Jim Elam vs. Thomas Saxon — Career Comparison

Jim Elam
Greatest GenerationVirginiaNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Thomas Saxon
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York CubansNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Jim Elam and Thomas Saxon are fairly close on the surface numbers. Thomas Saxon posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.05 vs 6.39) and WHIP (1.200 vs 2.161). Jim Elam had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.29 per nine innings vs 0.68). By the career numbers, Thomas Saxon had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Jim Elam and Thomas Saxon

Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
2.61
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.7
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.74
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
6.39
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.05
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.39
6.39
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
27
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
9
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
13.35
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.08
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.35
13.35
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.08
6.08
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
6.1
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.73
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
3.19
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.38
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.032
1.032
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.58
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
46.45
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
39.83
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.87
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
9
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.73
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.87
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.58
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.161
2.161
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
39.48
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
33.75
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.182
0.182
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.45
46.45
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.83
39.83

Fielding Stats for Jim Elam and Thomas Saxon

Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.73
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.7
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.64
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
27
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
9
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.55
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.91
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.03
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.45
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.03
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.82
81.82
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.55
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Elam and Thomas Saxon

Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
415.38
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
600
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.962
0.962
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
0.75
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
230.77
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.78
128.38
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
29.73
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
276.92
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
276.92
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.962
0.962
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
230.77
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
134.74
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
68.03
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA