Alex Beam vs. Thomas Saxon — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational 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 Alex Beam 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 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Thomas Saxon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Thomas Saxon

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.7
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.05
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
6.08
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.08
6.08
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.73
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.38
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
39.5
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
39.83
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.73
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
33.75
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.182
0.182
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.5
39.5
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.83
39.83

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Thomas Saxon

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.7
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.03
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Thomas Saxon

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
400
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
29.73
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
19.25
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
68.03
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA