Mike Strahler vs. Doc Sykes — Career Comparison

Mike Strahler
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational 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 Mike Strahler as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Strahler posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.57 and WHIP 1.450 compared to 3.61 and 1.304 for Doc Sykes. By the career numbers, Mike Strahler had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Strahler and Doc Sykes

Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
3.01
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.29
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.74
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.15
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.34
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.48
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.45
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.46
47.46
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.53
24.53
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.33
89.33
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.72
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.57
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
3.61
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
27
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1569
27
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
158.2
9
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
9
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
8.45
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
518
8.91
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.91
8.91
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.79
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
4.48
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
2.82
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.54
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
3.98
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.002
1.002
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.755
0.755
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.74
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.28
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
39.08
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2245
38.63
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.74
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.54
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
4.92
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.4
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.31
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.68
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.69
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.437
1.437
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.304
1.304
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
598
33.92
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1989
34.23
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.08
39.08
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.63
38.63

Fielding Stats for Mike Strahler and Doc Sykes

Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.99
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
1.35
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.73
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.61
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
478
27
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1625
27
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
159.1
9
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541.2
9
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.56
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.33
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.02
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
2.87
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.25
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.69
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
3.46
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.58
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
3.21
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.79
92.79
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.383
2.383
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.53
24.53
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.68
45.68
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Strahler and Doc Sykes

Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
1382.61
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
207.89
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
228
600
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
20
521.74
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
550
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.544
0.544
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
4
104.35
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
115.79
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
86.84
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.05
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.26
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.63
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
28.95
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
1.36
35.42
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.99
39.45
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
4
104.35
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
155.26
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
182.61
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
136.84
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.504
0.504
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.424
0.424
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
57.89
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
39.47
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
94.74
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.69
44.06
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
42.1
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.63
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
18.42
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
9
234.78
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.79
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
2.56
2.56
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
38
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
1.17
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
28.95
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.89
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.89
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100