William Burke vs. Thomas Saxon — Career Comparison

William Burke
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightNorth AmericaDetroit WolverinesNational 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 William Burke 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 6 and 1.733 for William Burke. By the career numbers, Thomas Saxon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for William Burke and Thomas Saxon

William Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
William Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.2
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.7
William Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.2
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
William Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
William Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
William Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
6
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.05
William Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
William Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
William Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
William Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
William Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
William Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
William Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
12.6
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.08
William Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.6
12.6
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.08
6.08
William Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
William Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
William Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
William Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
4.73
William Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
William Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.8
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.38
William Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
William Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
William Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.533
0.533
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
William Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.2
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
William Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
43.8
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
39.83
William Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
William Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
8.4
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.73
William Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.4
8.4
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
William Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
William Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
William Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.733
1.733
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
William Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
39.6
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
33.75
William Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
William Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.182
0.182
William Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.8
43.8
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.83
39.83

Fielding Stats for William Burke and Thomas Saxon

William Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
William Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.59
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.7
William Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
William Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
27
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
William Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
9
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
William Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.59
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
William Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.12
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.03
William Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.59
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
William Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
William Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
William Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
William Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for William Burke and Thomas Saxon

William Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
William Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
400
William Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
William Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
William Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
William Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
William Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
William Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
29.73
William Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
William Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
William Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
William Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
William Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
William Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
44.33
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
68.03
William Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
William Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
William Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
William Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
William Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA