Mike Blyzka vs. Thomas Saxon — Career Comparison

Mike Blyzka
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican 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 Mike Blyzka 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 5.58 and 1.661 for Mike Blyzka. By the career numbers, Thomas Saxon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Blyzka and Thomas Saxon

Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
3.49
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.7
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.45
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.55
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21.43
21.43
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.86
12.86
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
5.58
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.05
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
542
27
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180.2
9
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
9.61
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.08
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.61
9.61
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.08
6.08
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.4
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
5.33
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.73
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
2.89
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.38
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.913
0.913
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.4
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
826
41.15
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
39.83
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
1.25
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
6.28
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.73
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.661
1.661
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
719
35.82
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
33.75
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.182
0.182
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.15
41.15
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.83
39.83

Fielding Stats for Mike Blyzka and Thomas Saxon

Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
7.3
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.7
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
259
27
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86.1
9
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.04
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.13
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.03
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
4.27
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.03
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
4.17
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.03
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.56
97.56
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
0.571
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Blyzka and Thomas Saxon

Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
1000
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
600
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
542.86
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
28.57
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
28.57
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
2.12
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
29.73
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
28.57
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
42.86
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
28.57
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.29
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
42.86
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.19
-31.33
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
68.03
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.29
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
15
214.29
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.8
2.8
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
42.86
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA