Shayne Bennett vs. Thomas Saxon — Career Comparison

Shayne Bennett
Gen XAustraliaThrows RightBats RightOceaniaMontreal ExposNational 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 Shayne Bennett 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 5.87 and 1.631 for Shayne Bennett. By the career numbers, Thomas Saxon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Shayne Bennett and Thomas Saxon

Shayne Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Shayne Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
5.94
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.7
Shayne Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Shayne Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shayne Bennett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.5
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Shayne Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.67
41.67
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shayne Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Shayne Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shayne Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shayne Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shayne Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
5.87
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.05
Shayne Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Shayne Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Shayne Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Shayne Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Shayne Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
27
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Shayne Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125.2
9
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Shayne Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
10.17
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.08
Shayne Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.17
10.17
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.08
6.08
Shayne Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Shayne Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Shayne Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Shayne Bennett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
4.08
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
4.73
Shayne Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.43
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shayne Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Shayne Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
5.08
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.38
Shayne Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Shayne Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Shayne Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.019
1.019
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Shayne Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shayne Bennett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.5
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Shayne Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shayne Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
41.11
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
39.83
Shayne Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.07
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Shayne Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
6.3
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.73
Shayne Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Shayne Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.72
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Shayne Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.72
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shayne Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Shayne Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.584
1.584
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Shayne Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
35.09
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
33.75
Shayne Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Shayne Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.182
0.182
Shayne Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.11
41.11
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.83
39.83

Fielding Stats for Shayne Bennett and Thomas Saxon

Shayne Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Shayne Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
5.94
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.7
Shayne Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Shayne Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
27
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Shayne Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125.2
9
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Shayne Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shayne Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.07
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Shayne Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shayne Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
1.43
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Shayne Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
1.43
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Shayne Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Shayne Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Shayne Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Shayne Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shayne Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shayne Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shayne Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shayne Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shayne Bennett and Thomas Saxon

Shayne Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Shayne Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
4150
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Shayne Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Shayne Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
450
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Shayne Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shayne Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Shayne Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shayne Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shayne Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shayne Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shayne Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shayne Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shayne Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Shayne Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shayne Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Shayne Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
2.39
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
29.73
Shayne Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shayne Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Shayne Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Shayne Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shayne Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Shayne Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shayne Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Shayne Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Shayne Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shayne Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shayne Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shayne Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shayne Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.25
-12.52
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
68.03
Shayne Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shayne Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Shayne Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shayne Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Shayne Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Shayne Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Shayne Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shayne Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shayne Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shayne Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shayne Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shayne Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shayne Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA