Phil Norton vs. Chris Saenz — Career Comparison

Phil Norton
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Saenz
MillenialArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chris Saenz built a career as a starting pitcher and Phil Norton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chris Saenz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 0 and WHIP 0.833 compared to 5.07 and 1.679 for Phil Norton. By the career numbers, Chris Saenz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Norton and Chris Saenz

Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
8.97
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.58
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
5.07
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
27
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
27
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.1
9
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
9.16
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.97
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
5.26
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.5
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.68
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
5.95
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
10.5
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.5
10.5
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.246
1.246
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.667
1.667
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
40.06
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
36
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.75
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
5.56
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.17
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.603
1.603
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.833
0.833
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
33.92
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
30
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.154
0.154
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.06
40.06
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36

Fielding Stats for Phil Norton and Chris Saenz

Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
8.97
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
27
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
27
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.1
9
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.39
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.46
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.85
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.85
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.207
0.207
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Norton and Chris Saenz

Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
11040
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
600
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
480
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
112.34
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
130.21
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA