Darin Downs vs. Doc Sykes — Career Comparison

Darin Downs
MillenialMichiganThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican 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 Darin Downs 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 4.76 and 1.401 for Darin Downs. By the career numbers, Doc Sykes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Darin Downs and Doc Sykes

Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
9.13
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.29
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.15
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.4
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.48
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.4
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.46
47.46
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.33
89.33
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.72
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.76
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
3.61
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
27
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1569
27
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
9
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
9
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
8.14
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
518
8.91
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.14
8.14
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.91
8.91
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.69
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
3.87
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
2.82
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.6
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
8.34
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
3.98
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.357
1.357
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.755
0.755
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.5
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.6
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.28
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
385
38.22
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2245
38.63
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.99
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
4.96
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
4.92
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.31
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.89
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.69
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.335
1.335
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.304
1.304
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
33.35
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1989
34.23
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.22
38.22
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.63
38.63

Fielding Stats for Darin Downs and Doc Sykes

Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
9.13
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
1.35
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.61
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
27
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1625
27
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
9
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541.2
9
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.4
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.33
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.99
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
2.87
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.25
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.39
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
3.46
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.39
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
3.21
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.79
92.79
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.152
0.152
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.383
2.383
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.68
45.68
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Darin Downs and Doc Sykes

Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
207.89
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
228
600
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
550
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
115.79
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
86.84
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.05
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.26
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.63
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
28.95
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.99
39.45
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
155.26
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
136.84
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
57.89
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
39.47
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
94.74
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
42.1
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.63
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
18.42
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
6
15.79
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
38
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
1.17
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
28.95
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.89
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.89
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100