Willard Nixon

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-2, 195lb (188cm, 88kg)

Born: June 17, 1928 in Taylorsville, GA us

Died: December 10, 2000 in Rome, GA

Buried: East View Cemetery, Rome, GA

High School: McHenry HS (Rome, GA)

School: Auburn University (Auburn, AL)

Debut: July 7, 1950 (Age 22-020d, 10,721st in major league history)
vs. NYY 2.0 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 3 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: July 4, 1958 (Age 30-017d)
vs. BAL 2.1 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1950 season

Full Name: Willard Lee Nixon

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

9.2

ERA

4.39

225

177

1234.0

616

WHIP

1.464

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	9-14 / in Starts: 8-7
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	7 games
Most Games w/o HR	19 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 48 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	31 (15-10-6)
Avg. MLBer w/ 48 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	30 (16-9-4)

Most Driven In
S White	1
T Umphlett	1
J Lipon	1

Most Driven In By
J Piersall	2
B Goodman	1
D Gernert	1

1953 Batting Game Log

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1953 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	90	9 (8)	Apr 24	BOS		PHA	L,2-7	5-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.41	-0.011	.86	-0.01%	-0.11	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
2	91	24 (14)	May 14	BOS		CLE	W,5-4	5-11	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.47	-0.099	6.22	-0.15%	-0.46	P
3	92	32 (7)	May 22 (2)	BOS		PHA	W,3-2	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	1.81	-0.073	5.52	-0.13%	-0.36	P
4	93	36 (3)	May 27	BOS	@	PHA	L,3-4	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9						P
5	94	40 (3)	May 30 (2)	BOS	@	WSH	L,1-2	GS-9	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.300	.300	.300	.600	6	1.49	0.161	3.43	0.22%	1.18	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	95	46 (5)	Jun 6 (1)	BOS	@	DET	W,6-2	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.308	.357	.308	.665	9	.50	0.024	.53	0.02%	0.05	P
7	96	53 (6)	Jun 11	BOS	@	SLB	W,7-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.294	.333	.294	.627	9	.58	0.081	.63	0.05%	0.64	P
8	97	59 (5)	Jun 17	BOS		DET	W,17-1	CG	5	4	2	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.391	.381	.772	9	.39	0.075	.23	0.03%	1.56	P
9	98	65 (5)	Jun 23 (1)	BOS		CLE	W,6-4	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.304	.385	.348	.732	9	2.18	-0.100	1.67	-0.05%	-1.12	P
10	99	71 (5)	Jun 28	BOS		CHW	L,4-13	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.292	.393	.333	.726	9	.45	-0.002	.37	0.00%	-0.04	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	100	75 (3)	Jul 3	BOS		WSH	L,4-9	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.259	.355	.296	.651	9	.79	-0.061	.62	-0.03%	-0.46	P
12	101	83 (7)	Jul 10	BOS		PHA	W,3-2	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.241	.353	.276	.629	9	1.28	-0.037	.77	-0.01%	-0.23	P
13	102	89 (5)	Jul 18	BOS	@	DET	W,5-3	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.241	.353	.276	.629	9						P
14	103	96 (6)	Jul 25	BOS	@	SLB	W,7-6	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.233	.343	.267	.610	9	.69	-0.018	1.26	-0.02%	-0.24	P
15	104	99 (2)	Jul 28	BOS		CHW	L,2-4	6-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.226	.333	.258	.591	9	1.45	-0.029	2.84	-0.03%	-0.21	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
16	105	104 (4)	Aug 2 (1)	BOS		DET	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.206	.308	.235	.543	9	1.62	-0.130	.87	-0.04%	-0.74	P
17	106	108 (3)	Aug 6	BOS		SLB	L,7-8	5-10	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.194	.293	.222	.515	9	2.65	-0.134	.41	-0.01%	-0.77	P
18	107	111 (2)	Aug 9	BOS		CLE	L,3-9	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.216	.310	.243	.553	8	.01	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.13	P
19	108	118 (6)	Aug 15 (2)	BOS		WSH	L,2-4	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.216	.310	.243	.553	9						P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
20	109	133 (14)	Sep 1	BOS	@	CLE	L,3-13	GS-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.211	.302	.237	.539	6	.61	-0.017	.00	0.00%	-0.22	P
21	110	135 (1)	Sep 3	BOS	@	DET	L,4-5	1-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.195	.283	.220	.502	9	.39	-0.029	.00	0.00%	-0.41	P
22	111	142 (6)	Sep 11	BOS		SLB	L,0-2	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.190	.277	.214	.491	9	.72	-0.018	.00	0.00%	-0.17	P
23	112	147 (4)	Sep 16	BOS		DET	L,3-8	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.190	.277	.214	.491	9						P
							9-14		48	42	4	8	1	0	0	3	5	0	9	0	1		2	0	0	0	.190	.277	.214	.491		1.10	-0.416	1.40	-0.18%	-1.98

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