Jim Donohue vs. Thomas Saxon — Career Comparison

Jim Donohue
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican 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 Jim Donohue 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 4.29 and 1.545 for Jim Donohue. By the career numbers, Thomas Saxon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Donohue and Thomas Saxon

Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
4.06
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.7
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.52
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.35
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.46
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.86
12.86
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.41
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
4.29
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.05
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
466
27
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155.1
9
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
8.81
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.08
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.08
6.08
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.39
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
4.75
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.73
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
6.72
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.38
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.72
6.72
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.66
1.66
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
686
39.75
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
39.83
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.56
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.64
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
4.73
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
34.88
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
33.75
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.182
0.182
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.75
39.75
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.83
39.83

Fielding Stats for Jim Donohue and Thomas Saxon

Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
4.06
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.7
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.52
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
466
27
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155.1
9
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.46
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.04
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.56
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.51
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.3
96.3
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.371
0.371
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.86
12.86
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Donohue and Thomas Saxon

Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
1166.67
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
600
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
66.67
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.7
11.61
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
29.73
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
100
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
100
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
50
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.29
-4.89
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
68.03
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
10
166.67
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.6
3.6
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA