Doc Sykes vs. Tom Thomas — Career Comparison

Doc Sykes
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Tom Thomas
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Sykes built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Thomas as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Thomas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.31 and WHIP 1.355 compared to 3.61 and 1.304 for Doc Sykes. By the career numbers, Tom Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doc Sykes and Tom Thomas

Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.29
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.15
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.48
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.46
47.46
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.33
89.33
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.72
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
3.61
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.31
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1569
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
8.91
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
10.45
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.91
8.91
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.45
10.45
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
2.82
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
3.98
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.61
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.755
0.755
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.28
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2245
38.63
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
37.97
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.22
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
4.92
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
6.45
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.31
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.69
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.304
1.304
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.355
1.355
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1989
34.23
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
36.06
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.63
38.63
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for Doc Sykes and Tom Thomas

Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
1.35
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.61
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1625
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541.2
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.33
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
2.87
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.76
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.25
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
3.46
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.47
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
3.21
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.94
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.79
92.79
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.57
78.57
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.383
2.383
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.68
45.68
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Sykes and Tom Thomas

Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
207.89
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
230.77
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
228
600
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
550
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
23
530.77
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
115.79
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
86.84
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
21.05
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.26
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.63
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
28.95
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.99
39.45
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1.3
30.11
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
155.26
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
136.84
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
57.89
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
39.47
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
94.74
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
42.1
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1.29
29.81
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.63
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
18.42
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.79
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
38
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
26
26
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
1.17
1.17
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
28.95
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.89
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.89
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA