Davy Dunkle vs. Thomas Saxon — Career Comparison

Davy Dunkle
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican 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 Davy Dunkle 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 5.02 and 1.580 for Davy Dunkle. By the career numbers, Thomas Saxon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Davy Dunkle and Thomas Saxon

Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
1.3
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.7
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.36
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.64
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.17
36.17
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.05
77.05
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
5.02
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.05
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1263
27
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
9
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
503
10.75
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.08
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.75
10.75
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.08
6.08
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.21
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
3.46
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
4.73
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
2.97
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.38
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.28
2.28
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.715
0.715
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.38
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.45
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1887
40.34
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
39.83
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
319
6.82
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.73
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.82
6.82
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.58
1.58
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1704
36.43
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
33.75
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.182
0.182
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.34
40.34
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.83
39.83

Fielding Stats for Davy Dunkle and Thomas Saxon

Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
1.31
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.7
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.24
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1260
27
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
420
9
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.26
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
2.01
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.34
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
2.61
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.03
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
2.27
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.03
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.89
86.89
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.738
1.738
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.03
18.03
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Davy Dunkle and Thomas Saxon

Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
220.12
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
400
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
169
600
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
582.25
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
110.06
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
102.96
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.1
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.1
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.58
23.37
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
29.73
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
117.16
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
124.26
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
28.4
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
35.5
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
63.91
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.31
22.4
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
68.03
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
14.2
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
36
127.81
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.69
4.69
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.55
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA