Roy Face vs. Doc Sykes — Career Comparison

Roy Face
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Doc Sykes
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Doc Sykes built a career as a starting pitcher and Roy Face as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Roy Face posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.48 and WHIP 1.320 compared to 3.61 and 1.304 for Doc Sykes. By the career numbers, Roy Face had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Roy Face and Doc Sykes

Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
5.55
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.29
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.15
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.48
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.62
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.26
52.26
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.46
47.46
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.33
89.33
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.72
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
1.26
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
3.48
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210
3.61
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4125
27
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1569
27
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1375
9
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
9
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1347
8.82
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
518
8.91
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.91
8.91
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
0.92
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
2.37
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
2.82
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.69
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
877
5.74
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
3.98
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.74
5.74
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.901
0.901
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.755
0.755
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.21
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.28
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5691
37.25
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2245
38.63
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
3.76
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
3.87
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
4.92
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.31
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.69
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.304
1.304
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5315
34.79
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1989
34.23
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.63
38.63

Fielding Stats for Roy Face and Doc Sykes

Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
6.07
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
1.35
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.1
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.61
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3773
27
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1625
27
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1257.2
9
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
541.2
9
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.74
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.33
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
1.52
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
2.87
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.25
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330
2.36
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
3.46
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316
2.26
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
3.21
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.76
95.76
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.79
92.79
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.373
0.373
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.383
2.383
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.65
1.65
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.68
45.68
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Face and Doc Sykes

Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
853
2391.59
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
79
207.89
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
214
600
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
228
600
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
194
543.93
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
550
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.402
0.402
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
31
86.92
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
115.79
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
28
78.5
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
86.84
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.41
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.05
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.26
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.63
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.41
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
28.95
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
4.93
13.82
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.99
39.45
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
34
95.33
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
155.26
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
33
92.52
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
136.84
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
9
25.23
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
57.89
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
7
19.63
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
39.47
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
16
44.86
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
94.74
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
2.04
5.73
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
42.1
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.63
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.61
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
18.42
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
47
131.78
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.79
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
4.55
4.55
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
38
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
1.17
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
50.47
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
11
28.95
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.41
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.89
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.89
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100