Scott Rice vs. Doc Sykes — Career Comparison

Scott Rice
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational 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 Scott Rice 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 4.18 and 1.562 for Scott Rice. By the career numbers, Doc Sykes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Rice and Doc Sykes

Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
14.61
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.29
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.15
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.7
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.48
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.97
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.67
41.67
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.46
47.46
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.33
89.33
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.72
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
4.18
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
3.61
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
27
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1569
27
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.2
9
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
9
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
7.93
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
518
8.91
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.93
7.93
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.91
8.91
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
5.43
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
2.82
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
7.52
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
3.98
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.755
0.755
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.11
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.28
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
38.83
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2245
38.63
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.25
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
4.31
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
4.92
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.56
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.31
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.25
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.69
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.485
1.485
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.304
1.304
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
32.15
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1989
34.23
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.63
38.63

Fielding Stats for Scott Rice and Doc Sykes

Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
14.61
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
1.35
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.61
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
27
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1625
27
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.2
9
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541.2
9
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.7
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.33
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
2.78
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
2.87
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.25
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.48
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
3.46
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.48
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
3.21
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.79
92.79
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.238
0.238
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.383
2.383
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.68
45.68
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Rice and Doc Sykes

Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
207.89
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
228
600
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
550
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
115.79
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
86.84
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.05
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.26
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.63
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
28.95
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.99
39.45
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
155.26
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
136.84
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
57.89
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
39.47
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
94.74
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
42.1
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.63
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
18.42
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
6
15.79
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
38
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
1.17
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
28.95
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.89
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.89
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100