Mike Duvall vs. Doc Sykes — Career Comparison

Mike Duvall
Gen XVirginiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican 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 Mike Duvall 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 1.863 for Mike Duvall. By the career numbers, Doc Sykes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Duvall and Doc Sykes

Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
9.35
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.29
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.15
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.48
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.46
47.46
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.33
89.33
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.72
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
4.76
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
3.61
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.7
6.7
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1569
27
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
9
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
10.94
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
8.91
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.94
10.94
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.91
8.91
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.06
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.65
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
2.82
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.06
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
3.98
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.078
1.078
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.755
0.755
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.88
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.28
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
42.18
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2245
38.63
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.24
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
5.29
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
4.92
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.31
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.94
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.69
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.843
1.843
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.304
1.304
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
35.65
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1989
34.23
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.18
42.18
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.63
38.63

Fielding Stats for Mike Duvall and Doc Sykes

Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
9.35
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
1.35
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.61
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1625
27
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541.2
9
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.24
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.33
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.06
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
2.87
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.25
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.47
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
3.46
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.29
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
3.21
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.79
92.79
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.383
2.383
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.68
45.68
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Duvall and Doc Sykes

Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
31800
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
207.89
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
228
600
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
550
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.563
0.563
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
115.79
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
86.84
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.05
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.26
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.63
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
28.95
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.99
39.45
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
155.26
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
136.84
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
57.89
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
39.47
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
94.74
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
205.73
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
42.1
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.63
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
18.42
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
6
15.79
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
38
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
1.17
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
28.95
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.89
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.89
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100