Homer Blankenship vs. Doc Sykes — Career Comparison

Homer Blankenship
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican 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 Homer Blankenship 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 5.22 and 1.815 for Homer Blankenship. By the career numbers, Doc Sykes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Homer Blankenship and Doc Sykes

Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.95
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.29
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.15
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.48
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.46
47.46
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.33
89.33
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.72
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.22
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
3.61
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1569
27
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
9
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
12.93
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
8.91
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.93
12.93
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.91
8.91
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
3.4
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
2.82
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.27
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
3.98
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.755
0.755
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.28
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
41.29
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2245
38.63
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.36
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.13
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
4.92
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.31
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.69
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.815
1.815
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.304
1.304
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
37.89
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1989
34.23
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.29
41.29
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.63
38.63

Fielding Stats for Homer Blankenship and Doc Sykes

Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.35
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.61
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1625
27
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
541.2
9
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.33
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
2.87
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.25
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
3.46
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
3.21
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.79
92.79
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.077
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.383
2.383
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.68
45.68
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Homer Blankenship and Doc Sykes

Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
650
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
207.89
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
228
600
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
550
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.563
0.563
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
115.79
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
86.84
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
21.05
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.26
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.63
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
28.95
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
47.57
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.99
39.45
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
155.26
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
136.84
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.522
0.522
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.424
0.424
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
57.89
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
39.47
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
94.74
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.99
49.33
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
42.1
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.63
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
18.42
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
200
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.79
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
38
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
1.17
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
28.95
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.89
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.89
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100