Charlie Cady vs. Doc Sykes — Career Comparison

Charlie Cady
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisNorth AmericaChicago/Pittsburgh (Union League)Union AssociationRelief Pitcher
Doc Sykes
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Doc Sykes built a career as a starting pitcher and Charlie Cady 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 3.77 and 1.558 for Charlie Cady. By the career numbers, Doc Sykes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Cady and Doc Sykes

Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.05
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.29
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.05
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.15
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.63
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.48
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.42
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.46
47.46
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.33
89.33
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.05
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.72
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
3.77
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
3.61
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
27
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1569
27
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
9
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
9
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
10.47
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
8.91
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.47
10.47
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.91
8.91
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
3.56
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
2.82
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
4.19
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
3.98
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.861
0.861
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.755
0.755
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.09
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.28
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
41.65
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2245
38.63
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
7.95
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
4.92
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.95
7.95
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.31
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.69
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.558
1.558
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.304
1.304
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
38.09
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1989
34.23
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.6
7.6
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.65
41.65
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.63
38.63

Fielding Stats for Charlie Cady and Doc Sykes

Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.32
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.35
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.61
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
27
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1625
27
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
9
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541.2
9
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.96
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.33
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.08
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
2.87
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.84
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.25
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
2.88
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
3.46
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.04
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
3.21
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.83
70.83
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.79
92.79
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.383
2.383
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.68
45.68
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.48
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Cady and Doc Sykes

Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
11
183.33
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
207.89
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
228
600
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
550
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
115.79
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
86.84
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.05
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.26
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.63
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
28.95
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
11.4
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.99
39.45
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
155.26
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
136.84
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
66.67
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
57.89
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
39.47
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
94.74
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.85
-14.11
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
42.1
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.63
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
18.42
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.79
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
7.2
7.2
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
38
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
1.17
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
28.95
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.89
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.89
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100