Brad Boxberger vs. Thomas Saxon — Career Comparison

Brad Boxberger
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Thomas Saxon
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York CubansNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Thomas Saxon built a career as a starting pitcher and Brad Boxberger as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brad Boxberger posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.5 and WHIP 1.302 compared to 4.05 and 1.200 for Thomas Saxon. By the career numbers, Brad Boxberger had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brad Boxberger and Thomas Saxon

Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
9.53
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.7
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.58
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.72
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.93
44.93
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.58
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
3.5
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
4.05
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.215
0.215
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1433
27
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
477.2
9
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
372
7.01
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.08
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.01
7.01
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.08
6.08
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.19
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
4.39
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
4.73
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.32
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
581
10.95
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.38
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.95
10.95
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.704
1.704
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.3
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.43
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2021
38.08
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
39.83
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
3.15
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.03
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
3.84
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
4.73
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.3
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.3
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.55
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.267
1.267
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1733
32.65
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
33.75
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.182
0.182
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.83
39.83

Fielding Stats for Brad Boxberger and Thomas Saxon

Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
9.53
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.7
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1433
27
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
477.2
9
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.55
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.72
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
1.39
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
1.26
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.54
90.54
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.132
0.132
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Boxberger and Thomas Saxon

Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
506
75900
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
29.73
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.28
-41.92
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
68.03
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Boxberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Boxberger
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA