P Bob Sykes #63
Age: 40 | Bats: S | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
11/06/1969
P BOB SYKES #63 - AGE: 40 - BATS: S - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 2 2 2 4
Movement 5 4 5 5
Control 5 5 5 6
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 3 4
Curveball 1 2
Splitter 3 4
Screwball 4 6
Forkball 3 3
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 86-88 Mph
Stamina 5
Suggested Role Strictly BP
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 7
Defense 4
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 2
Baserunning Inst.: 1
Sacrifice Bunt: 10
Bunt for Hit: 3
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
What you see is what you get.
Birthday:12/11/1928
Born in:Unknown
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:9 Years, 163 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:3 Years, 38 Days
Pro Service:14 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1949, 16th Pick in Round 13
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1950 Cleveland - FORT 21 7 7 2 3 0 4.53 47.2 62 33 24 5 21 13 1 0 1.74 .318 4.87 0.6 106
1952 Kansas City - FORT 23 8 4 3 1 0 2.53 46.1 40 15 13 2 14 18 2 0 1.17 .247 3.48 0.9 161
1953 Kansas City - FORT 24 1 0 1 0 0 2.45 3.2 5 1 1 0 1 3 0 0 1.64 .385 1.99 0.1 176
1954 Kansas City - FORT 25 3 3 2 1 0 2.57 21.0 13 6 6 0 12 5 0 0 1.19 .194 3.98 0.3 162
1955 Kansas City - FORT 26 31 28 13 9 0 3.13 181.1 163 77 63 18 81 65 1 0 1.35 .240 4.62 1.6 136
1956 Kansas City - FORT 27 28 25 14 7 0 3.67 171.2 153 78 70 11 61 63 1 0 1.25 .239 3.94 2.9 116
1957 Kansas City - FORT 28 23 23 13 3 0 2.95 152.1 132 51 50 10 48 64 1 1 1.18 .245 3.77 2.8 141
1958 Montreal - FORT 29 24 24 12 4 0 3.71 162.2 171 73 67 17 49 71 4 0 1.35 .275 4.14 2.3 113
1959 Montreal - FORT 30 14 14 3 5 0 3.38 77.1 75 33 29 4 37 34 0 0 1.45 .269 3.98 1.1 119
1960 Montreal - FORT 31 31 31 7 9 0 3.74 161.1 167 76 67 9 63 74 0 0 1.43 .282 3.86 2.8 112
1961 Montreal - FORT 32 3 3 1 1 0 1.06 17.0 8 2 2 0 10 4 0 0 1.06 .151 3.83 0.2 368
1962 Montreal - FORT 33 20 20 7 7 0 3.87 109.1 120 53 47 8 49 39 1 0 1.55 .290 4.78 0.8 110
Total FORT 193 182 78 50 0 3.43 1151.2 1109 498 439 84 446 453 11 1 1.35 .261 4.14 16.4 127
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1950 Hightstown - AA 21 9 9 5 2 0 3.03 71.1 58 24 24 8 22 68 1 0 1.12 .265 4.06 1.0 136
1950 Durham - AAA 21 11 11 6 2 0 3.17 82.1 76 33 29 6 25 79 3 0 1.23 .307 3.77 1.9 145
1952 Huntington Beach - AAA 23 21 21 8 7 0 4.12 148.2 137 71 68 19 59 138 6 0 1.32 .283 4.61 2.0 113
1953 Huntington Beach - AAA 24 29 29 14 13 0 3.74 219.0 221 109 91 14 58 217 15 1 1.27 .329 3.56 5.5 121
1954 Huntington Beach - AAA 25 25 25 13 10 0 3.54 173.0 155 82 68 22 44 178 9 2 1.15 .285 4.24 3.1 131
1963 Rock City - AAA 34 12 12 3 4 0 5.61 61.0 70 42 38 8 21 44 0 0 1.49 .315 5.22 0.6 86
Total MAAA 98 98 44 36 0 3.87 684.0 659 337 294 69 207 656 33 3 1.27 .305 4.13 121.3
Total MAA 9 9 5 2 0 3.03 71.1 58 24 24 8 22 68 1 0 1.12 .265 4.06 136.5
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1955 Kansas City - FORT 26 2 2 1 1 0 3.09 11.2 13 6 4 0 6 4 0 0 1.63 .295 0.00 0.0 0
1956 Kansas City - FORT 27 2 2 1 0 0 1.80 15.0 14 5 3 1 5 5 1 0 1.27 .255 0.00 0.0 0
1957 Kansas City - FORT 28 2 2 1 0 0 0.56 16.0 9 2 1 0 4 6 0 0 0.81 .176 0.00 0.0 0
Total FORT 6 6 3 1 0 1.69 42.2 36 13 8 1 15 15 1 0 1.20 .240 3.52 398.3
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1950 Cleveland - MLB P 7 7 2 11 0 13 0 1.000 47.2 2.45 +0.5 1.035
1952 Kansas City - MLB P 8 4 3 7 0 10 0 1.000 46.1 1.94 +0.5 1.038
1953 Kansas City - MLB P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.2 0.00 +0.0 .000
1954 Kansas City - MLB P 3 3 0 5 0 5 0 1.000 21.0 2.14 +0.2 1.039
1955 Kansas City - MLB P 30 27 6 31 2 37 0 1.000 181.1 1.84 +0.9 1.050
1956 Kansas City - MLB P 28 25 2 26 0 30 2 .933 171.2 1.47 +1.2 1.015
1957 Kansas City - MLB P 23 23 9 17 1 26 0 1.000 152.1 1.54 +1.1 1.034
1958 Montreal - MLB P 24 24 5 23 1 29 1 .966 162.2 1.55 +1.5 1.045
1959 Montreal - MLB P 14 14 5 12 2 18 1 .944 77.1 1.98 +0.1 .978
1960 Montreal - MLB P 31 31 3 16 0 19 0 1.000 161.1 1.06 +0.6 1.037
1961 Montreal - MLB P 3 3 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 17.0 1.59 +0.1 1.056
1962 Montreal - MLB P 20 20 4 17 1 23 2 .913 109.1 1.73 +0.3 1.001
TOTAL P 192 181 40 167 7 213 6 .972 1151.2 1.62 +6.9 1.028
PLAYER HISTORY
12/15/1949 Drafted in the 1949 first-year player draft by the Cleveland Indians (Round 3, Pick 11, 43rd overall pick).
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 3 (4); Control: 5 (5).
04/01/1950 Named the #36 prospect in the FORT
08/03/1950 Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for 3 days.
08/20/1950 Injured on 08/18/1950, diagnosed with a mild calf strain, is day-to-day.
10/12/1950 Wins the 1950 MAA SL2 Pitcher of the Year Award.
01/01/1951 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 6 (6).
01/26/1951 Drafted in the 1951 inaugural draft by the Kansas City Royals (Round 13, Pick 16, 208th overall pick).
01/26/1951 Named the #31 prospect in the FORT
03/25/1951 Injured on 03/20/1951, diagnosed with a torn flexor tendon in his elbow, will miss 6 months.
04/01/1951 Named the #42 prospect in the FORT
01/01/1952 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 5 (5).
05/03/1952 Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for 5 days.
06/05/1952 Injured (Strained oblique), day-to-day for 2-3 weeks.
06/14/1952 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 2 weeks.
07/15/1952 Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for one week.
09/07/1952 Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1953 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 4 (4).
07/02/1953 Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for 5 days.
07/07/1953 Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 2 days.
07/13/1953 Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for 4 days.
08/08/1953 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Madison Velocity with 14 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
10/22/1953 Wins the 1953 World Series with the Kansas City Royals.
01/01/1954 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 5 (5).
03/09/1954 Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for one week.
03/14/1954 Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 4 days.
04/24/1954 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Kansas City Flying Tigers with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06/17/1954 Was selected to the 1954 MLB Triple A All-Star Game.
08/19/1954 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Kansas City Flying Tigers with 11 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
01/01/1955 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (6); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 5 (6).
06/16/1955 Suspended 6 games after ejection following a brawl.
06/20/1955 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $900,000 with the Kansas City Royals organization.
08/24/1955 Injured (Sore elbow), day-to-day for 6 days.
10/30/1955 Wins the 1955 World Series with the Kansas City Royals.
01/01/1956 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (6); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 6 (6).
03/02/1956 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,100,000 with the Kansas City Royals organization.
10/25/1956 Wins the 1956 World Series with the Kansas City Royals.
01/01/1957 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (6); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 6 (6).
02/27/1957 Injured (Sore ankle), day-to-day for 1 day.
04/20/1957 Injured (Sore shoulder), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
06/25/1957 Injured (Tender shoulder), day-to-day for 6 days.
09/19/1957 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Atlanta Braves with 3 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
09/29/1957 Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 1 day.
11/16/1957 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $10,000,000 through arbitration.
11/18/1957 Was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Montreal Expos, along with SP Madison Bumgarner, CF Morris Nettles, in exchange for 1B Cody Bellinger.
01/01/1958 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (6); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 6 (6).
05/13/1958 Injured (Strained oblique), out for 5 weeks.
06/15/1958 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 5 days.
08/05/1958 Signed a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $65,000,000 with the Montreal Expos organization.
01/01/1959 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (6); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 6 (6).
06/19/1959 Injured (Surgery to remove bone chips (elbow)), out for 4-5 months.
01/01/1960 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 6 (6).
05/03/1960 Injured (Sprained ankle), day-to-day for one week.
06/17/1960 Injured (Sore back), day-to-day for 1 day.
08/06/1960 Injured (Sore back), day-to-day for one week.
08/30/1960 Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 1 day.
09/12/1960 Injured (Mild abdominal strain), day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/1961 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 6 (6).
04/16/1961 Injured (Torn flexor tendon (elbow)), out for 13-14 months.
01/01/1962 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (5); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 6 (6).
07/25/1962 Injured (Elbow strain), out for 3 months.
10/19/1962 Released by the Montreal Expos.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (5); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 6 (6).
04/03/1963 Signed a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers organization.
04/21/1963 Injured (Elbow strain), out for 7-8 weeks.
07/09/1963 Injured (Mild abdominal strain), day-to-day for 1 day.
08/09/1963 Injured (Sore elbow), day-to-day for one week.
09/15/1963 Wins the 1963 MLB Triple A World Series with the Rock City Trash Pandas!
11/22/1963 Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 6 (6).
11/05/1964 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year W Rank
1956 14 8
1957 13 10
Year Win. % Rank
1955 .591 8
1956 .667 3
1958 .750 3
Year WP Rank
1956 5 9
1958 5 10
1960 7 3
Year ERA Rank
1955 3.13 5
1956 3.67 10
1958 3.71 8
Year BABIP Rank
1955 .240 2
1956 .239 1
1958 .275 10
Year WHIP Rank
1956 1.25 6
Year RA/9 Rank
1956 11.38 6
Year HR/9 Rank
1956 0.58 6
Year H/9 Rank
1955 8.09 7
1956 8.02 5
Year QSP Rank
1955 .571 6
Year CG Rank
1958 4 8
Year CGP Rank
1958 .167 7
Year SHO Rank
1957 1 2
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