Ken Dixon

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

5-11, 166lb (180cm, 75kg)

Born: October 17, 1960 in Monroe, VA us

Draft: Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 3rd round of the 1980 MLB June Amateur Draft from Amherst County HS (Amherst, VA).

High School: Amherst County HS (Amherst, VA)

Debut: September 22, 1984 (Age 23-341d, 14,989th in major league history)
vs. BOS 6.0 IP, 7 H, 3 SO, 4 BB, 3 ER, L

Last Game: September 14, 1987 (Age 26-332d)
vs. TOR 1.2 IP, 5 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 5 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1985 season

Agents: Ron Shapiro

Full Name: Kenneth John Dixon

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.4

ERA

4.66

105

482.1

377

WHIP

1.364

Summary of 85 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

5 leading off, 1 walk-off, 9 tying, 28 go ahead

1 Tm
BAL	85

Platoon
vs RHB	47
vs LHB	38

Home/Road
Home	57
Away	28

Outs
0	39
2	28
1	18

13 Opps
NYY	11
TOR	10
SEA	9
MIL	8
DET	7
KCR	6
MIN	6
TEX	6
CLE	6
BOS	5
OAK	4
CAL	4
CHW	3

71 Batters
Dave Winfield	4
Rance Mulliniks	2
Alvin Davis	2
George Bell	2
Ernie Riles	2
George Brett	2
Ken Griffey	2
Matt Nokes	2
Roy Smalley	2
Dave Henderson	2
Rubén Sierra	2
Kirby Puckett	2
Willie Upshaw	1
Don Mattingly	1
Iván Calderón	1
Ellis Burks	1
Wally Joyner	1
Larry Parrish	1
Carney Lansford	1
Bill Schroeder	1
Jim Presley	1
Terry Steinbach	1
Toby Harrah	1
Ken Phelps	1
Rickey Henderson	1
Don Slaught	1
Ernie Whitt	1
Robin Yount	1
Brett Butler	1
Paul Molitor	1
Willie Wilson	1
Joe Carter	1
Jack Perconte	1
Gary Gaetti	1
Ron Hassey	1
Jim Gantner	1
Chet Lemon	1
Darnell Coles	1
Andre Thornton	1
Gary Ward	1
Randy Bush	1
Carlton Fisk	1
Mike Davis	1
Mel Hall	1
Brook Jacoby	1
Jim Sundberg	1
Charlie Moore	1
Mike Pagliarulo	1
B.J. Surhoff	1
Rich Gedman	1
Jesse Barfield	1
Harold Baines	1
José Canseco	1
Jim Rice	1
Doug DeCinces	1
Dan Pasqua	1
Cory Snyder	1
Bill Madlock	1
John Moses	1
Tony Armas	1
Bob Boone	1
Dwight Evans	1
Cecil Fielder	1
Jack Howell	1
Phil Bradley	1
Tom Brookens	1
Kirk Gibson	1
Darryl Motley	1
Lloyd Moseby	1
Rob Deer	1
Lonnie Smith	1

11 Parks
Memor. Stad (BAL)	57
Exhibit Stad (TOR)	6
Yankee Stad (NYC)	5
Kingdome (SEA)	5
RingCentral Col (OAK)	3
Fenway Pk (BOS)	2
ClevelandStd (CLE)	2
ComiskeyPk 1 (CHI)	2
Angel Stad (ANA)	1
County Stad (MIL)	1
Arlington St (ARL)	1

Where Hit
7	14
9	14
78	3
8	2

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	35
2·HR gms	12
3·HR gms	6
4·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	56
1--	11
-2-	8
12-	5
123	2
--3	2
-23	1

124 Runs
RISP	18
0 on	56
1 on	21
2 on	6
3 on	2
Any on	29

Inning
1	16
2	15
3	14
4	6
5	8
6	9
7	5
8	6
9	5
Extra	1

1-3	45
4-6	23
7-end	17

RelScore
+4..	4
+3	6
+2	10
+1	11
Tied	26
-1	8
-2	8
-3	3
-4..	9

Ahead	31
Tied	26
Behind	28

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
3B	14
CF	13
C	13
LF	13
RF	12
DH	9
1B	6
2B	3
SS	2

OrderPos
7th	12
5th	12
4th	11
6th	11
1st	10
2nd	10
3rd	9
8th	6
9th	4

Leverage
High Lev	9
Medium Lev	39
Low Lev	37

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1984	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1984-09-22	Tony Armas	BOS	@	BAL	behind 1-2	t 5	2	1--	2	4	8	29%	61%		Home Run (Deep LF); W. Boggs Scores
1985	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
2	2	1	1	1985-05-12	Randy Bush	MIN	@	BAL	tied 0-0	t 1	1	123	4	5	DH	23%	82%		Home Run; K. Puckett Scores; M. Hatcher Scores; T. Brunansky Scores
3	3	2	1	1985-05-17	Jack Perconte	SEA		BAL	behind 0-6	b 1	0	---	1	1	4	4%	14%	Lead-Off	Home Run
4	4	3	2	1985-05-17	Dave Henderson	SEA		BAL	behind 2-11	b 6	0	---	1	6	8	0%	1%		Home Run
5	5	4	1	1985-05-29	Alvin Davis	SEA	@	BAL	ahead 2-0	t 1	1	-2-	2	5	3	12%	82%		Home Run; A. Cowens Scores
6	6	5	1	1985-06-03	Bob Boone	CAL	@	BAL	tied 0-0	t 3	0	---	1	8	2	11%	61%		Home Run
7	7	6	2	1985-06-03	Doug DeCinces	CAL	@	BAL	ahead 2-0	t 4	0	12-	3	7	5	12%	92%		Home Run; R. Jackson Scores; J. Beníquez Scores
8	8	7	1	1985-06-15	Bill Schroeder	MIL	@	BAL	tied 0-0	t 2	2	-2-	2	7	2	19%	67%		Home Run; B. Oglivie Scores
9	9	8	2	1985-06-15	Ernie Riles	MIL	@	BAL	ahead 3-0	t 5	2	---	1	2	6	7%	89%		Home Run
10	10	9	1	1985-06-19	Ron Hassey	NYY	@	BAL	ahead 6-0	t 3	0	---	1	7	2	2%	96%		Home Run
11	11	10	2	1985-06-19	Dave Winfield	NYY	@	BAL	ahead 7-0	t 6	1	1--	2	4	9	1%	100%		Home Run; D. Mattingly Scores
12	12	11	1	1985-07-08	Gary Gaetti	MIN	@	BAL	behind 0-1	t 2	0	1--	2	7	5	17%	61%		Home Run; R. Smalley Scores
13	13	12	1	1985-07-12	Carlton Fisk	CHW	@	BAL	tied 2-2	t 4	0	---	1	5	2	13%	63%		Home Run (Deep LF)
14	14	13	1	1985-08-01	Willie Upshaw	TOR	@	BAL	ahead 4-0	t 6	0	---	1	5	3	3%	96%		Home Run (Deep RF)
15	15	14	1	1985-08-12	Brook Jacoby	CLE	@	BAL	ahead 5-2	t 5	2	---	1	6	5	7%	89%		Home Run
16	16	15	1	1985-08-19	Gary Ward	TEX	@	BAL	tied 0-0	t 2	1	---	1	5	7	11%	59%		Home Run
17	17	16	1	1985-08-27	Jack Howell	CAL		BAL	ahead 5-3	b 5	0	---	1	9	5	7%	89%		Home Run
18	18	17	1	1985-09-12	Rich Gedman	BOS		BAL	tied 0-0	b 2	1	---	1	5	2	11%	63%		Home Run
19	19	18	1	1985-09-22	Rickey Henderson	NYY	@	BAL	tied 0-0	t 3	2	-2-	2	1	8	20%	69%		Home Run; M. Pagliarulo Scores
20	20	19	2	1985-09-22	Ken Griffey	NYY	@	BAL	ahead 2-0	t 3	2	---	1	2	7	9%	78%		Home Run
21	21	20	1	1985-09-28	Dave Winfield	NYY		BAL	ahead 1-0	b 1	2	---	1	4	9	9%	71%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1986	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
22	22	1	1	1986-04-22	Mel Hall	CLE		BAL	behind 1-4	b 7	2	---	1	7	7	7%	15%		Home Run (Deep RF)
23	23	2	1	1986-04-27	George Bell	TOR	@	BAL	tied 0-0	t 2	1	---	1	5	7	11%	58%		Home Run
24	24	3	2	1986-04-27	Cecil Fielder	TOR	@	BAL	ahead 1-0	t 2	1	1--	2	7	DH	16%	77%		Home Run; J. Barfield Scores
25	25	4	3	1986-04-27	Rance Mulliniks	TOR	@	BAL	ahead 3-0	t 3	2	---	1	3	5	7%	84%		Home Run
26	26	5	1	1986-05-09	Willie Wilson	KCR	@	BAL	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	1	1	8	10%	60%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
27	27	6	2	1986-05-09	Jim Sundberg	KCR	@	BAL	behind 1-4	t 5	0	---	1	8	2	9%	25%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
28	28	7	3	1986-05-09	George Brett	KCR	@	BAL	behind 2-4	t 5	2	-2-	2	3	5	22%	45%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); W. Wilson Scores
29	29	8	4	1986-05-09	Darryl Motley	KCR	@	BAL	tied 4-4	t 6	0	---	1	6	9	16%	66%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
30	30	9	1	1986-05-14	Roy Smalley	MIN	@	BAL	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	1	1	DH	10%	60%	Lead-Off	Home Run
31	31	10	2	1986-05-14	Kirby Puckett	MIN	@	BAL	ahead 1-0	t 3	2	---	1	2	8	11%	68%		Home Run
32	32	11	3	1986-05-14	Roy Smalley	MIN	@	BAL	behind 2-8	t 8	0	---	1	1	DH	1%	2%		Home Run
33	33	12	1	1986-05-23	Ken Phelps	SEA		BAL	behind 0-2	b 7	2	---	1	5	DH	13%	28%		Home Run (Line Drive to RF Line)
34	34	13	2	1986-05-23	Dave Henderson	SEA		BAL	behind 1-7	b 8	1	---	1	8	8	1%	1%		Home Run (Deep LF)
35	35	14	1	1986-05-29	José Canseco	OAK		BAL	tied 0-0	b 1	1	12-	3	4	7	22%	80%		Home Run (Deep CF); B. Bochte Scores; C. Lansford Scores/unER
36	36	15	2	1986-05-29	Carney Lansford	OAK		BAL	behind 3-5	b 3	0	---	1	3	5	11%	43%		Home Run (Deep LF)
37	37	16	1	1986-06-04	Alvin Davis	SEA	@	BAL	ahead 1-0	t 3	1	---	1	3	3	11%	70%		Home Run
38	38	17	2	1986-06-04	John Moses	SEA	@	BAL	ahead 3-1	t 7	1	---	1	2	8	8%	89%		Home Run
39	39	18	1	1986-06-08	Mike Pagliarulo	NYY		BAL	behind 1-7	b 6	0	1--	2	6	5	5%	10%		Home Run (Deep RF); D. Pasqua Scores
40	40	19	1	1986-06-12	Don Mattingly	NYY	@	BAL	tied 0-0	t 1	0	1--	2	2	3	15%	69%		Home Run; R. Henderson Scores
41	41	20	2	1986-06-12	Ken Griffey	NYY	@	BAL	ahead 2-0	t 1	2	---	1	5	7	8%	74%		Home Run
42	42	21	1	1986-06-16	Tom Brookens	DET	@	BAL	ahead 2-1	t 8	2	12-	3	9	5	22%	96%		Home Run; A. Trammell Scores; P. Sheridan Scores
43	43	22	1	1986-06-21	Dwight Evans	BOS		BAL	ahead 1-0	b 1	2	12-	3	6	9	21%	85%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); B. Buckner Scores; D. Baylor Scores
44	44	23	1	1986-07-17	Kirby Puckett	MIN	@	BAL	behind 1-3	t 8	0	---	1	1	8	12%	25%		Home Run
45	45	24	1	1986-07-21	George Brett	KCR	@	BAL	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---	1	4	5	10%	60%		Home Run
46	46	25	1	1986-08-01	George Bell	TOR		BAL	behind 0-2	b 4	1	---	1	4	7	11%	40%		Home Run (LF-CF)
47	47	26	1	1986-08-06	Toby Harrah	TEX	@	BAL	ahead 1-0	t 2	0	123	4	9	4	14%	89%		Home Run; L. Parrish Scores; D. Slaught Scores; S. Buechele Scores
48	48	27	1	1986-08-15	Andre Thornton	CLE		BAL	tied 0-0	b 2	0	---	1	4	DH	11%	66%		Home Run
49	49	28	1	1986-08-26	Jim Presley	SEA		BAL	behind 0-1	b 2	2	---	1	6	5	11%	51%		Home Run (Deep RF)
50	50	29	1	1986-09-05	Phil Bradley	SEA	@	BAL	ahead 2-1	t 5	1	---	1	2	7	12%	74%		Home Run
51	51	30	1	1986-09-10	Jim Rice	BOS	@	BAL	ahead 1-0	t 1	1	--3	2	4	7	11%	75%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); B. Buckner Scores
52	52	31	1	1986-09-19	Ernie Riles	MIL	@	BAL	behind 0-3	t 9	2	---	1	6	6	1%	1%		Home Run (Deep RF)
53	53	32	1	1986-10-05	Matt Nokes	DET	@	BAL	tied 0-0	t 3	0	---	1	9	2	11%	61%		Home Run (Deep RF)
54	54	33	2	1986-10-05	Darnell Coles	DET	@	BAL	tied 2-2	t 6	0	---	1	6	5	16%	66%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1987	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
55	55	1	1	1987-04-09	Don Slaught	TEX	@	BAL	behind 1-2	t 5	0	---	1	7	2	13%	50%		Home Run
56	56	2	2	1987-04-09	Larry Parrish	TEX	@	BAL	behind 2-8	t 7	0	---	1	6	DH	2%	3%		Home Run
57	57	3	1	1987-04-14	Paul Molitor	MIL	@	BAL	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	1	1	5	9%	59%	Lead-Off	Home Run
58	58	4	2	1987-04-14	Jim Gantner	MIL	@	BAL	ahead 2-0	t 2	0	---	1	8	4	8%	77%		Home Run
59	59	5	3	1987-04-14	Robin Yount	MIL	@	BAL	ahead 3-0	t 2	2	---	1	2	8	7%	82%		Home Run
60	60	6	4	1987-04-14	Rob Deer	MIL	@	BAL	ahead 4-3	t 6	0	---	1	6	7	12%	77%		Home Run
61	61	7	1	1987-04-25	B.J. Surhoff	MIL		BAL	ahead 2-0	b 1	2	12-	3	7	2	16%	88%		Home Run; R. Deer Scores; B. Robidoux Scores
62	62	8	1	1987-05-08	Iván Calderón	CHW		BAL	tied 5-5	b 8	2	---	1	6	9	30%	83%		Home Run (Deep LF)
63	63	9	1	1987-05-22	Terry Steinbach	OAK		BAL	behind 5-10	b 9	0	---	1	8	2	1%	2%		Home Run (Deep LF)
64	64	10	1	1987-05-28	Wally Joyner	CAL	@	BAL	behind 4-5	t 9	0	---	1	2	3	33%	50%		Home Run
65	65	11	1	1987-06-01	Mike Davis	OAK	@	BAL	ahead 8-6	t 9	2	---	1	7	9	5%	96%		Home Run
66	66	12	1	1987-06-06	Charlie Moore	TOR		BAL	behind 3-5	b 8	2	1--	2	7	2	40%	53%		Home Run (Deep LF); G. Iorg Scores
67	67	13	2	1987-06-06	Jesse Barfield	TOR		BAL	tied 5-5	b 11	2	-23	3	3	9	36%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep LF); T. Fernández Scores; L. Moseby Scores
68	68	14	1	1987-06-10	Ellis Burks	BOS	@	BAL	ahead 12-3	t 9	1	-2-	2	1	8	0%	100%		Home Run; S. Owen Scores
69	69	15	1	1987-06-16	Dave Winfield	NYY		BAL	behind 0-2	b 4	0	-2-	2	4	9	17%	56%		Home Run (Deep RF); M. Easler Scores
70	70	16	2	1987-06-16	Dave Winfield	NYY		BAL	behind 2-4	b 6	1	---	1	4	9	13%	36%		Home Run (Deep LF)
71	71	17	3	1987-06-16	Dan Pasqua	NYY		BAL	behind 3-4	b 6	1	---	1	5	7	18%	54%		Home Run (Deep RF)
72	72	18	1	1987-06-21	Kirk Gibson	DET	@	BAL	tied 0-0	t 3	2	--3	2	3	7	19%	68%		Home Run; T. Brookens Scores
73	73	19	2	1987-06-21	Matt Nokes	DET	@	BAL	ahead 2-0	t 3	2	1--	2	5	2	15%	84%		Home Run; A. Trammell Scores
74	74	20	3	1987-06-21	Chet Lemon	DET	@	BAL	ahead 4-1	t 4	0	---	1	8	8	6%	87%		Home Run
75	75	21	1	1987-07-21	Harold Baines	CHW		BAL	behind 1-6	b 3	1	1--	2	3	DH	10%	23%		Home Run (Deep RF); O. Guillén Scores
76	76	22	1	1987-07-26	Lonnie Smith	KCR	@	BAL	tied 0-0	t 3	0	---	1	1	7	11%	61%		Home Run
77	77	23	1	1987-08-01	Rubén Sierra	TEX		BAL	behind 0-1	b 1	2	---	1	3	9	10%	51%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
78	78	24	1	1987-08-07	Rubén Sierra	TEX	@	BAL	behind 0-7	t 7	0	1--	2	3	9	2%	3%		Home Run; C. Wilkerson Scores
79	79	25	1	1987-08-12	Brett Butler	CLE	@	BAL	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	1	1	8	9%	59%	Lead-Off	Home Run
80	80	26	2	1987-08-12	Joe Carter	CLE	@	BAL	behind 2-3	t 3	2	---	1	4	3	11%	46%		Home Run
81	81	27	3	1987-08-12	Cory Snyder	CLE	@	BAL	tied 3-3	t 4	0	---	1	7	9	12%	62%		Home Run
82	82	28	1	1987-09-09 (1)	Bill Madlock	DET	@	BAL	tied 0-0	t 1	0	-2-	2	2	DH	12%	68%		Home Run; L. Whitaker Scores
83	83	29	1	1987-09-14	Ernie Whitt	TOR		BAL	tied 0-0	b 2	0	---	1	5	2	10%	65%		Home Run (Deep RF)
84	84	30	2	1987-09-14	Rance Mulliniks	TOR		BAL	ahead 1-0	b 2	0	-2-	2	7	5	11%	81%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Barfield Scores
85	85	31	3	1987-09-14	Lloyd Moseby	TOR		BAL	ahead 3-0	b 2	2	1--	2	2	8	10%	90%		Home Run (Deep RF); N. Liriano Scores