Dick Errickson vs. Thomas Saxon — Career Comparison

Dick Errickson
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Thomas Saxon
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York CubansNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Dick Errickson and Thomas Saxon are fairly close on the surface numbers. Dick Errickson posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.85 vs 4.05) and home runs allowed (0.44 per nine innings vs 0.68). Thomas Saxon had the advantage in WHIP (1.200 vs 1.486). By the career numbers, Dick Errickson 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 Dick Errickson and Thomas Saxon

Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
2.05
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.7
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.94
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.44
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.57
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.37
43.37
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.83
45.83
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.38
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
3.85
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
4.05
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2209
27
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
736.1
9
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
804
9.83
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.08
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.08
6.08
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.44
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
3.54
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
4.73
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
2.15
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.38
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.633
0.633
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.15
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3198
39.09
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
39.83
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.64
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
4.31
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
4.73
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.486
1.486
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2899
35.43
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
33.75
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.1
2.1
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.182
0.182
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.09
39.09
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.83
39.83

Fielding Stats for Dick Errickson and Thomas Saxon

Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.7
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
27
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.1
9
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.83
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.274
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Errickson and Thomas Saxon

Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
403.2
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
250
600
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
228
547.2
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.406
0.406
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
88.8
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
81.6
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.2
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.2
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.38
15.32
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
29.73
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
96
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
100.8
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
24
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
14.4
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
38.4
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.8
9.11
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
68.03
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
12
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
44
105.6
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.68
5.68
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
40.8
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.2
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA