Matt Brash vs. Thomas Saxon — Career Comparison

Matt Brash
Gen ZCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican 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 Matt Brash as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Brash posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.31 and WHIP 1.393 compared to 4.05 and 1.200 for Thomas Saxon. By the career numbers, Matt Brash had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Brash and Thomas Saxon

Matt Brash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Brash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
9.07
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.7
Matt Brash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.27
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Matt Brash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.75
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Brash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.59
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Matt Brash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
56
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Brash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Matt Brash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Brash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Brash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.43
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Brash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
3.31
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
4.05
Matt Brash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Matt Brash
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Matt Brash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Matt Brash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Matt Brash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
27
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Matt Brash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168.2
9
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Matt Brash
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
8.11
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.08
Matt Brash
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.11
8.11
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.08
6.08
Matt Brash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.53
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Matt Brash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Matt Brash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Matt Brash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.27
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
4.73
Matt Brash
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Brash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Matt Brash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
12.11
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.38
Matt Brash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.11
12.11
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Matt Brash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Matt Brash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Matt Brash
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.75
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Brash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.53
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Matt Brash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Brash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
729
38.9
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
39.83
Matt Brash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.96
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Matt Brash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
3.52
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
4.73
Matt Brash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Matt Brash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.27
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Matt Brash
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.27
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Brash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.8
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Matt Brash
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Matt Brash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
629
33.56
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
33.75
Matt Brash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Matt Brash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.362
0.362
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.182
0.182
Matt Brash
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.9
38.9
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.83
39.83

Fielding Stats for Matt Brash and Thomas Saxon

Matt Brash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Brash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
9.07
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.7
Matt Brash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.27
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Matt Brash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
27
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Matt Brash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168.2
9
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Matt Brash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.59
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Brash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
1.07
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Matt Brash
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Brash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
1.71
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Matt Brash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
1.65
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Matt Brash
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
96.88
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Brash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.182
0.182
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Matt Brash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Matt Brash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Brash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Brash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Brash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Brash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Brash and Thomas Saxon

Matt Brash
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Brash
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
400
Matt Brash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Matt Brash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Matt Brash
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Brash
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Matt Brash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Brash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Brash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Brash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Brash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Brash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Brash
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Brash
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Brash
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Brash
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
29.73
Matt Brash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Brash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Matt Brash
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Brash
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Brash
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Brash
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Brash
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Matt Brash
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Brash
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Brash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Brash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Brash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Brash
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
68.03
Matt Brash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Brash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Matt Brash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Brash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Brash
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Brash
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Brash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Brash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Brash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Brash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Brash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Brash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Brash
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA