Kris Foster vs. Doc Sykes — Career Comparison

Kris Foster
Gen XNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican 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 Kris Foster as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kris Foster posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.7 and WHIP 1.700 compared to 3.61 and 1.304 for Doc Sykes. By the career numbers, Kris Foster had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kris Foster and Doc Sykes

Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
6.3
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.29
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.15
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.48
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.46
47.46
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.33
89.33
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.72
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.7
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
3.61
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1569
27
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
9
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
8.1
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
518
8.91
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.91
8.91
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
7.2
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
2.82
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
7.2
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
3.98
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.755
0.755
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.14
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.28
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
42.3
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2245
38.63
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
4.92
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.31
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.69
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.304
1.304
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
35.1
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1989
34.23
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.3
42.3
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.63
38.63

Fielding Stats for Kris Foster and Doc Sykes

Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
6.3
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
1.35
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.61
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1625
27
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541.2
9
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.33
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
2.87
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.25
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
3.46
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
3.21
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.79
92.79
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
0.571
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.383
2.383
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.68
45.68
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kris Foster and Doc Sykes

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