Kelly Downs vs. Doc Sykes — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Doc Sykes
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Doc Sykes posted a stronger line than Kelly Downs. Doc Sykes posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.61 vs 3.86) and WHIP (1.304 vs 1.389). By the career numbers, Doc Sykes had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Kelly Downs and Doc Sykes

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.15
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.48
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.46
47.46
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.96
56.96
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.33
89.33
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.72
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
3.86
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
3.61
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1569
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
518
8.91
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.91
8.91
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
3.48
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
2.82
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
3.98
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.755
0.755
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.28
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2245
38.63
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.27
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
4.92
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.38
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.31
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.69
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.304
1.304
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1989
34.23
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.63
38.63

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Doc Sykes

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
1.35
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.61
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1625
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
541.2
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.33
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
2.87
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
3.46
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
3.21
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.79
92.79
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.722
0.722
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.383
2.383
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.68
45.68
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Doc Sykes

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
592.53
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
79
207.89
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
228
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
209
550
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
115.79
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
86.84
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.47
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.05
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.26
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.63
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.96
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
28.95
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.99
39.45
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
155.26
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
136.84
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
14
34.85
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
57.89
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
11
27.39
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
39.47
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
25
62.24
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
94.74
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
42.1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.63
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
7
17.43
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
18.42
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.79
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
38
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
1.17
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
11
28.95
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.89
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.98
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.89
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100