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	14-20 / in Starts: 9-5
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	22 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 49 PAs	8
Actual Runners on Base	36 (21-10-5)
Avg. MLBer w/ 49 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	31 (16-10-5)

Most Driven In
B Doerr	3
C Vollmer	2
W Dropo	1
A Evans	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
D DiMaggio	2
B Goodman	1
J Pesky	1
Self	1
L Boudreau	0

1951 Batting Game Log

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1951 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	23	6 (5)	Apr 22 (2)	BOS		PHA	W,7-4	GS-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0		1.000			9	1.05	0.031	2.31	0.04%	0.67	P
2	24	8 (1)	Apr 26	BOS		NYY	W,13-7	3-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9	.82	-0.022	1.85	-0.03%	-0.26	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	25	16 (7)	May 5	BOS	@	DET	L,7-8	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9						P
4	26	19 (2)	May 7	BOS	@	SLB	W,2-0	CG	3	3	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.600	1.250	1.850	9	.81	0.141	1.55	0.16%	1.50	P
5	27	23 (3)	May 15	BOS		CHW	L,7-9	GS-8	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.375	.444	.750	1.194	9	1.21	0.018	3.50	0.03%	-0.13	P
6	28	28 (4)	May 21	BOS		DET	W,9-7	GS-8	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.364	.417	.636	1.053	9	.98	0.014	2.35	0.02%	1.07	P
7	29	32 (3)	May 26	BOS		WSH	W,11-1	CG	5	5	2	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.438	.471	.688	1.158	9	.57	0.133	1.46	0.20%	2.34	P
8	30	37 (4)	May 30 (2)	BOS		NYY	W,9-4	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.412	.474	.647	1.121	9	.73	-0.025	3.20	-0.07%	-0.37	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
9	31	39 (1)	Jun 2	BOS	@	SLB	W,6-4	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.368	.429	.579	1.008	9	.80	-0.056	2.51	-0.11%	-1.20	P
10	32	44 (4)	Jun 5	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-10	GS-6	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.400	.455	.600	1.055	9	1.03	0.098	4.56	0.26%	0.99	P
11	33	47 (2)	Jun 8	BOS	@	CLE	L,1-7	6-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.400	.455	.600	1.055	9						P
12	34	51 (3)	Jun 12	BOS		DET	L,3-7	1-8	3	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.409	.480	.636	1.116	9	.31	0.014	.90	0.03%	0.35	P
13	35	56 (4)	Jun 18	BOS		CLE	L,7-9	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.409	.480	.636	1.116	9						P
14	36	58 (1)	Jun 20	BOS		CLE	L,8-14	1-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.391	.462	.609	1.070	9	1.02	-0.035	3.20	-0.07%	-0.71	P
15	37	59	Jun 21	BOS		CLE	L,4-8	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.391	.462	.609	1.070	9						P
16	38	61 (1)	Jun 23	BOS		CHW	W,8-7	9-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.375	.444	.583	1.028	9	2.40	-0.070	9.77	-0.17%	-0.26	P
17	39	65 (3)	Jun 27	BOS		PHA	W,6-5	4-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.360	.429	.560	.989	9	1.26	-0.047	3.85	-0.09%	-0.71	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
18	40	72 (6)	Jul 4 (2)	BOS	@	PHA	W,9-5	GS-9	4	4	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.379	.438	.552	.989	9	.52	0.064	1.64	0.12%	0.91	P
19	41	81 (8)	Jul 15 (1)	BOS	@	SLB	L,1-3	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.367	.424	.533	.958	9	1.34	-0.047	7.64	-0.16%	-0.46	P
20	42	84 (2)	Jul 17	BOS	@	CLE	L,6-8	6-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.355	.412	.516	.928	9	.06	-0.002	.41	-0.01%	-0.16	P
21	43	86 (1)	Jul 19	BOS	@	CLE	L,4-5	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.355	.412	.516	.928	8						PR
22	44	89 (2)	Jul 22	BOS	@	DET	W,10-9	GS-4	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.364	.417	.545	.962	9	1.04	0.070	5.55	0.22%	1.86	P
23	45	92 (2)	Jul 26	BOS		CHW	W,13-10	GS-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.353	.405	.529	.935	9	.84	-0.025	5.36	-0.10%	-0.35	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
24	46	97 (4)	Aug 1	BOS		SLB	W,5-1	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.351	.400	.514	.914	9	.71	-0.023	3.07	-0.06%	-0.23	P
25	47	113 (15)	Aug 16	BOS	@	PHA	L,2-10	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.351	.400	.514	.914	9						P
26	48	117 (3)	Aug 21	BOS	@	SLB	L,4-6	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.381	.487	.868	9	.75	-0.042	2.28	-0.08%	-0.41	P
27	49	121 (3)	Aug 25	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-6	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.317	.364	.463	.827	9	1.27	-0.112	3.41	-0.18%	-0.95	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
28	50	131 (9)	Sep 7 (2)	BOS	@	PHA	L,4-11	4-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.310	.356	.452	.808	9	.48	-0.012	2.10	-0.03%	-0.25	P
29	51	138 (6)	Sep 14	BOS		SLB	W,9-6	4-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.302	.348	.442	.790	9	.26	-0.007	1.12	-0.02%	-0.26	P
30	52	142 (3)	Sep 18	BOS		CLE	L,4-6	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.302	.348	.442	.790	9						P
31	53	143	Sep 19	BOS		CLE	L,2-15	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.302	.348	.442	.790	9						P
32	54	148 (4)	Sep 26	BOS	@	WSH	L,3-7	4-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.295	.340	.432	.772	9	.18	-0.005	.09	0.00%	-0.16	P
33	55	149	Sep 27	BOS	@	WSH	L,6-8	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.289	.333	.422	.756	9	.52	-0.014	.24	0.00%	-0.11	P
34	56	151 (1)	Sep 28 (2)	BOS	@	NYY	L,3-11	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.289	.333	.422	.756	9						P
							14-20		49	45	7	13	3	0	1	8	3	0	9	0	1		1	3	0	0	.289	.333	.422	.756		.82	0.039	2.72	-0.07%	2.73

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