William Emmerich vs. Thomas Saxon — Career Comparison

William Emmerich
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational 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 William Emmerich 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 4.85 and 1.442 for William Emmerich. By the career numbers, Thomas Saxon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for William Emmerich and Thomas Saxon

William Emmerich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
William Emmerich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.86
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.7
William Emmerich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
William Emmerich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.35
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Emmerich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.35
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
William Emmerich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Emmerich
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.21
21.21
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
William Emmerich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Emmerich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Emmerich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Emmerich
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
4.85
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.05
William Emmerich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
William Emmerich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
William Emmerich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
William Emmerich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
William Emmerich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
27
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
William Emmerich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
9
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
William Emmerich
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
10.13
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.08
William Emmerich
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.08
6.08
William Emmerich
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.78
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
William Emmerich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
William Emmerich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
William Emmerich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.86
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
4.73
William Emmerich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Emmerich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
William Emmerich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
2.42
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.38
William Emmerich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
William Emmerich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
William Emmerich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.587
0.587
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
William Emmerich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Emmerich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
William Emmerich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Emmerich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458
39.63
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
39.83
William Emmerich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.13
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
William Emmerich
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
4.93
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.73
William Emmerich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
William Emmerich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
William Emmerich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Emmerich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
William Emmerich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.442
1.442
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
William Emmerich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
36.69
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
33.75
William Emmerich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
William Emmerich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.182
0.182
William Emmerich
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.63
39.63
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.83
39.83

Fielding Stats for William Emmerich and Thomas Saxon

William Emmerich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
William Emmerich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.7
William Emmerich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
William Emmerich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
27
William Emmerich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.1
9
William Emmerich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Emmerich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
William Emmerich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Emmerich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
William Emmerich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
William Emmerich
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
William Emmerich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
William Emmerich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
William Emmerich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Emmerich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Emmerich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Emmerich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Emmerich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for William Emmerich and Thomas Saxon

William Emmerich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
William Emmerich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
682.76
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
William Emmerich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
600
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
William Emmerich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
517.24
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
William Emmerich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Emmerich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
William Emmerich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Emmerich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Emmerich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Emmerich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Emmerich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Emmerich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Emmerich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
William Emmerich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Emmerich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
William Emmerich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.32
6.65
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
29.73
William Emmerich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Emmerich
Career
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
William Emmerich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
William Emmerich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Emmerich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
William Emmerich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Emmerich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
William Emmerich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
William Emmerich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Emmerich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Emmerich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Emmerich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Emmerich
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-6.86
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
68.03
William Emmerich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Emmerich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
William Emmerich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Emmerich
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
William Emmerich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.5
14.5
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
William Emmerich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
William Emmerich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
82.76
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Emmerich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Emmerich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Emmerich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Emmerich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Emmerich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Emmerich
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA