Sonny Dixon vs. Dazzy Vance — Career Comparison

Sonny Dixon
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dazzy Vance
Lost GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherMVP

Dazzy Vance 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. Dazzy Vance posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.24 and WHIP 1.230 compared to 4.17 and 1.414 for Sonny Dixon. By the career numbers, Dazzy Vance had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sonny Dixon and Dazzy Vance

Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
3.49
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
1.34
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.41
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
1.05
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.38
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
0.6
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.62
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.42
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.93
37.93
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.46
58.46
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.76
11.76
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.51
78.51
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.14
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
0.66
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.31
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
4.17
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1068
3.24
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
789
27
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8900
27
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
263
9
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2966.2
9
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
10.13
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2809
8.52
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.86
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.4
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
2.57
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
840
2.55
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
3.08
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2045
6.2
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.627
0.627
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.973
0.973
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.11
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.23
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1146
39.22
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12369
37.52
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.78
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.16
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
4.83
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1246
3.78
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.411
1.411
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1066
36.48
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11452
34.74
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.22
39.22
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.52
37.52

Fielding Stats for Sonny Dixon and Dazzy Vance

Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
6.38
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.38
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
27
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
9
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.13
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
4.5
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
5.69
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
714
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
5.63
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
696
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.9
98.9
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.48
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.882
0.882
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.575
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.88
5.88
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Sonny Dixon and Dazzy Vance

Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
886.96
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
238.49
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
69
600
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1112
600
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
530.43
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
971
523.92
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
95.65
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
78.78
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
62.05
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
12.41
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.78
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
16.73
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.92
34.04
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47.63
25.7
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
192
103.6
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
147.83
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
232
125.18
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.09
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
36.69
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.39
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
40.47
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
5
43.48
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
73.38
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
32.62
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37.96
20.48
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.78
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
52.17
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
42.63
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
182.61
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
287
154.86
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
3.29
3.29
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.87
3.87
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.39
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
29.68
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.16
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Sonny Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100