Belve Bean vs. Thomas Saxon — Career Comparison

Belve Bean
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican 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 Belve Bean 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 5.32 and 1.634 for Belve Bean. By the career numbers, Thomas Saxon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Belve Bean and Thomas Saxon

Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
3.29
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.7
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.42
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
5.32
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.05
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.69
4.69
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
705
27
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
9
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
288
11.03
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.08
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.03
11.03
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.08
6.08
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.8
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
3.68
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
4.73
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
3.41
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.38
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.787
0.787
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.27
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1050
40.21
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
39.83
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
1.76
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
6.13
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.73
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.634
1.634
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
949
36.34
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
33.75
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.182
0.182
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.21
40.21
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.83
39.83

Fielding Stats for Belve Bean and Thomas Saxon

Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.7
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
27
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.1
9
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.83
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.709
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Belve Bean and Thomas Saxon

Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
670.13
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
600
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
561.04
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.688
0.688
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
148.05
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
101.3
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.96
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
46.75
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.27
64.47
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
29.73
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
210.39
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
179.22
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.585
0.585
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
85.71
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
46.75
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
124.68
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.78
68.44
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
68.03
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
31.17
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
17
132.47
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.53
4.53
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA