Sonny Dixon

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-2, 205lb (188cm, 92kg)

Born: November 5, 1924 in Charlotte, NC us

Died: November 19, 2011 in Charlotte, NC

Buried: Steele Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Charlotte, NC

High School: Charlotte HS (Charlotte, NC)

Last Game: September 29, 1956 (Age 31-329d)
vs. BOS 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 4 BB, 0 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1953 season

Full Name: John Craig Dixon

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.7

ERA

4.17

102

263.0

WHIP

1.411

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1941	16	-8.7	Charlotte	PIED	B	WSH	1	1	.500		4.50	3						12.0	13	6			2							1.250	9.8		1.5
1942	17	-6.1	Charlotte	PIED	B	WSH	5	12	.294	2.98	3.87	26						151.0	147	65	50		40							1.238	8.8		2.4

1946	21	-4.0	Charlotte	TRIS	B	WSH	19	11	.633	2.62	3.61	32			24	3		244.0	246	98	71		53		90	8	0	1		1.225	9.1		2.0	3.3	1.70
1947	22	-2.9	Charlotte	TRIS	B	WSH	9	9	.500	4.36	5.29	27			15	2		165.0	188	97	80		45		58	2	0	2		1.412	10.3		2.5	3.2	1.29
1948	23		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-AA	WSH	11	8	.579	4.95	6.14	45			8	1		198.0	237	135	109		67		73	5	1	5		1.535	10.8		3.0	3.3	1.09
1948	23	-3.8	Chattanooga	SOUA	AA	WSH	0	1	.000	20.25	21.38	8						8.0	20	19	18		8		2	0	0	1		3.500	22.5		9.0	2.3	0.25
1948	23	-1.8	Augusta	SALL	A	NYY	11	7	.611	4.31	5.49	37			8	1		190.0	217	116	91		59		71	5	1	4		1.453	10.3		2.8	3.4	1.20
1949	24	-0.7	Augusta	SALL	A	NYY	14	14	.500	3.24	4.02	38			14	5		217.0	230	97	78		70		99	4	0	5		1.382	9.5		2.9	4.1	1.41
1950	25	0.4	Augusta	SALL	A	WSH	14	13	.519	4.16	5.81	45			11	2		223.0	255	144	103	11	87		120	4	1	8		1.534	10.3	0.4	3.5	4.8	1.38
1951	26	-1.1	Chattanooga	SOUA	AA	WSH	14	13	.519	5.36	6.28	42	27		18	1		205.0	253	143	122		63		84	4	0	4		1.541	11.1		2.8	3.7	1.33
1952	27	0.4	Chattanooga	SOUA	AA	WSH	19	14	.576	3.19	3.82	47	31		19	5		271.0	260	115	96		71		136	3	0	2		1.221	8.6		2.4	4.5	1.92
1953	28	-1.9	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	5	8	.385	3.75	4.28	43	6	20	3	0	3	120.0	123	57	50	13	31	6	40	2	0	1	504	1.283	9.2	1.0	2.3	3.0	1.29
1954	29		2 Teams	AL	Maj	WSH-PHA	6	9	.400	4.47	5.12	54	6	29	1	0	5	137.0	162	78	68	11	39	2	49	3	1	1	608	1.467	10.6	0.7	2.6	3.2	1.26
1954	29	0.4	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	1	2	.333	3.03	4.55	16	0	6	0	0	1	29.2	26	15	10	3	12	1	7	0	0	0	125	1.281	7.9	0.9	3.6	2.1	0.58
1954	29	0.4	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	5	7	.417	4.86	5.28	38	6	23	1	0	4	107.1	136	63	58	8	27	1	42	3	1	1	483	1.519	11.4	0.7	2.3	3.5	1.56
1955	30	3.8	Denver	AA	AAA	NYY	3	3	.500	4.19	5.12	18	2		1	0		58.0	71	33	27	7	15	2	21	0	0	1		1.483	11.0	1.1	2.3	3.3	1.40
1955	30	1.6	KCA	AL	Maj	KCA	0	0		16.20	16.20	2	0	1	0	0	0	1.2	6	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	3.600	32.4	5.4	0.0	0.0
1956	31	2.9	Richmond	IL	AAA	NYY	6	5	.545	2.88	3.48	46	0		0	0		75.0	63	29	24	10	20		40	0	0	0		1.107	7.6	1.2	2.4	4.8	2.00
1956	31	2.6	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	0	1	.000	2.08	6.23	3	0	2	0	0	1	4.1	5	3	1	0	5	1	1	0	0	0	23	2.308	10.4	0.0	10.4	2.1	0.20
1957	32	3.9	Richmond	IL	AAA	NYY	4	4	.500	3.54	3.69	44	0		0	0		61.0	68	25	24	6	13		27	2	0	0		1.328	10.0	0.9	1.9	4.0	2.08
1958	33		3 Teams	2 Lgs	A-AAA	CHW	8	2				34	6		3	1		50.0	43	18	14	6	16		34	1	0	2
1958	33	6.0	Richmond	IL	AAA	NYY						5
1958	33	6.0	Toronto	IL	AAA							12
1958	33	9.3	Colorado Springs	WL	A	CHW	8	1	.889	2.52	3.24	17	6		3	1		50.0	43	18	14	6	16		34	1	0	2		1.180	7.7	1.1	2.9	6.1	2.13
1959	34	10.1	Charlotte	SALL	A	WSH	11	10	.524	3.26	3.84	36	20		13	2		171.0	169	73	62	12	25	3	94	4	0	5		1.135	8.9	0.6	1.3	4.9	3.76
1960	35	11.1	Charlotte	SALL	A	WSH	3	1	.750	3.70	4.07	16	6		0	0		48.2	58	22	20	1	7	2	27	2	0	0		1.336	10.7	0.2	1.3	5.0	3.86
1961	36	10.7	Nashville	SOUA	AA	MIN	0	0		3.00		4						6.0			2						0
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (4 seasons)					Majors		11	18	.379	4.17	4.83	102	12	52	4	0	9	263.0	296	141	122	25	75	9	90	5	1	2	1146	1.411	10.1	0.9	2.6	3.1	1.20
Minors (16 seasons)					Minors		141	119				503	92		126	22		2155.2	2301	1100	882	53	594	7	903	39	2	35
All Levels (18 Seasons)							152	137				605	104	52	130	22	9	2418.2	2597	1241	1004	78	669	16	993	44	3	37	1146

AAA (4 seasons)					Minors		13	12				125	2		1	0		194.0	202	87	75	23	48	2	88	2	0	1
AA (4 seasons)					Minors		33	28	.541	4.37	5.09	101	58		37	6		490.0	533	277	238		142		222	7	0	7
A (6 seasons)					Minors		61	46	.570	3.68	4.70	189	32		49	11		899.2	972	470	368	30	264	5	445	20	2	24		1.374	9.7		2.6	4.5	1.69
B (4 seasons)					Minors		34	33	.507		4.19	88			39	5		572.0	594	266	201		140		148	10	0	3		1.283	9.3		2.2