Doc Sykes vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Doc Sykes
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Doc Sykes and Lon Warneke are fairly close on the surface numbers. Lon Warneke posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.18 vs 3.61) and WHIP (1.245 vs 1.304). Doc Sykes had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.21 per nine innings vs 0.57). By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Doc Sykes and Lon Warneke

Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.29
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
1.44
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.15
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
1.11
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.48
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.39
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.46
47.46
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.33
89.33
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.08
77.08
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.72
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
0.62
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210
3.61
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1569
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
518
8.91
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.91
8.91
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
0.57
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
2.82
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
3.98
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140
3.69
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.755
0.755
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.16
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.28
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2245
38.63
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.21
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
4.92
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.31
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.69
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.304
1.304
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1989
34.23
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10842
35.07
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.63
38.63
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Doc Sykes and Lon Warneke

Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.35
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.61
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1625
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
541.2
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
2.87
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.25
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
3.46
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
3.21
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.79
92.79
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.383
2.383
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.68
45.68
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Sykes and Lon Warneke

Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
79
207.89
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
459
255
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
228
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
209
550
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
962
534.44
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.563
0.563
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
44
115.79
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
33
86.84
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.05
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
14.44
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.26
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.11
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.63
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.22
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
28.95
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
17.78
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14.99
39.45
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62.26
34.59
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
155.26
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
257
142.78
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
52
136.84
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.522
0.522
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
57.89
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
48.33
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
15
39.47
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
36
94.74
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
42.1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69.6
38.66
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.63
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.22
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
7
18.42
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.79
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
148
82.22
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
38
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
7.3
7.3
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
1.17
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
11
28.95
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.89
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.56
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.89
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.56
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100