Rap Dixon

Right Fielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (Final season: 1937)

AVG .329
HR 75
RBI 456
H 695
OPS .956
PIV 10,751
Position
Right Fielder
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'11" / 185 lb
Born
9/15/1902 in Kingston, GA, USA
Died
7/20/1944 in Detroit, MI, USA
Last Game
1937-07-15
Awards
2× All-Star

Full name: Herbert Alphonso Dixon

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
467.0 418.0 76.0 132.0 31.0 7.0 15.0 39.0 39.0 17.0 24.0 .316 .381 .531 .912

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
585 2,111 503 695 135 49 75 456 107 272 13 .329 .410 .546 .956 10,751

Career AVG .329 vs. league average .282 across their career seasons — +16.9% above league average.

Career OBP .410 vs. league average .344 across their career seasons — +19.2% above league average.

Career SLG .546 vs. league average .398 across their career seasons — +37.1% above league average.

Career OPS .956 vs. league average .742 across their career seasons — +28.8% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1924 HBG ECL 48 170 20 48 3 2 4 29 5 13 2 .282 .283 (-1%) .345 (avg) .389 (+1%) .734 (avg) 26.7
1925 HBG ECL 73 287 79 101 14 4 8 53 16 34 0 .352 .288 (+22%) .349 (+20%) .407 (+26%) .756 (+23%) 1328.7
1926 HBG ECL 47 186 44 60 12 5 6 40 12 14 5 .323 .279 (+15%) .345 (+8%) .390 (+38%) .735 (+24%) 709.6
1927 HBG ECL 21 71 12 20 3 2 0 10 2 9 0 .282 .282 (avg) .344 (+8%) .392 (-3%) .736 (+2%) 38.3
1928 BBS ECL 60 221 53 88 14 7 13 53 15 34 2 .398 .280 (+42%) .342 (+40%) .395 (+77%) .737 (+60%) 2440.8
1929 BBS ANL 76 277 77 115 23 8 16 92 22 33 0 .415 .289 (+43%) .353 (+36%) .415 (+75%) .769 (+58%) 3081.2
1930 BBS IND 16 59 15 21 5 0 5 18 1 6 0 .356 .293 (+21%) .354 (+20%) .429 (+62%) .784 (+43%) 442.5
1930 CAG NNL 32 102 26 28 7 4 3 26 4 19 1 .275 .293 (-7%) .354 (+11%) .429 (+19%) .784 (+15%) 442.5
1931 HIL IND 44 155 29 35 7 6 1 25 5 22 1 .226 .276 (-18%) .338 (-3%) .388 (-5%) .726 (-4%) -96.3
1931 BBS IND 6 19 6 7 2 1 1 4 1 4 0 .368 — — — — -96.3
1932 PC IND 56 206 47 64 18 3 7 35 8 29 0 .311 .275 (+13%) .335 (+18%) .391 (+35%) .726 (+27%) 1015.4
1932 WAP EWL 3 10 3 7 2 1 0 3 2 5 0 .700 — — — — 1015.4
1933 PS IND 30 114 30 41 10 2 3 23 3 13 0 .360 .270 (+33%) .329 (+30%) .377 (+49%) .707 (+40%) 767.1
1934 BBS NN2 5 15 3 4 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 .267 — — — — 0.0
1934 PC NN2 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1935 BE NN2 15 54 14 16 4 0 1 9 6 8 1 .296 .279 (+6%) .342 (+16%) .399 (+7%) .742 (+11%) 125.5
1935 NYC NN2 19 50 18 13 3 1 3 12 1 12 1 .260 .279 (-7%) .342 (+23%) .399 (+35%) .742 (+30%) 125.5
1936 HG NN2 28 101 27 26 8 3 4 20 4 16 0 .257 .283 (-9%) .349 (+4%) .404 (+27%) .753 (+17%) 279.5
1937 PC NN2 5 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 — — — — 0.0
Career · 19 seasons 585 2,111 503 695 135 49 75 456 107 272 13 .329 — — — — 11,646

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
1 0 1 1 1 0 0 5.0 3 0 0 1 4 0.00 0.0

Career ERA 0.00 vs. league average 4.13 across their career seasons — 100.0% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1932 PC IND 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 5.0 3 0 1 4 0.00 — 0.0
Career · 1 season 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 5.0 3 0 1 4 0.00 — 0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
7 19 3 8 0 0 1 6 3 2 .421

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1935 NLC NYC 7 19 3 8 0 0 1 6 3 2 .421

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home421283841613.320
Away341272528510.220

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1937-07-15 PTCPH5L 100000000
1937-07-11 PTCNY5L 301100000
1937-07-11 PTCNY5L 300000010
1937-07-05 PTCHOMW 100000000
1937-07-04 PTCHOML 311000000
1937-06-26 PTCHOML 100000000
1936-09-07 HOMPTCW 511000000
1936-09-06 HOMPTCW 500000000
1936-09-05 HOMPTCL 402100000
1936-08-08 HOMPH5L 300000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 3 0 6 0 0 0
2B 9 4 17 15 1 2
3B 5 4 4 5 1 0
OF 575 478 845 83 31 12
P 1 1 0 2 0 1
SS 1 1 1 2 1 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1924 HBG OF 47 45 71 11 5 2
1925 HBG OF 73 0 0 0 0 0
1926 HBG 2B 4 4 12 9 1 1
1926 HBG OF 45 43 71 7 1 1
1927 HBG 2B 1 0 2 2 0 0
1927 HBG OF 21 21 34 1 2 0
1928 BBS 2B 1 0 0 2 0 0
1928 BBS 3B 2 2 2 2 1 0
1928 BBS OF 59 57 113 10 5 4
1929 BBS 1B 1 0 4 0 0 0
1929 BBS OF 76 72 139 11 6 1
1929 BBS SS 1 1 1 2 1 0
1930 BBS OF 16 16 24 4 2 1
1930 CAG OF 32 31 58 4 2 0
1931 HIL OF 45 44 86 14 4 1
1931 BBS OF 6 6 11 0 0 0
1932 PC OF 58 53 89 4 1 1
1932 PC P 1 1 0 2 0 1
1932 WAP OF 4 3 5 0 1 0
1933 PS 3B 1 1 1 1 0 0
1933 PS OF 31 29 49 3 1 0
1934 BBS 1B 1 0 2 0 0 0
1934 BBS 2B 3 0 3 2 0 1
1934 BBS 3B 1 1 1 2 0 0
1934 BBS OF 1 1 1 0 0 0
1934 PC OF 1 1 3 0 0 0
1935 BE OF 15 15 36 6 1 0
1935 NYC 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1935 NYC OF 14 12 15 4 0 1
1936 HG 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1936 HG OF 28 26 39 4 0 0
1937 PC OF 3 3 1 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 1
First Base 3
Second Base 9
Third Base 5
Shortstop 1
Left Field 128
Center Field 127
Right Field 320

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Frequently Asked Questions about Rap Dixon

Was Rap Dixon a pitcher?
No. Rap Dixon was a position player (Right Fielder), though he did pitch in 1 career game.
How many home runs did Rap Dixon hit?
Rap Dixon hit 75 career home runs with 695 hits.