Charlie Heard vs. Doc Sykes — Career Comparison

Charlie Heard
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational 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 Charlie Heard 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 8.39 and 2.432 for Charlie Heard. By the career numbers, Doc Sykes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Heard and Doc Sykes

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.29
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.23
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
1.15
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.48
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.46
47.46
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.33
89.33
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.02
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.72
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
8.39
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
3.61
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1569
27
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
9
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
15.34
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
8.91
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.34
15.34
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.91
8.91
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
6.55
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
2.82
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.66
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
3.98
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.023
1.023
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.755
0.755
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.28
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
49.09
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2245
38.63
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
13.3
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
4.92
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.3
13.3
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.31
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.69
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.432
2.432
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.304
1.304
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
42.14
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1989
34.23
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.83
10.83
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.372
0.372
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.09
49.09
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.63
38.63

Fielding Stats for Charlie Heard and Doc Sykes

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.26
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.35
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.61
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
27
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1625
27
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
9
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541.2
9
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.73
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.33
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
2.87
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.25
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.99
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
3.46
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.36
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
3.21
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.42
68.42
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.79
92.79
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.083
1.083
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.383
2.383
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.68
45.68
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Heard and Doc Sykes

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
163.64
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
207.89
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
600
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
228
600
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
586.36
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
550
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.443
0.443
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
8
109.09
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
115.79
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
81.82
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
86.84
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
21.05
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.26
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.63
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
28.95
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2.04
27.76
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.99
39.45
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
136.36
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
155.26
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
9
122.73
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
136.84
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.437
0.437
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
57.89
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
39.47
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
94.74
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
1.66
22.62
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
42.1
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.63
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
18.42
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
15
204.55
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.79
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2.93
2.93
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
38
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
1.17
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
28.95
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.89
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.89
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100