What years did Tom Dixon play?

Tom Dixon played in Major League Baseball from 1977 to 1983.

Was Tom Dixon a pitcher?

Yes. Tom Dixon pitched in the major leagues, recording 9 wins and 94 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Tom Dixon hit?

Tom Dixon hit 0 career home runs with 5 hits.

Tom Dixon

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1977-1983)

W–L 9–14

ERA 4.33

WHIP 1.44

SO 94

Pitcher PIV 2127.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 175 lb
Born: 4/23/1955 in Orlando, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 1977-07-30
Last Game: 1983-09-23

Full name: Thomas Earl 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
18.0	18.0	0	3.0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.222	.389

Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Season	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1936	18.0	18.0	0	3.0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.222	.389
Listed seasons · 1	18	18	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	—	—	—

Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
9	14	62	24	4	2	1	199.7	225	96	11	63	94	4.33	2127.7

Career ERA 4.33 vs. league average 3.89 across their career seasons — 11.2% worse 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
1977	HOU	NL	1	0	9	4	1	0	0	30.3	40	11	7	15	3.26	4.00 (+18%)	1112.8
1978	HOU	NL	7	11	30	19	3	2	1	140.0	140	62	40	66	3.99	3.69 (-8%)	1525.1
1979	HOU	NL	1	2	19	1	0	0	0	25.7	39	19	15	9	6.66	4.00 (-66%)	-510.2
1983	MON	NL	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	3.7	6	4	1	4	9.82	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			9	14	62	24	4	2	1	199.2	225	96	63	94	4.33	—	2,128

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 Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
62	48	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	1	9	.104	.122	.104	.227	0

Career AVG .104 vs. league average .262 across their career seasons — 60.3% below league average.

Career OBP .122 vs. league average .327 across their career seasons — 62.5% below league average.

Career SLG .104 vs. league average .392 across their career seasons — 73.4% below league average.

Career OPS .227 vs. league average .719 across their career seasons — 68.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1977	HOU	NL	9	7	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1978	HOU	NL	30	40	4	1	1	7	.100	—	—	—	—	0.0
1979	HOU	NL	19	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1983	MON	NL	4	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			62	48	5	1	1	9	.104	—	—	—	—	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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	27	25	0	2	0	0	.080
Away	35	23	0	3	0	1	.130

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	27	107.0	102	37	31	54	3.11
Away	35	92.2	123	59	32	40	5.73

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1983-09-23	WSN	PIT	—	1.0	3	2	2	0	1	1
1983-09-17	WSN	PIT	L	0.2	1	1	1	1	0	0
1983-09-14	WSN	PHI	—	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	0
1983-09-12	WSN	CHC	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0
1979-09-26	HOU	ATL	—	0.2	4	3	3	1	1	0
1979-09-23	HOU	CIN	—	0.1	3	1	1	1	0	0
1979-09-19	HOU	ATL	—	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0
1979-07-08	HOU	CHC	—	1.1	6	4	4	2	1	0
1979-07-07	HOU	CHC	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1979-07-07	HOU	CHC	—	1.1	3	3	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	62	24	17	28	3	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1977	HOU	P	9	4	2	6	2	0
1978	HOU	P	30	19	12	16	1	1
1979	HOU	P	19	1	3	6	0	1
1983	MON	P	4	0	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	62

Frequently Asked Questions about Tom Dixon

What years did Tom Dixon play?: Tom Dixon played in Major League Baseball from 1977 to 1983.
Was Tom Dixon a pitcher?: Yes. Tom Dixon pitched in the major leagues, recording 9 wins and 94 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Tom Dixon hit?: Tom Dixon hit 0 career home runs with 5 hits.