Matt Bush vs. Thomas Saxon — Career Comparison

Matt Bush
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican 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 Bush as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Bush posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.75 and WHIP 1.213 compared to 4.05 and 1.200 for Thomas Saxon. By the career numbers, Matt Bush had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Bush and Thomas Saxon

Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
9.26
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.7
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.51
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.47
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.17
52.17
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.64
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.75
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
4.05
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.226
0.226
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
7.76
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.08
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.76
7.76
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.08
6.08
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.41
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
3.07
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
4.73
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
9.68
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.38
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.68
9.68
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.43
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
900
38.39
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
39.83
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.52
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.03
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.52
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
4.73
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.3
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.204
1.204
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
807
34.42
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
33.75
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.182
0.182
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.83
39.83

Fielding Stats for Matt Bush and Thomas Saxon

Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
9.26
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.7
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.85
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
1.07
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2.09
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.03
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
1.92
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.84
91.84
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.207
0.207
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Bush and Thomas Saxon

Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
217
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
400
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
29.73
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
68.03
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA