Doug Bird vs. Doc Sykes — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican 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 Doug Bird 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 3.99 and 1.339 for Doug Bird. By the career numbers, Doc Sykes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Doc Sykes

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.15
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.48
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.46
47.46
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.33
89.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.72
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
3.61
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1569
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
8.91
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.91
8.91
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
2.82
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
3.98
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.755
0.755
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.28
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2245
38.63
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
4.92
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.69
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.304
1.304
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1989
34.23
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.63
38.63

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Doc Sykes

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
1.35
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.61
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1625
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
541.2
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
2.87
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
3.46
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
3.21
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.79
92.79
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.383
2.383
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.68
45.68
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Doc Sykes

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
79
207.89
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
228
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
550
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
115.79
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
86.84
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.63
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
28.95
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.99
39.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
155.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
136.84
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
57.89
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
39.47
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
94.74
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
42.1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.63
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
18.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.79
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
1.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
28.95
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.89
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.89
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100