Dick Donovan vs. Thomas Saxon — Career Comparison

Dick Donovan
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Thomas Saxon
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York CubansNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Dick Donovan and Thomas Saxon are fairly close on the surface numbers. Dick Donovan carried a career ERA of 3.67 against Thomas Saxon's 4.05. The surface numbers don't cleanly separate Dick Donovan and Thomas Saxon — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Donovan and Thomas Saxon

Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
345
1.54
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.7
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
1.22
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.54
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.44
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.2
55.2
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.13
79.13
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.45
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
822
3.67
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
4.05
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6052
27
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2017.1
9
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1988
8.87
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.08
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.08
6.08
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
0.88
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
2.21
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
4.73
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.22
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
3.93
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.38
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.682
0.682
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.2
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8407
37.51
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
39.83
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.12
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
909
4.06
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
4.73
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.231
1.231
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7867
35.1
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
33.75
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.182
0.182
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.51
37.51
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.83
39.83

Fielding Stats for Dick Donovan and Thomas Saxon

Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
345
1.58
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.7
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
1.22
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5883
27
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1961
9
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.66
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
1.54
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.09
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
2.29
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.03
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
2.2
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.03
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.391
1.391
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.1
77.1
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Donovan and Thomas Saxon

Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
371
277.9
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
400
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
801
600
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
694
519.85
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.544
0.544
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
84.64
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
62.92
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
10.49
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
11.24
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
21.72
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.06
37.5
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
29.73
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
128.84
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
201
150.56
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
50.19
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
47.94
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
86.89
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43.31
32.44
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
68.03
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.49
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
58.43
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.75
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
292
218.73
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.74
2.74
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
13.48
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.75
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
13
9.74
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA