Bill Dailey vs. Doc Sykes — Career Comparison

Bill Dailey
Silent GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican 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 Bill Dailey as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Dailey posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.76 and WHIP 1.255 compared to 3.61 and 1.304 for Doc Sykes. By the career numbers, Bill Dailey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Dailey and Doc Sykes

Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
5.77
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.29
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.15
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.48
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.48
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.34
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.46
47.46
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.33
89.33
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.72
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.07
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
2.76
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
3.61
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
557
27
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1569
27
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
185.2
9
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
9
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.85
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
518
8.91
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.91
8.91
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
2.86
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
2.82
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
5.28
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
3.98
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.28
5.28
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.905
0.905
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.755
0.755
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.28
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
760
36.84
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2245
38.63
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
3.64
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.1
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
4.92
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.31
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.69
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.304
1.304
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
695
33.69
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1989
34.23
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.63
38.63

Fielding Stats for Bill Dailey and Doc Sykes

Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
5.77
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
1.35
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.61
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
557
27
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1625
27
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
185.2
9
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541.2
9
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.48
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.33
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.28
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
2.87
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.25
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
3.01
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
3.46
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
2.76
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
3.21
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.94
91.94
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.79
92.79
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.479
0.479
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.383
2.383
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.68
45.68
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Dailey and Doc Sykes

Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
2462.07
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
79
207.89
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
228
600
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
26
537.93
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
550
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.586
0.586
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.563
0.563
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
5
103.45
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
115.79
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
4
82.76
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
86.84
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.05
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.26
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.63
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
28.95
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.1
43.49
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.99
39.45
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
165.52
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
155.26
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
144.83
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
136.84
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.558
0.558
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.522
0.522
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.424
0.424
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
57.89
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
82.76
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
39.47
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
103.45
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
94.74
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
37.01
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
42.1
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.63
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
18.42
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
13
268.97
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.79
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
2.23
2.23
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
38
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
1.17
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
28.95
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.89
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.89
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100