Brian O'Connor vs. Doc Sykes — Career Comparison

Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth 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 Brian O'Connor 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 5.11 and 1.865 for Brian O'Connor. By the career numbers, Doc Sykes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian O'Connor and Doc Sykes

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.29
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.15
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.48
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.46
47.46
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.33
89.33
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.72
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
3.61
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1569
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
9
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
8.76
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
518
8.91
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.91
8.91
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
2.82
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
3.98
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.755
0.755
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.28
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2245
38.63
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
4.92
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.31
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.69
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.304
1.304
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
35.03
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1989
34.23
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.63
38.63

Fielding Stats for Brian O'Connor and Doc Sykes

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
1.35
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.61
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1625
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541.2
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.33
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
2.87
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.25
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
3.46
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
3.21
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.79
92.79
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.383
2.383
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.68
45.68
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian O'Connor and Doc Sykes

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
207.89
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
228
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
550
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.563
0.563
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
115.79
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
86.84
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.05
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.26
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.63
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
28.95
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.99
39.45
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
155.26
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
136.84
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.522
0.522
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.424
0.424
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
57.89
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
39.47
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
94.74
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
42.1
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.63
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
18.42
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.79
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
38
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
1.17
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
28.95
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.89
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.89
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100