Otis Nixon

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-2, 180lb (188cm, 81kg)

Born: January 9, 1959 in Evergreen, NC us

Draft: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 21st round of the 1978 MLB June Amateur Draft from Louisburg College (Louisburg, NC), the California Angels in the 1st round (4th) of the 1979 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Louisburg College (Louisburg, NC) and the New York Yankees in the 1st round (3rd) of the 1979 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Louisburg College (Louisburg, NC).

School: Louisburg College (Louisburg, NC)

Debut: September 9, 1983 (Age 24-243d, 14,830th in major league history)
vs. BAL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 3, 1999 (Age 40-267d)
vs. FLA 6 AB, 3 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1985 season

Agents: Joe Sroba

Full Name: Otis Junior Nixon

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Relatives: Brother of Donell Nixon

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

16.6

5115

1379

.270

878

RBI

318

620

OBP

.344

SLG

.314

OPS

.658

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1999 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1999 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 5	ATL		PHI	L,4-7	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
2	2	Apr 6	ATL		PHI	W,11-3	GS	26	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
3	3	Apr 7	ATL		PHI	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
4	4	Apr 8	ATL		PHI	L,3-6	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
5	6 (1)	Apr 10	ATL		ARI	L,3-8	GF	10	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
6	7	Apr 11	ATL		ARI	W,3-2	GS	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
7	8	Apr 12	ATL	@	PHI	W,8-6	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
8	9	Apr 14	ATL	@	PHI	W,10-4	GS	27	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
9	10	Apr 17	ATL	@	COL	L,4-5	CG	37	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	LF
10	11	Apr 18	ATL	@	COL	W,20-5	GS	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
11	13 (1)	Apr 20	ATL	@	LAD	L,4-5	GS	35	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
12	14	Apr 21	ATL	@	LAD	W,11-4	GS	43	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
13	15	Apr 23	ATL	@	FLA	L,1-9	CG	41	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
14	17 (1)	Apr 25	ATL	@	FLA	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
15	18	Apr 26	ATL	@	FLA	W,5-3	GS	26	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
16	19	Apr 27	ATL		PIT	L,3-5	GS	25	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
17	21 (1)	Apr 29	ATL		PIT	W,8-1	GS	30	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	23 (1)	May 1	ATL		CIN	W,5-1	GS	30	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
19	25 (1)	May 3	ATL		STL	W,4-2	GS	30	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
20	27 (1)	May 5	ATL		STL	W,12-3	GS	22	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
21	28	May 7	ATL	@	SDP	L,3-4	GS	26	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
22	29	May 8	ATL	@	SDP	W,11-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
23	31 (1)	May 10	ATL	@	SFG	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
24	32	May 11	ATL	@	SFG	W,9-8		11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
25	33	May 12	ATL	@	SFG	L,1-5	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
26	34	May 14	ATL	@	CHC	L,0-9	GS	30	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
27	35	May 15	ATL	@	CHC	L,1-5	CG	41	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
28	42 (6)	May 22	ATL		CHC	W,4-2	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
29	43	May 23	ATL		CHC	L,1-5	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
30	44	May 24	ATL	@	MIL	L,7-10	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
31	50 (5)	May 30	ATL		LAD	L,4-5	GS	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	53 (2)	Jun 2	ATL		COL	L,2-3	GF	15	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
33	55 (1)	Jun 5	ATL	@	BOS	W,6-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR LF
34	59 (3)	Jun 9	ATL		TBD	W,4-3	GF	14	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
35	70 (10)	Jun 22	ATL		MON	L,1-2	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR LF
36	71	Jun 23	ATL		MON	W,7-3	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
37	76 (4)	Jun 28	ATL	@	MON	W,13-5	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
38	80 (3)	Jul 2	ATL	@	NYM	W,16-0	GF	14	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
39	94 (13)	Jul 19	ATL	@	TOR	L,7-8	GS	30	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
40	95	Jul 20	ATL	@	TOR	L,6-11	CG	48	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
41	99 (3)	Jul 23 (2)	ATL	@	PHI	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
42	100	Jul 24	ATL	@	PHI	L,3-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR LF
43	101	Jul 25	ATL	@	PHI	W,5-4	GF	19	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
44	102	Jul 26	ATL		MIL	W,6-1	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
45	103	Jul 27	ATL		MIL	W,10-2	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
46	146 (42)	Sep 14	ATL	@	SDP	W,11-4	GF	20	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF CF
47	150 (3)	Sep 19	ATL		MON	W,5-1	GF	14	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
48	156 (5)	Sep 26	ATL	@	MON	W,10-0	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
49	158 (1)	Sep 29	ATL	@	NYM	L,2-9	GF	15	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
50	160 (1)	Oct 1	ATL		FLA	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
51	161	Oct 2	ATL		FLA	L,0-1	GF	19	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF CF
52	162	Oct 3	ATL		FLA	W,18-0	GS	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF CF
							55gm		308.1	52	0	1	53	0