LF Ken Sparks #6
Age: 51 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/13/1951
LF KEN SPARKS #6 - AGE: 51 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 45
Gap 65 55 65 65
Power 45 40 45 45
Eye 40 35 40 40
Avoid K's 60 60 60 60
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 40 45
Errors: - 40 55
Arm: 20 45 65
Turn DP: - 40 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 50
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 50
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 45
Stealing Aggressiveness: 55
Stealing Ability: 50
Baserunning Inst.: 40
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 45
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:09/16/1900
Born in:Unknown
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:
Service This Yr:
40-Man Service:
Pro Service:
Arbitration Eligibility:
Option Years:
Contract Extension:
Drafted:-
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1923 Philadelphia - TCBA 22 12 49 16 7 1 1 9 7 1 1 0 5 1 1 .327 .353 .571 .924 132 126 0.3
1924 Philadelphia - TCBA 23 53 175 56 4 1 1 32 9 13 1 1 11 0 1 .320 .368 .371 .740 95 97 0.3
1925 Philadelphia - TCBA 24 120 365 116 12 6 7 56 48 31 3 1 14 0 0 .318 .375 .441 .816 115 114 1.4
1926 Philadelphia - TCBA 25 57 135 52 11 3 3 26 22 9 1 1 2 0 0 .385 .425 .578 1.002 156 152 1.0
1927 Philadelphia - TCBA 26 146 563 170 36 3 8 90 78 33 3 7 21 12 14 .302 .340 .419 .759 94 96 1.0
1928 Philadelphia - TCBA 27 40 112 27 11 0 1 20 18 12 1 0 4 0 1 .241 .320 .366 .686 84 81 0.4
1929 Philadelphia - TCBA 28 68 107 30 7 1 2 10 17 5 0 0 7 0 1 .280 .312 .421 .733 87 83 -0.1
1930 Philadelphia - TCBA 29 15 26 6 1 0 0 1 4 2 0 0 3 0 0 .231 .286 .269 .555 40 46 -0.1
1931 Saint John - DCBA 30 117 491 176 48 21 23 124 113 57 1 8 8 9 6 .358 .420 .682 1.102 184 168 4.7
Total TCBA 511 1532 473 89 15 23 244 203 106 10 10 67 13 18 .309 .355 .431 .787 104 103 4.4
Total DCBA 117 491 176 48 21 23 124 113 57 1 8 8 9 6 .358 .420 .682 1.102 184 168 4.7
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1921 Fargo - R 20 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533 64 69 0.0
1921 Selma - A 20 110 393 80 16 4 8 37 37 18 7 2 127 6 4 .204 .250 .326 .576 70 52 -1.7
1922 Selma - A 21 136 567 163 44 6 28 92 85 31 9 3 163 13 17 .287 .333 .534 .867 155 169 4.4
1923 Saint Joseph - AA 22 25 110 43 12 1 11 33 25 6 1 0 20 3 6 .391 .427 .818 1.246 285 379 2.7
1923 Paterson - AAA 22 78 299 69 19 2 7 31 35 20 7 3 86 10 10 .231 .292 .378 .670 114 116 0.5
1924 Camden - AAA 23 88 317 98 29 4 5 55 46 24 8 2 31 7 3 .309 .370 .473 .844 169 213 3.5
1930 Camden - AAA 29 31 133 40 11 3 2 23 20 8 0 0 4 1 0 .301 .340 .474 .814 110 109 0.6
1932 Evansville - IND 31 120 475 149 33 12 13 81 85 39 3 7 8 7 2 .314 .365 .516 .880 136 125 3.1
1933 Evansville - IND 32 132 492 153 36 8 19 103 73 48 2 12 13 4 10 .311 .366 .533 .899 146 140 3.1
1934 Evansville - IND 33 96 383 114 19 6 9 69 58 30 3 8 27 3 2 .298 .347 .449 .796 110 109 0.8
1935 Evansville - IND 34 133 515 144 29 10 13 82 67 40 4 6 29 1 1 .280 .333 .450 .783 114 111 1.5
1936 Evansville - IND 35 134 501 150 32 5 12 80 84 44 2 8 13 0 2 .299 .353 .455 .808 111 110 1.8
Total CBQL 25 110 43 12 1 11 33 25 6 1 0 20 3 6 .391 .427 .818 1.246 285 379
Total MWL 615 2366 710 149 41 66 415 367 201 14 41 90 15 17 .300 .353 .481 .834 124 119
Total NYCPL 197 749 207 59 9 14 109 101 52 15 5 121 18 13 .276 .334 .435 .769 137 156
Total NPL 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533 64 69
Total SRL 246 960 243 60 10 36 129 122 49 16 5 290 19 21 .253 .299 .449 .748 121 121
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1923 Philadelphia - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1923 Philadelphia - MLB CF 4 0 1 0 0 3 2 .333 10.0 0.90 0.0 .000
1923 Philadelphia - MLB RF 12 12 21 3 1 24 0 1.000 84.0 2.57 0.0 .000
1924 Philadelphia - MLB P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1924 Philadelphia - MLB LF 2 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 5.0 5.40 0.0 .000
1924 Philadelphia - MLB RF 46 46 124 5 0 132 3 .977 374.0 3.10 0.0 .000
1925 Philadelphia - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1925 Philadelphia - MLB CF 20 0 28 1 1 29 0 1.000 56.0 4.66 0.0 .000
1925 Philadelphia - MLB RF 95 95 207 11 2 223 5 .978 699.0 2.81 0.0 .000
1926 Philadelphia - MLB LF 7 6 9 0 0 10 1 .900 45.0 1.80 0.0 .000
1926 Philadelphia - MLB CF 10 3 25 1 0 26 0 1.000 48.0 4.88 0.0 .000
1926 Philadelphia - MLB RF 24 18 50 2 0 54 2 .963 145.0 3.23 0.0 .000
1927 Philadelphia - MLB LF 80 78 219 5 2 236 12 .949 685.2 2.94 +3.7 1.029
1927 Philadelphia - MLB CF 32 30 98 9 1 112 5 .955 275.1 3.50 -0.8 .985
1927 Philadelphia - MLB RF 31 30 68 5 1 74 1 .986 256.2 2.56 -0.2 1.010
1928 Philadelphia - MLB LF 22 21 60 1 0 61 0 1.000 183.0 3.00 +2.3 1.051
1928 Philadelphia - MLB CF 4 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 5.2 4.76 -0.1 .994
1928 Philadelphia - MLB RF 9 9 27 0 0 28 1 .964 75.0 3.24 +2.2 1.108
1929 Philadelphia - MLB LF 13 9 23 0 0 24 1 .958 71.0 2.92 -0.5 .977
1929 Philadelphia - MLB CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 +0.0 .993
1929 Philadelphia - MLB RF 19 1 19 2 1 22 1 .955 63.0 3.00 -0.1 .983
1930 Philadelphia - MLB 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1930 Philadelphia - MLB LF 7 4 16 0 0 16 0 1.000 42.0 3.43 +0.9 .969
1930 Camden - AAA LF 29 29 71 2 0 74 1 .986 259.2 2.53 +0.1 1.032
1930 Camden - AAA RF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 +0.6 2.010
1931 Saint John - INT SS 17 17 25 37 11 87 25 .713 151.0 3.70 -17.6 .476
1931 Saint John - INT LF 80 80 170 6 2 184 8 .957 688.0 2.30 +4.2 1.042
1931 Saint John - INT CF 3 1 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 21.0 2.14 -0.2 1.031
1931 Saint John - INT RF 22 18 29 3 1 35 3 .914 176.1 1.63 -1.5 .961
1932 Evansville - IND LF 83 83 179 4 0 190 7 .963 707.0 2.33 +2.4 1.029
1932 Evansville - IND RF 48 33 95 4 1 102 3 .971 331.0 2.69 +0.4 1.007
1933 Evansville - IND LF 98 97 226 8 2 244 10 .959 865.0 2.43 -3.5 .988
1933 Evansville - IND CF 4 1 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 15.0 6.60 -0.5 .938
1933 Evansville - IND RF 26 26 69 3 0 75 3 .960 240.0 2.70 -0.9 .988
1934 Evansville - IND 2B 1 1 2 3 1 7 2 .714 9.0 5.00 -1.5 .417
1934 Evansville - IND 3B 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 -0.4 .000
1934 Evansville - IND SS 3 3 9 4 2 17 4 .765 24.0 4.88 -2.0 .541
1934 Evansville - IND LF 74 74 191 6 1 205 8 .961 641.2 2.76 -3.5 .963
1934 Evansville - IND CF 7 6 15 4 1 21 2 .905 59.0 2.90 +0.1 1.023
1934 Evansville - IND RF 11 11 31 1 0 33 1 .970 88.2 3.25 -0.1 1.019
1935 Evansville - IND 2B 1 1 4 1 1 8 3 .625 10.0 4.50 -1.4 .000
1935 Evansville - IND 3B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 4.1 2.08 +0.1 1.064
1935 Evansville - IND LF 124 124 307 7 1 319 5 .984 1088.2 2.60 -4.4 .977
1935 Evansville - IND CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.4 .000
1935 Evansville - IND RF 1 1 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 8.0 5.62 -0.2 1.022
1936 Evansville - IND LF 127 123 283 7 2 298 8 .973 1084.1 2.41 +0.4 .993
1936 Evansville - IND RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 2B 2 2 6 4 2 15 5 .667 19.0 4.74 -3.0 .261
TOTAL 3B 2 1 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 13.1 1.35 -0.3 1.064
TOTAL SS 20 20 34 41 13 104 29 .721 175.0 3.86 -19.6 .484
TOTAL LF 748 728 1757 46 10 1864 61 .967 6369.0 2.55 +2.1 1.001
TOTAL CF 86 41 187 15 3 211 9 .957 495.0 3.67 -1.9 .980
TOTAL RF 346 301 747 39 7 809 23 .972 2549.2 2.77 +0.2 1.009
PLAYER HISTORY
11/03/1927 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,360 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1928 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 35 (35).
06/04/1928 Injured (Separated shoulder), out for 6 weeks.
11/01/1928 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $6,000 through arbitration.
01/01/1929 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 35 (35).
11/02/1929 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $7,000 through arbitration.
01/01/1930 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (65); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 35 (35).
10/18/1930 Wins the 1930 Transcontinental Cup with the Philadelphia Red Stockings.
11/06/1930 Became a free agent.
01/01/1931 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 35 (35).
03/21/1931 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Saint John Baptists organization.
04/27/1931 Wins the DCBA ED Player of the Week Award.
07/05/1931 Injured (Sore back), day-to-day for 3 days.
07/20/1931 Wins the DCBA ED Player of the Week Award.
08/01/1931 Wins the DCBA ED Batter of the Month Award.
08/10/1931 Wins the DCBA ED Player of the Week Award.
10/09/1931 Wins the 1931 DCBA ED Batsman of the Year Award.
10/16/1931 Became a free agent.
12/03/1931 Signed a 6-year contract worth a total of $510,000 with the Evansville Eagles organization.
01/01/1932 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 35 (35).
05/23/1932 Injured (Back tightness), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
08/29/1932 Wins the MWL MWL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1933 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 35 (35).
01/01/1934 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 40 (40).
04/17/1934 Injured (Strained hamstring), out for 6 weeks.
06/20/1934 Injured (Hamstring soreness), day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/1935 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 40 (40).
05/01/1935 Injured (Strained hamstring), day-to-day for 3-4 weeks.
08/23/1935 Injured (Back tightness), day-to-day for 5 days.
01/01/1936 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 40 (40).
09/21/1936 Became a free agent.
10/21/1936 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1931 117 10
Year PA Rank
1931 557 4
Year AB Rank
1931 491 4
Year H Rank
1931 176 5
Year TB Rank
1931 335 1
1933 262 4
Year 2B Rank
1931 48 2
1933 36 4
Year 3B Rank
1931 21 2
1932 12 9
Year HR Rank
1931 23 1
1933 19 4
Year RBI Rank
1931 124 1
1933 103 4
Year R Rank
1931 113 1
Year IBB Rank
1931 8 7
1932 11 4
Year HP Rank
1935 4 8
Year SF Rank
1931 8 2
1932 7 3
1933 12 2
1934 8 7
1936 8 3
Year EBH Rank
1931 92 1
1932 58 10
1933 63 1
1935 52 9
Year AVG Rank
1931 .358 4
Year OBP Rank
1931 .420 9
Year SLG Rank
1931 .682 1
1933 .533 2
Year RC Rank
1931 139.66 1
1933 95.19 9
Year RC/27 Rank
1931 11.12 1
Year ISO Rank
1931 .324 1
1932 .202 10
1933 .222 2
Year wOBA Rank
1931 .466 1
Year OPS Rank
1931 1.102 1
1933 .899 9
Year WAR Rank
1931 5.0 7
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