Doc Landis vs. Carl Sitton — Career Comparison

Doc Landis
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Carl Sitton
Pre-GenerationalSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Carl Sitton built a career as a starting pitcher and Doc Landis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Carl Sitton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.88 and WHIP 1.320 compared to 3.36 and 1.326 for Doc Landis. By the career numbers, Carl Sitton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doc Landis and Carl Sitton

Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.1
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.52
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.05
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.9
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.3
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.54
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.73
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.36
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.27
29.27
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.45
95.45
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.71
35.71
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.93
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
3.36
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.88
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1077
27
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
27
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359
9
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
9
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
10.7
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
9
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.7
10.7
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.2
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.23
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
2.88
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
1.86
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.88
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.68
1.68
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.343
0.343
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.8
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1592
39.91
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
37.44
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.26
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
6.69
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.96
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.69
6.69
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.326
1.326
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1543
38.68
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
34.2
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.91
39.91
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.44
37.44

Fielding Stats for Doc Landis and Carl Sitton

Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
1.19
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.52
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.9
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1365
27
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
27
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
9
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
9
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.81
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
2.1
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.98
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.36
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.26
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.7
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
2.91
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.52
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.09
89.09
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.71
35.71
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Landis and Carl Sitton

Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
167.37
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
560
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
600
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
590.53
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
13
520
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
101.05
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
97.89
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.16
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.16
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.68
17.94
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
38.79
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
104.21
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
110.53
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.498
0.498
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
34.74
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
34.74
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.53
14.3
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
32.21
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
9.47
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
240
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA