Wiley Dunham vs. Thomas Saxon — Career Comparison

Wiley Dunham
Pre-GenerationalOhioNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational 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 Wiley Dunham 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 5.68 and 1.579 for Wiley Dunham. By the career numbers, Thomas Saxon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wiley Dunham and Thomas Saxon

Wiley Dunham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Wiley Dunham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.66
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.7
Wiley Dunham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.18
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Wiley Dunham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wiley Dunham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.71
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Wiley Dunham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wiley Dunham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Wiley Dunham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.71
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wiley Dunham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wiley Dunham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wiley Dunham
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
5.68
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.05
Wiley Dunham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Wiley Dunham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Wiley Dunham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Wiley Dunham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Wiley Dunham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
27
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Wiley Dunham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
9
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Wiley Dunham
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
11.13
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.08
Wiley Dunham
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.13
11.13
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.08
6.08
Wiley Dunham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Wiley Dunham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Wiley Dunham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Wiley Dunham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.08
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
4.73
Wiley Dunham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wiley Dunham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Wiley Dunham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.55
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.38
Wiley Dunham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Wiley Dunham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Wiley Dunham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.737
0.737
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Wiley Dunham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.24
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wiley Dunham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.71
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Wiley Dunham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wiley Dunham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
40.5
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
39.83
Wiley Dunham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Wiley Dunham
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
7.34
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.73
Wiley Dunham
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.34
7.34
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Wiley Dunham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Wiley Dunham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wiley Dunham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Wiley Dunham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.579
1.579
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Wiley Dunham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
36.71
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
33.75
Wiley Dunham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Wiley Dunham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.182
0.182
Wiley Dunham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.83
39.83

Fielding Stats for Wiley Dunham and Thomas Saxon

Wiley Dunham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Wiley Dunham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.66
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.7
Wiley Dunham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Wiley Dunham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
27
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Wiley Dunham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
9
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Wiley Dunham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wiley Dunham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.89
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Wiley Dunham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.24
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wiley Dunham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.37
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.03
Wiley Dunham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.13
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.03
Wiley Dunham
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Wiley Dunham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Wiley Dunham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Wiley Dunham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wiley Dunham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wiley Dunham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wiley Dunham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wiley Dunham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wiley Dunham and Thomas Saxon

Wiley Dunham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Wiley Dunham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
350
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
400
Wiley Dunham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Wiley Dunham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Wiley Dunham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wiley Dunham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Wiley Dunham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wiley Dunham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wiley Dunham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wiley Dunham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wiley Dunham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wiley Dunham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wiley Dunham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Wiley Dunham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wiley Dunham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Wiley Dunham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
3.7
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
29.73
Wiley Dunham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wiley Dunham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Wiley Dunham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Wiley Dunham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wiley Dunham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Wiley Dunham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wiley Dunham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Wiley Dunham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Wiley Dunham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wiley Dunham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wiley Dunham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wiley Dunham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wiley Dunham
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.58
-28.85
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
68.03
Wiley Dunham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wiley Dunham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Wiley Dunham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wiley Dunham
Career
Per 600 PA
5
250
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Wiley Dunham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.4
2.4
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Wiley Dunham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Wiley Dunham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wiley Dunham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wiley Dunham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wiley Dunham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wiley Dunham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wiley Dunham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wiley Dunham
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA