Tom
Dixon
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 190
 
Born: April 23, 1955 in Usa, FL, ORLANDO
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1983   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1977 22 BAL AL   6 4 4 4 6 7 7 7 7 7
1978 23 BAL AL   6 4 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7
1979 24 BAL AL $ 300,000 6 5 6 6 7 8 7 6 7 6
1980 25 BAL AL $ 300,000 6 5 6 6 7 8 7 6 7 6
1981 26 BAL AL $ 300,000 6 5 6 6 7 8 7 6 6 6
1982 27 SEM AL $ 1,074,286 6 5 6 6 7 8 7 6 7 6
1983 28 SEM AL $ 3,514,286 6 5 6 6 7 8 7 6 6 6
1984 29 SEM AL $ 2,770,000 6 5 6 6 7 8 7 6 6 6
1985 30 SEM AL $ 2,770,000 6 5 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6
1986 31 SEM AL $ 2,770,000 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6
1987 32 SEM AL   5 5 6 6 7 7 7 5 6 6
1988 33 WAS NL $ 350,000 5 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings   5 4 4 4 5 6 6 5 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,514,286 6 5 6 6 7 8 7 7 7 7
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1977 22 AAA   9 5 .643 59 7 2 1 8 102.7 110 39 9 29 53 3.42 .276 .325 .401 .726  
1978 23 AAA   16 7 .696 30 30 2 0 0 218.7 201 60 14 60 133 2.47 .240 .291 .348 .639  
1979 24 BAL AL 8 16 .333 33 33 4 2 0 235.3 246 96 18 72 102 3.67 .269 .321 .362 .683 12.8
1980 25 BAL AL 7 19 .269 34 34 2 1 0 230.3 259 116 23 77 113 4.53 .283 .338 .433 .772 7.8
1981 26 BAL AL 7 5 .583 44 19 1 0 4 153.0 163 79 20 43 78 4.65 .270 .318 .426 .745 6.3
1982 27 BAL AL 1 0 1.000 16 8 0 0 1 24.3 20 7 2 7 14 2.59 .222 .278 .322 .601 2.7
  SEM AL 7 4 .636 18 10 0 0 0 120.0 102 41 8 31 57 3.08 .228 .277 .319 .596 9.3
  TOT   8 4 .667 34 18 0 0 1 144.3 122 48 10 38 71 2.99 .227 .277 .320 .597 12.0
1983 28 SEM AL 15 10 .600 37 37 2 1 0 252.7 262 117 36 70 131 4.17 .268 .316 .418 .733 10.6
1984 29 SEM AL 9 14 .391 36 36 1 0 0 235.7 248 118 24 71 131 4.51 .268 .318 .396 .715 10.2
1985 30 SEM AL 7 18 .280 33 33 4 2 0 226.0 229 97 20 60 134 3.86 .261 .307 .377 .685 12.4
1986 31 SEM AL 8 13 .381 28 28 0 0 0 189.7 181 82 11 57 117 3.89 .249 .303 .356 .659 11.4
1987 32 SEM AL 4 6 .400 42 0 0 0 3 81.3 89 44 13 26 42 4.87 .276 .329 .466 .794 3.3
1988 33 AAA   9 11 .450 25 25 0 0 0 152.7 147 45 10 44 138 2.65 .247 .299 .339 .638  
9 Years Sim 73 105 .410 321 238 14 6 8 1748.3 1799 797 175 514 919 4.10 .264 .315 .393 .708 86.8
3 Years AAA 34 23 .596 114 62 4 1 8 474.0 458 144 33 133 324 2.73 .250 .301 .357 .658  
Season Average 8 11 .421 35 26 1 0 0 194.3 199 88 19 57 102 4.10 .264 .315 .393 .708  
Career Highs 15 19 .667 44 37 4 2 4 252.7 262 118 36 77 134 4.87 .283 .338 .466 .794  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   839 395 92 208 502   .257 .302 .395 .697
vs LH   960 402 83 306 417   .271 .329 .391 .720
Home 30 60 .333 161 119 3 2 3 887.6 932 401 79 269 475 4.07 .270 .323 .386 .709
Away 43 45 .489 160 119 11 4 5 860.6 867 396 96 245 444 4.14 .259 .309 .400 .709
Mar/Apr 11 13 .458 47 36 1 0 0 270.3 281 130 35 79 133 4.33 .268 .320 .423 .743
May 13 17 .433 54 39 2 2 0 279.6 306 136 37 88 145 4.38 .275 .328 .429 .757
June 13 19 .406 50 38 1 0 1 276.0 292 133 28 86 137 4.34 .268 .322 .393 .715
July 13 17 .433 47 41 3 1 1 282.6 314 137 28 87 163 4.36 .284 .337 .413 .750
August 13 14 .481 61 40 6 3 4 307.3 287 125 16 77 179 3.66 .242 .288 .333 .622
Sep/Oct 10 25 .286 62 44 1 0 2 332.3 319 136 31 97 162 3.68 .252 .306 .375 .681
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1979 24 BAL AL P 33 33 235.3 11 16 0 1 1.000 1.03    
1980 25 BAL AL P 34 34 230.3 19 18 3 2 .925 1.45    
1981 26 BAL AL P 44 19 153.0 10 14 0 0 1.000 1.41    
1982 27 BAL AL P 16 8 24.3 2 4 0 1 1.000 2.22    
  SEM AL P 18 10 120.0 9 21 0 2 1.000 2.25    
  TOT   P 34 18 144.3 11 25 0 3 1.000 2.24    
1983 28 SEM AL P 37 37 252.7 9 40 0 2 1.000 1.75    
1984 29 SEM AL P 36 36 235.7 14 29 1 3 .977 1.64    
1985 30 SEM AL P 33 33 226.0 15 26 0 4 1.000 1.63    
1986 31 SEM AL P 28 28 189.7 7 30 3 4 .925 1.76    
1987 32 SEM AL P 42 0 81.3 4 7 1 2 .917 1.22    
Career Totals   321 238 1748.3 100 205 8 21 .974 1.57    
Career Highs   44 37 252.7 19 40 3 4 1.000 2.24    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1981 26 BAL AL 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 0 7.7 6 1 0 1 8 1.17 .214 .241 .250 .491
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 0 7.7 6 1 0 1 8 1.17 .214 .241 .250 .491
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1979-10-16
1980-3-19
1985-6-18
Games Started
1983-1-37
1984-2-36
Shutouts
1979-9-2
1985-10-2
Innings Pitched
1983-6-252.7
Hits Allowed
1980-9-259
1983-5-262
1984-8-248
Homeruns Allowed
1983-1-36
1984-9-24
 
   Black Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 7    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 32nd overall pick, by Baltimore in 1977
Earned first career win on 4/12/1979
2/2/1982: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,074,286 through salary arbitration
Traded from Baltimore to Seattle on 7/1/1982 (Going to SEM: P Tom Dixon, P Rich Wortham, DH Harold Baines, 3B Gary Gaetti. Going to BAL: 2B Bump Wills)
2/2/1983: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,514,286 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 4/29/1983, winning 2 games with a 1.13 ERA
Was selected to the 1983 Allstar game
9/1/1983: Signed a contract extension with Seattle, $2,770,000 per year, for 3 years
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1986, going 2-0, 1.00
10/3/1986: Signed a contract extension with Seattle, $2,170,000 per year, for 2 years
10/3/1986: Signed a contract extension with Seattle, $2,170,000 per year, for 2 years
Released by Seattle on 10/31/1987
Signed as a free agent by Washington on 2/24/1988 to a 2-year deal worth $350,000 per year
4/3/1988: Signed a minor league contract extension with Washington
Injured on 8/4/1988 with a Spasms Back, out for 5 weeks