Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.
| Mario Soto | Stat | Tully Sparks |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Seasons | 12 |
| 41.6 | Career VAL | 45.1 |
| 11.5 (1982) | Peak-season VAL | 10.3 (1906) |
| 3× | All-Star Selections | — |
| 0 | Black ink (league-leading seasons) | — |
| 8 | Gray ink (top-10 finishes) | — |
VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 1950 on.
| Mario Soto | Stat | Tully Sparks |
|---|---|---|
| Career | ||
| 303 | Games | 314 |
| Batting | ||
| 70 | Hits | 91 |
| 1 | Home runs | 0 |
| 24 | RBI | 41 |
| 32 | Runs | 45 |
| 11 | Walks | 52 |
| .132 | ||
| Batting avg |
|---|
| .114 |
| .152 | On-base % | .171 |
|---|
| .166 | Slugging % | .144 |
|---|
| -9 | OPS+ | -3 |
|---|
| Pitching | ||
|---|---|---|
| 100 | Wins | 121 |
| 92 | Losses | 137 |
| 4 | Saves | 8 |
| 1730.1 | Innings pitched | 2335.2 |
| 1,449 | Strikeouts (pitching) | 778 |
| 3.47 | ERA | 2.79 |
| 1.19 | WHIP | 1.22 |
| 106 | ERA+ | 106 |
| Age | Mario Soto | Tully Sparks |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | 0 | — |
| 22 | 0 | — |
| 23 | 5.9 | — |
| 24 | 3.8 | 1.5 |
| 25 | 11.5 | — |
| 26 | 9.3 | 1.3 |
| 27 | 5.4 | 1.9 |
| 28 | 5 | 7.2 |
| 29 | 0 | 3.7 |
| 30 | — | 7.6 |
| 31 | 0.7 | 10.3 |
| 32 | — | 8.3 |
| 33 | — | 3.3 |
| 34 | — | 0 |