Skel Roach vs. Doc Sykes — Career Comparison

Skel Roach
Pre-GenerationalGermanyThrows RightBats RightEuropeChicago CubsNational 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 Skel Roach as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Skel Roach posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.556 compared to 3.61 and 1.304 for Doc Sykes. By the career numbers, Skel Roach had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Skel Roach and Doc Sykes

Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.29
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.15
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.48
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.46
47.46
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.33
89.33
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.72
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
3.61
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1569
27
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
9
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
8.91
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.91
8.91
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
2.82
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
3.98
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.111
0.111
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.755
0.755
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.14
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.28
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2245
38.63
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
4.92
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.31
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.69
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.556
1.556
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.304
1.304
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1989
34.23
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.63
38.63

Fielding Stats for Skel Roach and Doc Sykes

Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.35
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.61
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1625
27
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541.2
9
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.33
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
2.87
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.25
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
3.46
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
3.21
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.79
92.79
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.383
2.383
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.68
45.68
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Skel Roach and Doc Sykes

Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
207.89
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
228
600
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
550
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
115.79
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
86.84
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.05
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.26
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.63
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
28.95
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.99
39.45
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
155.26
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
136.84
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
57.89
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
39.47
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
94.74
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-61.6
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
42.1
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.63
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
18.42
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.79
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
38
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
1.17
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
28.95
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.89
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.89
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100