Sonny Dixon vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Sonny Dixon
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Bruce Sutter posted a stronger line than Sonny Dixon. Bruce Sutter posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.83 vs 4.17) and WHIP (1.220 vs 1.414). By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Sonny Dixon and Bruce Sutter

Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
3.49
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.41
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.38
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.62
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.61
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.93
37.93
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.76
11.76
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.31
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
4.17
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
789
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
263
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
10.13
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.86
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
2.57
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
2.67
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
3.08
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.627
0.627
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.17
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1146
39.22
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.78
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
4.83
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.411
1.411
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1066
36.48
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.22
39.22
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Sonny Dixon and Bruce Sutter

Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
6.38
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
661
5.71
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.38
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
432
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.13
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.78
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
4.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.25
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
5.69
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
2.11
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
5.63
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
2.03
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.9
98.9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.31
96.31
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.882
0.882
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.88
5.88
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sonny Dixon and Bruce Sutter

Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
102
886.96
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
69
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
530.43
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
95.65
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.92
34.04
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
147.83
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.09
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.39
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
5
43.48
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
32.62
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
52.17
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
34.71
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
182.61
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
3.29
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.39
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100