Jim Bouton vs. Thomas Saxon — Career Comparison

Jim Bouton
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Thomas Saxon
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York CubansNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Jim Bouton and Thomas Saxon are fairly close on the surface numbers. Thomas Saxon posted stronger numbers in WHIP (1.200 vs 1.286) and home runs allowed (0.68 per nine innings vs 0.92). Jim Bouton had the advantage in ERA (3.57 vs 4.05). By the career numbers, Thomas Saxon 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 Jim Bouton and Thomas Saxon

Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
2.21
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.7
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.05
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.45
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.46
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.6
49.6
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.37
47.37
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.25
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
3.57
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
4.05
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.239
0.239
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3716
27
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1238.2
9
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1131
8.22
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.08
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.22
8.22
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.08
6.08
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
0.92
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
3.16
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
4.73
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.2
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
720
5.23
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.38
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.933
0.933
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.28
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5200
37.78
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
39.83
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.41
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
566
4.11
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
4.73
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.264
1.264
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4734
34.4
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
33.75
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.182
0.182
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.78
37.78
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.83
39.83

Fielding Stats for Jim Bouton and Thomas Saxon

Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
2.21
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.7
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.05
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3715
27
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1238.1
9
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.81
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.29
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
2.21
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.03
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
2.1
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.03
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.07
95.07
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.37
47.37
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.09
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Bouton and Thomas Saxon

Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
307
467.51
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
394
600
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
528.43
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.3
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
48.73
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.57
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.57
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.26
8
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
29.73
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
57.87
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
79.19
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.18
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
31.98
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
44.16
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.35
-9.67
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
68.03
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.57
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
21.32
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
160
243.65
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
2.46
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
44.16
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.52
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA