1993 (31 y, 9 m, 11 d)
Born In:
Long Beach, CA, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
1B
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Height/Weight:
6'4"/251
Entry:
2015 Draft - Round: 6, Overall: 157, Team: Kansas City Royals
Contract:
$261.76M / 8 years (2024-2031)
ML Service Time:
7 years, 79 days
Player Awards
Award Date Team
MVP / Batter of the Year 2023 (2nd) Atlanta (MLB)
2021 Atlanta (MLB)
All-Star 2024 San Francisco (MLB)
2023 Atlanta (MLB)
2022 Atlanta (MLB)
2021 Atlanta (MLB)
2020 Oakland (MLB)
Gold Glove 2024 - 1B San Francisco (MLB)
2023 - 1B Atlanta (MLB)
Silver Slugger 2023 - 1B Atlanta (MLB)
2021 - 1B Atlanta (MLB)
Batter of the Month May 2023 Atlanta (MLB)
Sep 2018 Oakland (MLB)
May 2017 Northwest Arkansas (TEX)
Player of the Week Aug 12, 2024 San Francisco (MLB)
May 22, 2023 Atlanta (MLB)
Jun 13, 2022 Atlanta (MLB)
Aug 30, 2021 Atlanta (MLB)
Apr 12, 2021 Atlanta (MLB)
Aug 21, 2017 Bowie (EL)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score
Black Ink 2
Grey Ink 76
HoF Standard 31
WAR 35.9
WAR7 34.6
JAWS 35.3
Leaderboard Appearances
Year GS Rank
2019 158 9
2021 158 1
2023 152 4
2024 155 5
Year PA Rank
2019 702 5
2021 719 1
2022 675 4
2023 675 10
2024 691 8
Year AB Rank
2021 628 4
2021 628 4
2024 604 9
Year Hits Rank
2021 188 2
2023 182 5
2024 172 7
Year TB Rank
2021 360 1
2023 323 2
2024 312 5
Year 2B Rank
2021 43 1
2024 33 8
Year HR Rank
2021 43 2
2023 35 5
2024 35 6
Year RBI Rank
2021 108 3
2023 111 3
2024 102 8
Year R Rank
2021 111 2
Year BB Rank
2021 77 4
2022 90 5
2023 80 6
2024 78 7
Year IBB Rank
2019 10 6
2024 6 7
Year HBP Rank
2019 15 4
Year SF Rank
2018 7 10
2021 7 4
2023 7 4
Year XBH Rank
2021 86 1
2023 70 4
2024 69 8
Year Avg Rank
2021 0.299 4
2023 0.313 2
2024 0.285 10
Year OBP Rank
2021 0.378 6
2023 0.397 3
2024 0.368 7
Year SLG Rank
2021 0.573 2
2023 0.555 3
2024 0.517 8
Year ISO Rank
2021 0.274 3
2023 0.242 9
Year OPS Rank
2021 0.952 1
2023 0.952 3
2024 0.884 9
Year G Rank
2019 158 10
2021 160 4
2023 154 5
2024 160 4
Year WAR Rank
2021 7.7 2
2023 7.6 2