Keith Comstock vs. Doc Sykes — Career Comparison

Keith Comstock
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican 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 Keith Comstock 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 4.06 and 1.451 for Keith Comstock. By the career numbers, Doc Sykes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Keith Comstock and Doc Sykes

Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
8.47
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.29
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.15
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.59
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.48
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.41
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.46
47.46
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.33
89.33
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.72
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
4.06
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
3.61
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
459
27
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1569
27
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
9
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
9
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
7.88
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
518
8.91
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.91
8.91
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.82
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
4.41
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
2.82
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.76
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
8.35
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
3.98
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.418
1.418
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.755
0.755
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.71
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.28
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
650
38.24
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2245
38.63
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
2.71
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
4.35
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
4.92
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.65
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.31
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.53
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.65
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.69
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.366
1.366
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.304
1.304
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
555
32.65
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1989
34.23
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.63
38.63

Fielding Stats for Keith Comstock and Doc Sykes

Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
8.53
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
1.35
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.61
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
459
27
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1625
27
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
9
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541.2
9
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.35
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.33
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.29
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
2.87
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.25
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.76
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
3.46
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.65
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
3.21
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.79
92.79
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.193
0.193
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.383
2.383
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.68
45.68
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Keith Comstock and Doc Sykes

Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
43200
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
79
207.89
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
228
600
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
550
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
115.79
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
86.84
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.05
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.26
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.63
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
28.95
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.99
39.45
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
155.26
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
136.84
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
57.89
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
39.47
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
94.74
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
42.1
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.63
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
18.42
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.79
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
38
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
1.17
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
28.95
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.89
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.89
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100