Sonny Dixon vs. Chris Holt — Career Comparison

Sonny Dixon
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Holt
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chris Holt built a career as a starting pitcher and Sonny Dixon as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Sonny Dixon posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.17 and WHIP 1.414 compared to 4.76 and 1.519 for Chris Holt. By the career numbers, Sonny Dixon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sonny Dixon and Chris Holt

Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
3.49
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
1.62
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.41
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.37
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.38
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.34
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.62
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.62
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.93
37.93
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.44
35.44
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.76
11.76
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.21
84.21
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.31
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
4.17
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
4.76
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
789
27
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2210
27
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
263
9
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
736.2
9
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
10.13
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
853
10.42
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.13
10.13
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.42
10.42
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.86
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.84
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
2.57
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
3.09
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.16
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
3.08
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
5.2
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.627
0.627
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.922
0.922
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.24
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1146
39.22
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3236
39.53
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.78
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
4.83
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
426
5.2
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.38
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.37
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.1
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.411
1.411
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.501
1.501
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1066
36.48
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2890
35.31
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.22
39.22
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Sonny Dixon and Chris Holt

Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
6.38
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
1.62
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.38
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.37
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
432
27
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2210
27
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
9
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
736.2
9
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.13
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.6
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
4.5
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
1.2
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
5.69
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
1.87
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
5.63
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
1.8
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.9
98.9
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.08
96.08
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.882
0.882
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.105
1.105
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.21
84.21
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sonny Dixon and Chris Holt

Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
886.96
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
385.51
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
69
600
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
207
600
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
530.43
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
177
513.04
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
95.65
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
46.38
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
40.58
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.8
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.8
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.92
34.04
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.39
6.94
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
52.17
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
147.83
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
72.46
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.09
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
34.78
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.39
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
17.39
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
5
43.48
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
52.17
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
32.62
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.17
-12.1
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.9
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
52.17
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
23.19
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
182.61
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
83
240.58
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
3.29
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.49
2.49
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.39
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
60.87
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.9
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA