NAME     : Bob Sykes
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : 
 
  BIRTHDAY : 12/11/1954
  AGE      : 26
  HEIGHT   : 5"9
  WEIGHT   : 185
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Starter
  BATS     : Both
  THROWS   : Left
 
  CONTRACT : $100,000 through 1981
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Average
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : Normal
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Normal
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    E  (Fielding Pct. : .929)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
 
  Duration as Starter  : E
  Duration as Reliever : C
  Holding Runners      : C
  Groundball Pct.      : 57
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 7
  Avoiding Hits        : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 8, Talent Good)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 6  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 8  (VS. RHB : 8, VS. LHB : 9, Talent Brilliant)
  Avoiding BB's        : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Good)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 4  (VS. RHB : 4, VS. LHB : 3, Talent Fair)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 6
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Changeup, Curveball, Slider, Splitfinger-Fastball

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  At Home        0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Away           0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Last Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  This Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  1979   2.12  4  2  0  11  0   0  63.2  15  17  25  HOU
  1980   3.04 10 14  0  32  0   0 183.1  62  49  74  HOU
 
  Total ERA   : 2.81
  Total Wins  : 14
  Total Losses: 16
  Total Saves : 0
  Total SHO   : 0
  Total CG    : 0
  Total K's   : 99
  Total BB's  : 66
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Earned first career win on 7/16/1979... Had first career hit on 10/1/1979, off Tom Phoebus (STL)...