Jack Aker vs. Tom Dixon — Career Comparison

Jack Aker
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tom Dixon
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tom Dixon built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Aker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jack Aker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.28 and WHIP 1.369 compared to 4.33 and 1.462 for Tom Dixon. By the career numbers, Jack Aker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Aker and Tom Dixon

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
2.79
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.08
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.57
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.41
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.54
Tom Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.63
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.09
51.09
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.48
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.28
Tom Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
4.33
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Tom Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2238
27
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
599
27
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746
9
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
199.2
9
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
8.19
Tom Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
10.14
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.77
Tom Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.5
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Tom Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
3.31
Tom Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.84
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.82
Tom Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Tom Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
4.87
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
4.24
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Tom Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.52
1.52
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.16
Tom Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.48
Tom Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3144
37.93
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
876
39.49
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
3.87
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.59
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
3.76
Tom Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
4.91
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.39
Tom Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.72
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.14
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.54
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.23
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.45
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.442
1.442
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2786
33.61
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
35.25
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.76
1.76
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.93
37.93
Tom Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.49
39.49

Fielding Stats for Jack Aker and Tom Dixon

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
2.79
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.08
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2240
27
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
599
27
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746.2
9
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
199.2
9
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.78
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.77
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.01
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.26
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Tom Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.89
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
2.16
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
2.8
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
2.03
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.469
0.469
Tom Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.726
0.726
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Aker and Tom Dixon

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
496
2861.54
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
62
676.36
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
600
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
55
600
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
530.77
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
48
523.64
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Tom Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Tom Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
54.55
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
28.85
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
54.55
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.81
4.66
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
4.85
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
54.55
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
65.45
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Tom Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Tom Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Tom Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Tom Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Tom Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.31
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.08
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.91
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
40.38
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.91
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.13
-23.83
Tom Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.31
-14.25
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.91
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
51
294.23
Tom Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
98.18
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.04
2.04
Tom Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.11
6.11
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Tom Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
57.69
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
65.45
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.91
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA