Al Baker vs. Thomas Saxon — Career Comparison

Al Baker
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican 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 Al Baker 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 9.39 and 1.957 for Al Baker. By the career numbers, Thomas Saxon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Baker and Thomas Saxon

Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.52
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.7
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9.39
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.05
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.39
9.39
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.86
9.86
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.04
7.04
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.371
0.371
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
27
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
9
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
15.26
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.08
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.26
15.26
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.08
6.08
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.35
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.35
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
4.73
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.35
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.38
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.522
0.522
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.17
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
44.61
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
39.83
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.17
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9.39
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.73
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.39
9.39
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.957
1.957
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
41.09
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
33.75
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.182
0.182
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.61
44.61
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.83
39.83

Fielding Stats for Al Baker and Thomas Saxon

Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.7
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
27
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.1
9
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Baker and Thomas Saxon

Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
400
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
29.73
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-60
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
68.03
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA