Jimmy Key vs. Doc Sykes — Career Comparison

Jimmy Key
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Doc Sykes
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Jimmy Key and Doc Sykes are fairly close on the surface numbers. Jimmy Key posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.51 vs 3.61) and WHIP (1.241 vs 1.304). Doc Sykes had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.21 per nine innings vs 0.88). By the career numbers, Jimmy Key had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Jimmy Key and Doc Sykes

Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
1.63
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.29
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1.35
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.15
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
0.65
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.48
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.41
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.39
61.39
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.46
47.46
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.77
82.77
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.33
89.33
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.12
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.72
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.05
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
3.51
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210
3.61
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7775
27
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1569
27
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2591.2
9
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
9
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2518
8.74
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
518
8.91
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.91
8.91
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
0.88
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
2.32
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
2.82
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.1
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1538
5.34
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
3.98
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.851
0.851
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.755
0.755
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.17
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.13
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.28
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10719
37.22
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2245
38.63
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.1
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
3.83
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
4.92
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.31
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
1.31
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.24
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
0.81
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.69
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.304
1.304
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9856
34.23
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1989
34.23
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.22
37.22
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.63
38.63

Fielding Stats for Jimmy Key and Doc Sykes

Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
1.63
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
1.35
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1.35
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.61
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7775
27
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1625
27
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2591.2
9
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
541.2
9
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.6
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.33
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
1.57
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
2.87
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.08
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.25
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
646
2.24
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
3.46
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
2.17
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
3.21
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.59
96.59
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.79
92.79
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.328
1.328
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.383
2.383
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.77
82.77
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.68
45.68
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.12
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jimmy Key and Doc Sykes

Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
471
94200
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
79
207.89
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
228
600
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
550
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
115.79
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
86.84
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.05
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.26
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.63
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
28.95
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.99
39.45
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
155.26
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
136.84
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
57.89
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
39.47
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
94.74
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.19
-38.03
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
42.1
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.63
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
18.42
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.79
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
38
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
1.17
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
28.95
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.89
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.89
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100