Tom Acker vs. Thomas Saxon — Career Comparison

Tom Acker
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Thomas Saxon
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York CubansNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Thomas Saxon built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Acker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Thomas Saxon posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.05 and WHIP 1.200 compared to 4.12 and 1.407 for Tom Acker. By the career numbers, Thomas Saxon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Acker and Thomas Saxon

Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.62
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.7
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.54
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.45
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.31
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.03
15.03
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
4.12
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.05
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1141
27
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380.1
9
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
365
8.64
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.08
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.64
8.64
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.08
6.08
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.02
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
3.55
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
4.73
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
6.06
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.38
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.06
6.06
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.068
1.068
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.4
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1629
38.55
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
39.83
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.83
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
4.28
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
4.73
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1462
34.6
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
33.75
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.182
0.182
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.83
39.83

Fielding Stats for Tom Acker and Thomas Saxon

Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.62
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.7
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.54
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1141
27
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380.1
9
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.45
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1.16
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
1.63
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
1.61
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.55
98.55
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.03
15.03
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Acker and Thomas Saxon

Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
956.25
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
600
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
481.25
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
31.25
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
31.25
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.12
7
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
29.73
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
31.25
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
112.5
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
62.5
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.5
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
75
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-4.66
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
68.03
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
75
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
46
287.5
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.09
2.09
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
37.5
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.25
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA