Sonny Dixon vs. Thomas Saxon — Career Comparison

Sonny Dixon
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Thomas Saxon
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York CubansNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Thomas Saxon 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. Thomas Saxon posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.05 and WHIP 1.200 compared to 4.17 and 1.414 for Sonny Dixon. By the career numbers, Thomas Saxon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sonny Dixon and Thomas Saxon

Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
3.49
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.7
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.41
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.38
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.62
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.93
37.93
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.76
11.76
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.31
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
4.17
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.05
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
789
27
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
9
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
10.13
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.08
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.08
6.08
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.86
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
2.57
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
4.73
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
3.08
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.38
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.627
0.627
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1146
39.22
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
39.83
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
1.78
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
4.83
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.73
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.411
1.411
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1066
36.48
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
33.75
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.182
0.182
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.22
39.22
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.83
39.83

Fielding Stats for Sonny Dixon and Thomas Saxon

Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
6.38
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.7
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.38
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
27
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
9
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.13
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
4.5
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.03
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
5.69
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.03
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
5.63
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.03
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.9
98.9
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.882
0.882
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sonny Dixon and Thomas Saxon

Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
886.96
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
530.43
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.522
0.522
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
95.65
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.92
34.04
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
29.73
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
147.83
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.483
0.483
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
43.48
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.75
32.62
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
68.03
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
52.17
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
21
182.61
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
3.29
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA