Drew Anderson vs. Thomas Saxon — Career Comparison

Drew Anderson
MillenialNevadaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational 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 Drew Anderson 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 6.5 and 1.624 for Drew Anderson. By the career numbers, Thomas Saxon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Drew Anderson and Thomas Saxon

Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.86
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.7
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.61
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.53
10.53
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
6.5
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.05
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
27
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44.1
9
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
10.76
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.08
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.76
10.76
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.08
6.08
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.81
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.45
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
4.73
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
6.09
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.38
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.61
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
41.41
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
39.83
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.22
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
6.7
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.73
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.7
6.7
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.61
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.579
1.579
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
37.15
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
33.75
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.182
0.182
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.41
41.41
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.83
39.83

Fielding Stats for Drew Anderson and Thomas Saxon

Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.86
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.7
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
27
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44.1
9
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.62
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.42
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.368
0.368
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.53
10.53
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Drew Anderson and Thomas Saxon

Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
2280
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
480
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
29.73
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.39
-46.82
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
68.03
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
240
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA