First name: Sonny
Last name: Dixon
Birthdate: 1924-11-05
Bats: B Throws: R
MLBAM ID: 113396
Retro ID: dixos101
| Year | Team | Off GS | Def GS | Game Shares | WAR | W | L | Victory Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | WS1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0 |
| 1954 | PHA | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 1 |
| 1954 | WS1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0 |
| 1956 | NYA | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Career | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Year | Team | PA | BatRuns | Adj R | RISP | BSR | DP | ROE | Fld | Pos | DH | Pit | RAA | RPW | WAA | Pos Wins | LgA | WAM | DVoDH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | WS1 | 32 | -3 | -3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 9.3 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0 |
| 1954 | PHA | 30 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0 |
| 1954 | WS1 | 6 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 9.2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0 |
| 1956 | NYA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Career | 69 | -6 | -6 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | - | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Year | Team | Lg | G | GS | IP | R | XR | DR | IP/G | RPW | Role | LgAdj | R+ | LI | R_lev+ | WAM | W | L | WAR | VS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | WS1 | AL | 43 | 6.3 | 119.7 | 57 | 56 | 2 | 2.78 | 9.2 | -0.21 | -0.09 | -7 | 1.27 | -8 | -0.9 | 2.3 | 4.1 | 0.4 | 7 |
| 1954 | PHA | AL | 38 | 5.4 | 108.3 | 63 | 53 | -6 | 2.85 | 9.6 | -0.15 | -0.09 | -8 | 1.07 | -8 | -0.8 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 6 |
| 1954 | WS1 | AL | 16 | 1.2 | 29.7 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 1.86 | 8.9 | -0.23 | -0.09 | -4 | 0.73 | -3 | -0.3 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 1955 | KC1 | AL | 2 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 0.85 | 11.2 | -0.24 | -0.09 | -2 | 0.03 | -1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0 |
| 1956 | NYA | AL | 3 | 0.2 | 4.3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1.43 | 9.4 | -0.30 | -0.09 | -1 | 1.34 | -1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0 |
| Career | 102 | 13.1 | 263.7 | 142 | 125 | -5 | -22 | -21 | -2.2 | 4.4 | 8.8 | 0.5 | 14 | |||||||
| Year | Team | Chances | OAA | OAA adj |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | WS1 | 35 | 3.0 | 3 |
| 1954 | PHA | 34 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 1954 | WS1 | 10 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 1955 | KC1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 1956 | NYA | 1 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 80 | 5.0 | 5 |
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| Stat description | |
|---|---|
| GS | Game Shares |
| WAM | Wins above Majors. Formerly wins above average, but WAM! sounds better than WAA. Credit to Don Sobocinski for the name. |
| WAR | Wins above Replacement |
| VS | Victory Shares |
| W | Wins - Not traditional pitcher wins. Estimate of the number of wins each pitcher was responsible for. His share, as opposed to the shares of his fielders and offense. |
| L | Losses - See wins above, just the opposite side of the final score. |
| BatRuns | Batting runs above average |
| Adj R | Park adjusted batting runs |
| RISP | Runs for hitting better or worse than overall with runners in scoring position |
| BSR | Baserunning runs |
| DP | Double play avoidance runs |
| ROE | Runs from reaching on error |
| Fld | Fielding runs |
| Pos | Position adjustment |
| DH | Designated hitter adjustment |
| Pit | Pitcher batting adjustment |
| RAA | Runs above average before position and league adjustment |
| RPW | Runs per win |
| WAA | Wins above average before position and league adjustment |
| POS Wins | Position adjustment converted to wins |
| LGA | League quality adjustment |
| DVoDH | Defensive Value (in runs) over designated hitter |
| G | Games pitched |
| GS | Game shares. For pitchers based on innings and leverage index |
| XR | Expected runs based on ballparks and opponents faced |
| DR | Defensive runs support |
| Role | Starter vs reliever role adjustment |
| LgAdj | League adjustment |
| R+ | Runs above average |
| LI | Leverage index |
| R_lev+ | Leverage adjusted runs above average |
| Chances | Estimated opportunies to make a defensive play |
| BIP | Balls in play while this player was on the field |
| OAA | Outs above average, based on defensive efficiency assigned at the player level |
| OAA adj | Park adjusted outs above average |
| DER runs | Run value of outs above average |
| Frame Runs | Runs from framing balls and strikes |
| SB Runs | Stolen base prevention runs |
| Block Runs | Wild pitch and passed ball prevention runs |
| Err Runs | Catcher error prevention runs |
| Catcher Runs | Catcher runs from SB, errors, PB, and WP. Does not include framing. |
| Play+ | plays made above average per ball in play |
| GB+ | ground ball plays above average per ball in play |
| DP Start | Runs from starting double plays |
| DP Turn | Runs from turning double plays |
| DP runs | Total double play runs |
| OF Arm opps | Opportunities for an outfielder to make a throwing play |
| OF Arm runs | Runs from throwing from the outfield |
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