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	14-18 / in Starts: 13-16
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	7 games
Most Games w/o HR	30 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 81 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	40 (22-11-7)
Avg. MLBer w/ 81 PAs	9
Avg. Runners on Base	49 (26-15-7)

Most Driven In
B Consolo	1
T Lepcio	1
D Gernert	1
S White	0

Most Driven In By
T Williams	2
J Jensen	1
T Lepcio	1
J Piersall	1
D Gernert	1

1957 Batting Game Log

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1957 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	198	3 (2)	Apr 20	BOS		NYY	L,7-10	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	199	8 (4)	Apr 25	BOS	@	WSH	W,12-7	GS-4	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.99	-0.003	2.63	-0.01%	-0.31	P
3	200	12 (3)	Apr 30	BOS	@	KCA	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	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
4	201	17 (4)	May 5 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9	.22	-0.022	.60	-0.04%	-0.89	P
5	202	24 (6)	May 13	BOS		WSH	L,3-5	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.167	.091	.258	9	1.20	-0.010	3.45	-0.02%	-0.03	P
6	203	29 (4)	May 18	BOS		KCA	L,5-7	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.167	.091	.258	9						P
7	204	38 (8)	May 28	BOS		NYY	L,5-8	GS-5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.214	.154	.368	9	1.13	-0.012	2.82	-0.02%	-0.03	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
8	205	43 (4)	Jun 1	BOS	@	WSH	W,11-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.222	.125	.347	9	.24	-0.035	.39	-0.03%	-1.03	P
9	206	48 (4)	Jun 7	BOS	@	KCA	L,3-6	GS-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.211	.118	.328	9	1.23	-0.034	1.70	-0.03%	-0.31	P
10	207	51 (2)	Jun 10	BOS	@	KCA	W,11-4	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.261	.238	.499	9	.29	0.023	.51	0.02%	0.83	P
11	208	56 (4)	Jun 15	BOS	@	DET	L,1-3	GS-9	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.308	.292	.599	9	1.71	0.131	2.83	0.13%	0.88	P
12	209	61 (4)	Jun 21	BOS		KCA	W,4-3	GS-0	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	.269	.345	.308	.653	9						P
13	210	66 (4)	Jun 26	BOS		CHW	L,5-7	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.333	.296	.630	9	2.22	-0.050	4.12	-0.06%	-0.47	P
14	211	71 (4)	Jun 30	BOS		DET	W,10-3	GS-7	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.276	.344	.310	.654	9	.68	0.036	1.16	0.04%	0.28	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	212	83 (11)	Jul 14 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.281	.343	.313	.655	9	.96	-0.029	.90	-0.02%	-0.19	P
16	213	88 (4)	Jul 19	BOS	@	CHW	W,5-2	GS-8	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.314	.368	.343	.711	9	.53	0.029	.38	0.01%	0.23	P
17	214	94 (5)	Jul 26	BOS		CLE	W,10-1	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.289	.357	.316	.673	9	.38	-0.030	.26	-0.01%	-0.44	P
18	215	99 (4)	Jul 31	BOS		DET	L,3-5	GS-7	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.325	.386	.350	.736	9	1.23	0.162	1.09	0.09%	1.29	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
19	216	104 (4)	Aug 6	BOS	@	BAL	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.326	.383	.349	.732	9	1.08	-0.021	.33	0.00%	-0.15	P
20	217	108 (3)	Aug 10	BOS		WSH	W,4-1	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.333	.400	.356	.756	9	.69	-0.003	.13	0.00%	-0.13	P
21	218	113 (4)	Aug 15	BOS		NYY	L,3-6	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.319	.385	.340	.725	9	1.40	-0.068	.40	-0.01%	-0.53	P
22	219	118 (4)	Aug 21	BOS	@	CLE	W,3-1	GS-8	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.320	.382	.340	.722	9	.65	0.017	.01	0.00%	0.06	P
23	220	123 (4)	Aug 26	BOS	@	KCA	W,16-0	CG	5	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	.333	.400	.352	.752	9						P
24	221	128 (4)	Aug 31	BOS	@	BAL	L,1-4	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.397	.351	.748	9	1.13	0.028	.02	0.00%	0.43	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
25	222	131 (2)	Sep 2 (2)	BOS		WSH	W,8-7	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.328	.391	.345	.735	9	1.81	-0.046	.01	0.00%	-0.23	PH
26	223	133 (1)	Sep 5	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.306	.368	.323	.690	9	1.65	-0.176	.04	0.00%	-0.99	P
27	224	138 (4)	Sep 11	BOS		CHW	L,1-4	GS-11	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.318	.375	.333	.708	9	2.28	0.144	.03	0.00%	0.73	P
28	225	139	Sep 12	BOS		CHW	L,1-7	9-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.328	.384	.343	.727	9	.03	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.21	PH
29	226	142 (2)	Sep 15 (1)	BOS		DET	L,1-7	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.319	.373	.333	.707	9	.92	-0.049	.00	0.00%	-0.55	P
30	227	143	Sep 15 (2)	BOS		DET	L,3-4	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.314	.368	.329	.697	9	3.67	-0.094	.00	0.00%	-0.43	PH
31	228	147 (3)	Sep 21	BOS	@	NYY	W,8-3	GS-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.297	.350	.311	.661	9	.46	-0.047	.00	0.00%	-0.50	P
32	229	152 (4)	Sep 27	BOS		NYY	L,2-10	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.293	.346	.307	.652	9	.75	-0.019	.00	0.00%	-0.23	P
							14-18		81	75	7	22	1	0	0	4	6	0	16	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.293	.346	.307	.652		.97	-0.177	.75	0.05%	-2.52

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