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	15-15 / in Starts: 15-14
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	22 games
Most Games w/o RBI	19 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 78 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	55 (26-21-8)
Avg. MLBer w/ 78 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	50 (26-16-7)

Most Driven In
B Consolo	1
G Hatton	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
H Agganis	1
S White	1
T Williams	1
S Mele	1
Self	1
J Jensen	1

1954 Batting Game Log

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1954 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	113	5 (4)	Apr 19 (1)	BOS		NYY	W,2-1	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.84	-0.062	2.16	-0.10%	-0.92	P
2	114	11 (5)	Apr 29	BOS		CLE	L,3-6	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						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
3	115	18 (6)	May 14	BOS	@	BAL	L,2-7	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9	.88	-0.031	1.10	-0.02%	-0.24	P
4	116	24 (5)	May 19	BOS	@	CLE	L,3-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.111	.000	.111	9	1.42	-0.128	1.11	-0.06%	-1.11	P
5	117	28 (3)	May 25	BOS	@	PHA	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.083	.000	.083	9	1.00	-0.148	.50	-0.04%	-1.48	P
6	118	32 (3)	May 30	BOS		NYY	W,3-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.125	.000	.125	9	.86	-0.069	.28	-0.01%	-0.81	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
7	119	38 (5)	Jun 4	BOS		CHW	L,3-7	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.125	.000	.125	9						P
8	120	41 (2)	Jun 6	BOS		DET	W,7-4	GS-8	3	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.263	.125	.388	9	.59	0.063	.14	0.01%	0.78	P
9	121	48 (6)	Jun 11	BOS		CLE	L,2-6	GS-9	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.318	.211	.529	9	.54	0.024	.11	0.00%	0.28	P
10	122	54 (5)	Jun 16	BOS	@	DET	W,3-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.190	.320	.190	.510	9	1.54	-0.083	.03	0.00%	-0.78	P
11	123	59 (4)	Jun 20 (2)	BOS	@	CLE	L,2-9	GS-4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.296	.174	.470	9	.91	-0.051	.01	0.00%	-0.53	P
12	124	62 (2)	Jun 25	BOS	@	CHW	L,4-6	GS-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	9	1.22	-0.034	.01	0.00%	-0.32	P
13	125	65 (2)	Jun 27 (2)	BOS	@	CHW	L,1-9	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	9						P
14	126	67 (1)	Jun 30	BOS		NYY	W,6-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.281	.179	.460	9	.72	-0.064	.00	0.00%	-1.48	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
15	127	72 (4)	Jul 5 (1)	BOS	@	WSH	W,14-0	CG	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.306	.194	.499	9	.45	0.004	.00	0.00%	0.55	P
16	128	77 (4)	Jul 10	BOS	@	PHA	W,5-3	GS-10	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.325	.229	.554	9	1.88	0.182	.00	0.00%	0.69	P
17	129	80 (2)	Jul 15 (1)	BOS		DET	W,3-1	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.326	.237	.562	9	.46	-0.022	.00	0.00%	-0.35	P
18	130	88 (7)	Jul 20	BOS		CLE	T,5-5	GS-9	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.326	.244	.570	9	1.27	0.009	.00	0.00%	-0.09	P
19	131	94 (5)	Jul 25 (1)	BOS		CHW	L,2-5	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.306	.227	.533	9	1.60	-0.121	.00	0.00%	-1.20	P
20	132	99 (4)	Jul 30	BOS	@	DET	L,0-5	GS-8	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.314	.261	.575	9	.78	0.006	.00	0.00%	-0.01	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
21	133	105 (5)	Aug 6	BOS	@	BAL	W,3-1	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.245	.315	.265	.580	9	1.34	-0.054	.00	0.00%	-0.73	P
22	134	112 (6)	Aug 12 (1)	BOS		WSH	L,5-9	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.240	.309	.260	.569	9	1.39	-0.060	.00	0.00%	-0.54	P
23	135	120 (7)	Aug 20	BOS		NYY	W,4-3	GS-9	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.259	.322	.296	.618	9	2.04	0.189	.00	0.00%	-0.32	P
24	136	124 (3)	Aug 25	BOS		DET	W,5-3	GS-8	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.323	.286	.608	9	.80	0.005	.00	0.00%	-0.04	P
25	137	130 (5)	Aug 30	BOS		CLE	L,4-5	GS-7	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.328	.281	.609	9	.95	-0.012	.00	0.00%	-0.29	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
26	138	134 (3)	Sep 4	BOS	@	PHA	L,3-4	GS-6	3	3	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.343	.350	.693	9	1.03	0.096	.00	0.00%	0.97	P
27	139	140 (5)	Sep 9	BOS	@	DET	W,8-0	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.270	.352	.349	.701	9	.33	0.036	.00	0.00%	0.99	P
28	140	145 (4)	Sep 14	BOS	@	BAL	L,1-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.342	.338	.681	9	1.38	-0.094	.00	0.00%	-0.70	P
29	141	148 (2)	Sep 18	BOS	@	WSH	L,7-8	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.262	.342	.338	.681	9						P
30	142	151 (2)	Sep 21 (1)	BOS		PHA	W,4-3	GS-7	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.347	.358	.705	9	1.29	0.014	.00	0.00%	0.18	P
31	143	155 (3)	Sep 25	BOS		WSH	W,7-6	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.342	.353	.695	9	1.31	-0.021	.00	0.00%	-0.21	P
							15-15		78	68	6	18	3	0	1	3	8	0	17	0	2	0	0	4	0	0	.265	.342	.353	.695		1.05	-0.426	.21	-0.23%	-7.70

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