Bill Bell vs. Doc Sykes — Career Comparison

Bill Bell
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc Sykes
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Doc Sykes built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Bell as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Doc Sykes posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.61 and WHIP 1.304 compared to 4.32 and 1.800 for Bill Bell. By the career numbers, Doc Sykes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Bell and Doc Sykes

Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.7
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.29
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.54
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.15
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.48
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.54
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.46
47.46
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.33
89.33
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.72
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
4.32
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
3.61
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.05
6.05
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.38
7.38
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
27
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1569
27
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.2
9
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
9
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
8.64
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
518
8.91
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.64
8.64
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.91
8.91
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.62
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.62
1.62
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
7.56
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
2.82
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.56
7.56
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.16
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
3.98
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.755
0.755
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.54
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.28
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
43.74
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2245
38.63
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.62
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.94
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
4.92
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.31
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.69
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.304
1.304
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
36.18
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1989
34.23
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.74
43.74
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.63
38.63

Fielding Stats for Bill Bell and Doc Sykes

Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
45
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
1.35
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.61
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1625
27
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541.2
9
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.33
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
36
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
2.87
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.25
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
45
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
3.46
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
45
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
3.21
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.79
92.79
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.383
2.383
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.68
45.68
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Bell and Doc Sykes

Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
750
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
207.89
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
228
600
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
550
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
115.79
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
86.84
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.05
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.26
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.63
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
28.95
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.99
39.45
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
155.26
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
136.84
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
57.89
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
39.47
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
94.74
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.44
-66.4
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
42.1
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.63
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
18.42
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
600
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.79
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
38
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
1.17
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
28.95
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.89
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.89
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100