Fred Blanding vs. Thomas Saxon — Career Comparison

Fred Blanding
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Thomas Saxon
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York CubansNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Fred Blanding and Thomas Saxon are fairly close on the surface numbers. Fred Blanding posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.13 vs 4.05) and home runs allowed (0.17 per nine innings vs 0.68). Thomas Saxon had the advantage in WHIP (1.200 vs 1.395). By the career numbers, Fred Blanding had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Fred Blanding and Thomas Saxon

Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
1.59
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.7
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.95
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.5
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.51
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.45
49.45
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.72
59.72
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.63
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.13
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
4.05
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2443
27
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
814.1
9
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
859
9.49
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.08
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.08
6.08
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.17
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
3.06
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
4.73
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278
3.07
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.38
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.682
0.682
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.23
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.18
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3377
37.32
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
39.83
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.51
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
4.37
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
4.73
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.395
1.395
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3084
34.08
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
33.75
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.182
0.182
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.32
37.32
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.83
39.83

Fielding Stats for Fred Blanding and Thomas Saxon

Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
28.8
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.7
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
27
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
9
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.6
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
47.8
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.03
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
3.6
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
56
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.03
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
52.4
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.03
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.57
93.57
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.819
1.819
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.2
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Blanding and Thomas Saxon

Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
265.45
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
400
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
330
600
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
301
547.27
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.561
0.561
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
118.18
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
100
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.91
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.45
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.82
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.18
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.79
39.62
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
29.73
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
145.45
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
149.09
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.524
0.524
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
50.91
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
43.64
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
92.73
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24.03
43.69
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
68.03
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.45
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
25.45
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
58
105.45
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.69
5.69
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
21.82
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.27
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.82
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.09
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
80
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA