Grant Balfour vs. Thomas Saxon — Career Comparison

Grant Balfour
Gen XAustraliaThrows RightBats RightOceaniaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Thomas Saxon
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York CubansNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Thomas Saxon built a career as a starting pitcher and Grant Balfour as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Grant Balfour posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.49 and WHIP 1.245 compared to 4.05 and 1.200 for Thomas Saxon. By the career numbers, Grant Balfour had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Grant Balfour and Thomas Saxon

Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
8.91
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.7
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.5
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.38
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.6
56.6
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.4
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.49
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
4.05
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.209
0.209
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1619
27
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
539.2
9
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
406
6.77
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.08
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.08
6.08
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.78
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
4.2
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
4.73
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.23
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
9.52
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.38
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.52
9.52
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.525
1.525
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.43
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2241
37.37
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
39.83
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
3.39
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.03
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
3.59
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
4.73
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.25
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.32
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.52
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.219
1.219
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1947
32.47
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
33.75
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.182
0.182
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.37
37.37
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.83
39.83

Fielding Stats for Grant Balfour and Thomas Saxon

Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
8.91
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.7
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1619
27
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
539.2
9
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.28
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.75
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
1.05
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.03
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.41
98.41
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.116
0.116
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Grant Balfour and Thomas Saxon

Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
534
160200
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
29.73
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
68.03
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Grant Balfour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Balfour
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA