Ryan Buchter vs. Doc Sykes — Career Comparison

Ryan Buchter
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican 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 Ryan Buchter as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ryan Buchter posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.16 and WHIP 1.252 compared to 3.61 and 1.304 for Doc Sykes. By the career numbers, Ryan Buchter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ryan Buchter and Doc Sykes

Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
10.85
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.29
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.15
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.65
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.48
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.91
73.91
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.46
47.46
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.33
89.33
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.72
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.16
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
3.61
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.204
0.204
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
709
27
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1569
27
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
236.1
9
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
9
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
6.59
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
518
8.91
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.59
6.59
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.91
8.91
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.26
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
4.38
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
2.82
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.3
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
9.86
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
3.98
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.86
9.86
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.583
1.583
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.755
0.755
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.38
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.28
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
986
37.55
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2245
38.63
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.37
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
3.62
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
4.92
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.31
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.38
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.38
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.69
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.219
1.219
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.304
1.304
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
847
32.26
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1989
34.23
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.63
38.63

Fielding Stats for Ryan Buchter and Doc Sykes

Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
10.85
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
1.35
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.61
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
709
27
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1625
27
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
236.1
9
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541.2
9
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.33
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.91
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
2.87
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.25
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.18
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
3.46
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.14
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
3.21
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.77
96.77
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.79
92.79
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.105
0.105
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.383
2.383
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.68
45.68
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ryan Buchter and Doc Sykes

Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
285
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
207.89
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
228
600
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
550
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
115.79
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
86.84
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.05
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.26
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.63
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
28.95
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.99
39.45
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
155.26
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
136.84
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
57.89
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
39.47
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
94.74
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
42.1
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.63
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
18.42
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
6
15.79
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
38
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
1.17
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
28.95
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.89
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.89
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100