Doc Sykes vs. Amos Willingham — Career Comparison

Doc Sykes
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Amos Willingham
Gen ZGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Sykes built a career as a starting pitcher and Amos Willingham 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 7.11 and 1.895 for Amos Willingham. By the career numbers, Doc Sykes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doc Sykes and Amos Willingham

Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.29
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
6.75
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.15
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.48
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.71
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.46
47.46
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.33
89.33
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.72
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
3.61
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
7.11
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.11
7.11
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.8
8.8
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.54
7.54
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1569
27
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
27
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
9
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.1
9
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
8.91
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
13.14
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.91
8.91
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.14
13.14
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
3.2
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
2.82
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
3.2
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.71
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
3.98
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.68
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.68
5.68
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.755
0.755
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.987
0.987
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.14
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.28
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2245
38.63
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
42.99
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.13
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
4.92
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
7.11
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.11
7.11
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.31
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.71
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.69
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.304
1.304
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.816
1.816
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1989
34.23
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
38.72
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.63
38.63
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.99
42.99

Fielding Stats for Doc Sykes and Amos Willingham

Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
1.35
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
6.75
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.61
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1625
27
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
27
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541.2
9
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.1
9
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.33
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.07
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
2.87
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.78
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.25
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
3.46
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.84
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
3.21
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.84
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.79
92.79
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.383
2.383
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.421
0.421
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.68
45.68
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Sykes and Amos Willingham

Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
207.89
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
19
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
228
600
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
550
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
115.79
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
86.84
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.05
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.26
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.63
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
28.95
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.99
39.45
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
155.26
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
136.84
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
57.89
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
39.47
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
94.74
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
42.1
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.63
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
18.42
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
6
15.79
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
38
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
1.17
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
28.95
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.89
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.89
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA