Dick Blaisdell vs. Thomas Saxon — Career Comparison

Dick Blaisdell
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsNorth AmericaKansas City CowboysUnion AssociationRelief 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 Dick Blaisdell 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 8.65 and 2.038 for Dick Blaisdell. By the career numbers, Thomas Saxon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Blaisdell and Thomas Saxon

Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.04
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.7
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.04
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.04
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.04
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
8.65
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.05
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.65
8.65
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.24
7.24
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.377
0.377
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
16.96
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.08
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.96
16.96
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.08
6.08
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.38
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
4.73
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
2.77
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.38
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.462
0.462
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
46.38
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
39.83
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
13.5
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.73
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.039
2.039
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
45
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
33.75
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.402
0.402
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.182
0.182
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.38
46.38
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.83
39.83

Fielding Stats for Dick Blaisdell and Thomas Saxon

Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.9
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.7
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
27
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
9
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.68
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.13
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.9
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.7
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.03
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.8
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Blaisdell and Thomas Saxon

Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
150
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
400
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
600
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
600
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.688
0.688
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
65.75
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
29.73
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
225
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
187.5
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.546
0.546
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.08
78.11
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
68.03
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA