Sonny Dixon vs. Pedro Martinez — Career Comparison

Sonny Dixon
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Pedro Martinez
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Pedro Martinez 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. Pedro Martinez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.93 and WHIP 1.065 compared to 4.17 and 1.414 for Sonny Dixon. By the career numbers, Pedro Martinez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sonny Dixon and Pedro Martinez

Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
3.49
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
476
1.52
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.41
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
1.3
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.38
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
0.7
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.62
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.32
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.93
37.93
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.65
68.65
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.76
11.76
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.92
85.92
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.14
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.15
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.05
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.31
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
4.17
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
919
2.93
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.215
0.215
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
789
27
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8482
27
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
263
9
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2827.1
9
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
10.13
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2221
7.07
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.86
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
0.76
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
2.57
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
2.42
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.1
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
3.08
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3154
10.04
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.04
10.04
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.627
0.627
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.384
1.384
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.2
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
0.45
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1146
39.22
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11394
36.27
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.78
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.07
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
4.83
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
3.2
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.24
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.2
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.47
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.411
1.411
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.054
1.054
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1066
36.48
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10356
32.97
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.11
2.11
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.22
39.22
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.27
36.27

Fielding Stats for Sonny Dixon and Pedro Martinez

Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
6.38
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
476
1.52
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.38
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
1.3
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
432
27
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8482
27
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
9
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2827.1
9
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.13
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
0.49
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
4.5
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
0.84
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.07
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
5.69
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
441
1.4
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
5.63
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
1.33
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.9
98.9
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.78
94.78
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.882
0.882
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.878
0.878
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.92
85.92
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.04
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sonny Dixon and Pedro Martinez

Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
886.96
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
477
552.51
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
69
600
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
518
600
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
530.43
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
434
502.7
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.365
0.365
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
95.65
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
49.81
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
40.54
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
6.95
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.32
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
9.27
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.92
34.04
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.87
7.96
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
61.39
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
147.83
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
70.66
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
25.48
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.39
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
20.85
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
5
43.48
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
46.33
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
32.62
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.05
-9.32
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.47
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
52.17
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
17.37
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
182.61
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
190
220.08
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
3.29
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.73
2.73
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.39
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
72.97
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.47
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.79
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA