Rod Beck vs. Thomas Saxon — Career Comparison

Rod Beck
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational 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 Rod Beck as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rod Beck posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.3 and WHIP 1.207 compared to 4.05 and 1.200 for Thomas Saxon. By the career numbers, Rod Beck had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rod Beck and Thomas Saxon

Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
704
8.25
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.7
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.45
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.53
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.78
45.78
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
3.35
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
3.3
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
4.05
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.243
0.243
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2304
27
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
768
9
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
703
8.24
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.08
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.24
8.24
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.08
6.08
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
1.14
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
2.24
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
4.73
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.39
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
644
7.55
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.38
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.55
7.55
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.087
1.087
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.27
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.23
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3170
37.15
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
39.83
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
6.08
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.03
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
3.61
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
4.73
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.4
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.47
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.164
1.164
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2899
33.97
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
33.75
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.182
0.182
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.15
37.15
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.83
39.83

Fielding Stats for Rod Beck and Thomas Saxon

Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
704
8.25
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.7
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2304
27
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
768
9
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.46
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
1.13
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
1.63
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
1.58
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.12
97.12
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.192
0.192
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rod Beck and Thomas Saxon

Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
704
21120
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
570
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.76
22.81
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
29.73
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
120
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.8
24.13
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
68.03
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
10
300
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA