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Doc Sykes



Frank Jehoy Sykes
(Sally)

Born: April 10, 1892 in Decatur, AL
Died: November 10, 1986 in Baltimore, MD
          (94 years old)

Bats: R
Throws: R
Ht: 6'2"
Wt: 185
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Notes:


• College: Morehouse College (Atlanta, GA) , Howard University (Washington, DC)
• Buried: Cremated
• Relatives: Melvin Sykes (Brother)
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Compared to Contemporary Starting Pitchers (Top 100)

Compare With:

Glossary
# Players Pos Yrs Career HoF
WAR
Off
Fld
Pit
Adj
1
SP
18
1917-1938
✔
58.3
24.9
-0.4
35.0
-1.1
2
SP
26
1907-1932
✔
53.8
4.7
0.3
49.0
-0.1
3
SP
20
1908-1926
✔
48.3
2.2
0.4
45.3
0.3
4
SP
19
1907-1926
40.5
14.0
-4.9
33.2
-1.8
5
SP
22
1911-1936
39.4
-0.2
-0.4
40.0
-0.1
6
SP
12
1915-1926
34.2
-1.1
-0.1
35.5
0.0
7
SP
13
1910-1922
24.9
-0.3
-1.3
26.9
-0.4
8
SP
18
1900-1919
23.2
11.8
0.8
11.6
-1.1
9
SP
11
1912-1928
23.1
1.6
-0.5
22.0
0.0
10
SP
12
1916-1930
15.5
0.1
0.0
15.3
0.0
11
SP
9
1914-1924
14.3
-0.4
0.0
14.8
0.0
12
SP
17
1903-1921
13.6
0.7
0.3
12.9
-0.2
13
SP
6
1913-1922
13.6
1.2
-0.3
12.8
-0.1
14
SP
18
1917-1934
13.4
1.8
-0.4
12.1
-0.2
15
SP
16
1910-1925
12.8
1.0
0.0
11.8
0.0
16
SP
12
1916-1932
12.7
3.8
0.3
9.4
-0.8
17
SP
11
1908-1923
12.4
-2.9
0.3
15.1
-0.1
18
SP
19
1909-1932
11.5
-2.6
0.0
14.2
0.0
19
SP
18
1918-1939
11.0
0.0
-0.3
12.2
-0.9
20
SP
10
1917-1930
9.7
1.0
-0.2
8.9
0.0
21
SP
12
1910-1921
9.3
-1.0
0.1
10.1
0.0
22
SP
15
1908-1923
8.9
-1.5
-0.4
10.9
0.0
23
SP
9
1914-1928
7.9
-0.1
-0.1
8.1
0.0
24
SP
9
1916-1924
7.2
-1.3
-0.1
8.6
0.0
25
SP
14
1913-1928
7.2
-0.6
0.5
7.9
-0.5
26
SP
25
1917-1944
7.1
1.5
-0.9
6.5
0.1
27
SP
10
1914-1924
7.1
0.4
-0.1
6.8
0.0
28
SP
12
1913-1924
7.0
-0.2
0.1
7.1
0.0
29
SP
18
1906-1927
5.3
3.4
-0.5
2.6
-0.2
30
SP
18
1910-1931
5.0
-1.4
-0.4
6.9
-0.1
31
SP
11
1907-1920
4.9
-0.6
0.0
5.5
0.0
32
SP
13
1912-1930
4.6
1.1
-4.2
8.2
-0.5
33
SP
3
1917-1924
4.5
-0.3
-0.2
5.0
0.0
34
SP
4
1917-1924
4.4
-1.2
-0.3
6.0
-0.1
35
SP
6
1916-1921
4.2
0.9
-0.4
3.7
0.0
36
SP
7
1912-1921
3.4
-1.4
0.2
4.7
-0.1
37
SP
11
1909-1920
3.0
-0.5
-0.4
4.0
0.0
38
SP
4
1916-1928
2.8
0.6
-0.2
2.5
0.0
39
SP
7
1912-1919
2.3
0.1
0.3
2.1
-0.1
40
SP
14
1916-1934
2.1
-1.1
-0.1
3.3
0.0
41
SP
3
1915-1921
1.6
0.2
-0.1
1.4
0.0
42
SP
9
1911-1921
1.5
-0.8
0.0
2.4
0.0
43
SP
5
1913-1920
1.5
-0.1
-0.1
1.8
0.0
44
SP
9
1912-1920
1.5
0.8
-0.1
0.8
-0.1
45
SP
4
1915-1920
1.3
0.1
0.0
1.3
0.0
46
SP
12
1917-1929
1.2
2.5
0.0
-0.5
-0.8
47
SP
3
1915-1921
1.1
0.3
0.0
0.8
0.0
48
SP
4
1918-1922
1.0
-0.2
0.0
1.2
0.0
49
SP
5
1915-1919
0.6
-0.2
-0.1
1.0
0.0
50
SP
5
1910-1923
0.5
-0.1
-1.0
1.9
-0.2
51
SP
6
1917-1925
0.5
-0.2
-0.1
0.8
0.0
52
SP
2
1916-1924
0.4
-0.1
0.0
0.5
0.0
53
SP
2
1912-1919
0.3
-0.1
0.0
0.4
0.0
54
SP
2
1908-1923
0.2
-0.1
0.1
0.2
0.0
55
SP
3
1918-1921
0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.2
0.0
56
SP
6
1912-1922
-0.1
-0.6
-0.3
1.0
-0.2
57
SP
5
1911-1925
-0.2
1.6
-0.3
-1.3
-0.2
58
SP
2
1916-1920
-0.6
-0.1
0.1
-0.6
0.0
59
SP
6
1910-1919
-0.6
-0.1
0.0
-0.5
0.0
60
SP
2
1916-1919
-1.0
-0.1
0.0
-0.9
0.0
61
SP
15
1917-1937
-1.2
-0.8
-0.1
-0.4
0.0
62
SP
3
1915-1919
-1.4
-0.4
0.0
-1.0
0.0
63
SP
5
1914-1920
-1.5
-0.4
-0.1
-1.1
0.0
64
SP
3
1917-1920
-1.6
0.0
0.0
-1.6
0.0
65
SP
8
1910-1921
-2.4
-0.7
-0.5
-1.2
-0.1
66
SP
5
1918-1932
-3.1
0.4
-0.1
-3.4
0.0

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