Dode Smith vs. Doc Sykes — Career Comparison

Dode Smith
UnknownThrows LeftCincinnati-Cleveland BuckeyesNegro American 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 Dode Smith 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 6 and 1.667 for Dode Smith. By the career numbers, Doc Sykes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dode Smith and Doc Sykes

Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.29
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.15
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.48
Dode Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.46
47.46
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.33
89.33
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.72
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Dode Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
6
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
3.61
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1569
27
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
9
Dode Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
8.91
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.91
8.91
Dode Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Dode Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Dode Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Dode Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
6
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
2.82
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
3.98
Dode Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Dode Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.755
0.755
Dode Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.14
Dode Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
3
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.28
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
45
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2245
38.63
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Dode Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
4.92
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Dode Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
3
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.31
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.69
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.304
1.304
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
33
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1989
34.23
Dode Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Dode Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.63
38.63

Fielding Stats for Dode Smith and Doc Sykes

Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
1.35
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.61
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1625
27
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541.2
9
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.33
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
2.87
Dode Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.25
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
3.46
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
3.21
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.79
92.79
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.383
2.383
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.68
45.68
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dode Smith and Doc Sykes

Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
207.89
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
228
600
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
550
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
115.79
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
86.84
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.05
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.26
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.63
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
28.95
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.99
39.45
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
155.26
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
136.84
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
57.89
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
39.47
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
94.74
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
42.1
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.63
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
18.42
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dode Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
6
15.79
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
38
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
1.17
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
28.95
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.89
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.89
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100