Harry Baumgartner vs. Thomas Saxon — Career Comparison

Harry Baumgartner
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican 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 Harry Baumgartner as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Harry Baumgartner posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4 and WHIP 1.333 compared to 4.05 and 1.200 for Thomas Saxon. By the career numbers, Harry Baumgartner had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Baumgartner and Thomas Saxon

Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
4.5
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.7
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
4.05
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.08
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.08
6.08
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
4.73
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.38
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.722
0.722
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
36
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
39.83
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.03
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
5
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.73
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
33
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
33.75
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.182
0.182
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.83
39.83

Fielding Stats for Harry Baumgartner and Thomas Saxon

Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.7
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
27
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.1
9
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Baumgartner and Thomas Saxon

Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
1080
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
480
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
59.55
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
29.73
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
240
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
76
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.68
68.03
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA