Matt Albers vs. Thomas Saxon — Career Comparison

Matt Albers
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican 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 Matt Albers 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 4.35 and 1.443 for Matt Albers. By the career numbers, Thomas Saxon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Albers and Thomas Saxon

Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
7.3
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.7
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.28
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.56
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.57
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.47
49.47
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
367
4.35
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.05
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2277
27
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
759
9
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
751
8.91
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.08
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.91
8.91
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.08
6.08
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.03
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
3.72
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
4.73
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.36
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
6.77
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.38
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.77
6.77
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.166
1.166
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.42
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3288
38.99
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
39.83
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.72
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
4.73
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
4.73
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.34
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.33
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
1.09
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.403
1.403
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2882
34.17
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
33.75
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.182
0.182
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.99
38.99
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.83
39.83

Fielding Stats for Matt Albers and Thomas Saxon

Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
7.3
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.7
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.28
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2277
27
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
759
9
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.49
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
1.17
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
1.75
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
1.66
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.59
94.59
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.227
0.227
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.13
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Albers and Thomas Saxon

Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
616
9726.32
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
600
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
552.63
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.35
5.47
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
29.73
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.47
-23.22
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
68.03
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
21
331.58
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.81
1.81
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA