Grant Jackson vs. Doc Sykes — Career Comparison

Grant Jackson
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth 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 Grant Jackson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Grant Jackson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.46 and WHIP 1.365 compared to 3.61 and 1.304 for Doc Sykes. By the career numbers, Grant Jackson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Grant Jackson and Doc Sykes

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.58
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.29
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.55
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.15
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.57
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.48
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.5
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.42
53.42
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.46
47.46
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.99
11.99
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.33
89.33
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.72
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.52
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.46
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210
3.61
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4076
27
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1569
27
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1358.2
9
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
9
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1272
8.43
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
518
8.91
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.91
8.91
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.72
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
511
3.38
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
2.82
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.47
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
5.89
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
3.98
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.755
0.755
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.29
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.14
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.28
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5749
38.08
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2245
38.63
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
1.93
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
3.9
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
4.92
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.41
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.31
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.28
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.34
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.69
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.312
1.312
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.304
1.304
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5112
33.86
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1989
34.23
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.63
38.63

Fielding Stats for Grant Jackson and Doc Sykes

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.58
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
1.35
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.55
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.61
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4078
27
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1625
27
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1359.1
9
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
541.2
9
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.36
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.33
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
1.13
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
2.87
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.25
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.6
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
3.46
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
1.49
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
3.21
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.36
93.36
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.79
92.79
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.383
2.383
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.99
11.99
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.68
45.68
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Grant Jackson and Doc Sykes

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
1709.52
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
79
207.89
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
600
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
228
600
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
561.9
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
209
550
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
32
76.19
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
115.79
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
27
64.29
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
86.84
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.76
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.05
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.38
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.26
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.76
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.63
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
11.9
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
28.95
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
7.48
17.81
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.99
39.45
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
42
100
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
155.26
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
40
95.24
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
136.84
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
20
47.62
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
57.89
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
40.48
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
15
39.47
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
35
83.33
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
94.74
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.36
3.23
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
42.1
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.38
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.63
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
16.67
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
18.42
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
90
214.29
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.79
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.8
2.8
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
38
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
1.17
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
19.05
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
28.95
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.14
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.89
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.89
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100