Dave Eilers vs. Thomas Saxon — Career Comparison

Dave Eilers
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican 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 Dave Eilers 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 4.45 and 1.524 for Dave Eilers. By the career numbers, Thomas Saxon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dave Eilers and Thomas Saxon

Dave Eilers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Eilers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.91
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.7
Dave Eilers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Dave Eilers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.58
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Eilers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.44
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Dave Eilers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Eilers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Dave Eilers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Eilers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Eilers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.22
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Eilers
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
4.45
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.05
Dave Eilers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Dave Eilers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Dave Eilers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Dave Eilers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Dave Eilers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
370
27
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Dave Eilers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123.1
9
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Dave Eilers
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
10.65
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.08
Dave Eilers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.65
10.65
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.08
6.08
Dave Eilers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.02
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Dave Eilers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Dave Eilers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Dave Eilers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.12
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
4.73
Dave Eilers
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.95
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Eilers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Dave Eilers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
3.79
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.38
Dave Eilers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Dave Eilers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Dave Eilers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.657
0.657
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Dave Eilers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Eilers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.51
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Dave Eilers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Eilers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
39.48
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
39.83
Dave Eilers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.7
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.03
Dave Eilers
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
4.96
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.73
Dave Eilers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Dave Eilers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Dave Eilers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Eilers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Dave Eilers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.419
1.419
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Dave Eilers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
505
36.85
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
33.75
Dave Eilers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Dave Eilers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.182
0.182
Dave Eilers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.48
39.48
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.83
39.83

Fielding Stats for Dave Eilers and Thomas Saxon

Dave Eilers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Eilers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.91
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.7
Dave Eilers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Dave Eilers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
370
27
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Dave Eilers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123.1
9
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Dave Eilers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.58
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Eilers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
1.53
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Dave Eilers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Eilers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.12
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.03
Dave Eilers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.12
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.03
Dave Eilers
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Dave Eilers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.358
0.358
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Dave Eilers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Dave Eilers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Eilers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Eilers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Eilers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Eilers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Eilers and Thomas Saxon

Dave Eilers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dave Eilers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
4418.18
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Dave Eilers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
600
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Dave Eilers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
490.91
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Dave Eilers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eilers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Dave Eilers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eilers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eilers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eilers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eilers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eilers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eilers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Eilers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eilers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Eilers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
5.41
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
29.73
Dave Eilers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eilers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Dave Eilers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dave Eilers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eilers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dave Eilers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eilers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Dave Eilers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dave Eilers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eilers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eilers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eilers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eilers
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.18
-9.9
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
68.03
Dave Eilers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eilers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Dave Eilers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eilers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
163.64
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Eilers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Eilers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Eilers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eilers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eilers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eilers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eilers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eilers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eilers
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA