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	11-11 / in Starts: 11-10
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	7 games
Most Games w/o HR	19 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 60 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	46 (22-15-9)
Avg. MLBer w/ 60 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	37 (20-11-6)

Most Driven In
P Daley	1
S White	1
T Lepcio	1
D Buddin	1
J Piersall	1
F Malzone	0

Most Driven In By
B Klaus	1
M Vernon	1
T Williams	1
B Goodman	1

1956 Batting Game Log

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1956 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	175	4 (3)	Apr 20	BOS	@	NYY	L,1-7	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.72	-0.018	2.30	-0.03%	-0.16	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	176	22 (17)	May 15	BOS	@	DET	L,3-6	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.54	-0.040	3.74	-0.06%	-0.45	P
3	177	36 (13)	May 29	BOS	@	NYY	W,7-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.45	-0.077	1.28	-0.13%	-1.98	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
4	178	42 (5)	Jun 3	BOS		KCA	L,6-7	GS-8	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.125	.222	.125	.347	9	.62	0.010	1.30	0.01%	0.70	P
5	179	46 (3)	Jun 8	BOS		CHW	W,5-3	CG	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	.111	.182	.111	.293	9	1.38	-0.010	3.34	-0.02%	-0.34	P
6	180	52 (5)	Jun 13	BOS		CLE	T,8-8	GS-4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.154	.091	.245	9	1.43	-0.078	3.35	-0.11%	-0.94	P
7	181	59 (6)	Jun 21	BOS	@	CLE	L,0-5	5-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.154	.091	.245	9						P
8	182	66 (6)	Jun 30 (1)	BOS	@	BAL	W,4-2	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.188	.143	.330	9	1.09	0.033	1.34	0.03%	0.05	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
9	183	71 (4)	Jul 4 (1)	BOS		NYY	W,7-6	GS-9	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.188	.263	.188	.451	9	1.26	0.164	2.05	0.16%	1.45	P
10	184	76 (4)	Jul 8 (2)	BOS		BAL	W,8-4	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.188	.263	.188	.451	9						P
11	185	80 (3)	Jul 15 (1)	BOS		CLE	L,7-10	GS-5	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.286	.176	.462	9	1.11	-0.019	1.48	-0.02%	-0.25	P
12	186	87 (6)	Jul 20	BOS		DET	L,6-9	GS-6	2	2	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.348	.316	.664	9	1.07	0.117	1.11	0.07%	1.14	P
13	187	94 (6)	Jul 28	BOS	@	CHW	W,13-1	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.321	.292	.613	9	.41	0.011	.37	0.01%	0.08	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
14	188	100 (5)	Aug 2	BOS	@	DET	W,18-3	CG	6	6	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.324	.300	.624	9	.23	-0.058	.12	-0.02%	-0.89	P
15	189	105 (4)	Aug 7	BOS		NYY	W,1-0	GS-11	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.235	.289	.265	.554	9	1.31	-0.006	2.86	-0.01%	-0.12	P
16	190	110 (4)	Aug 12	BOS	@	WSH	L,2-8	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.235	.289	.265	.554	9						P
17	191	113 (2)	Aug 16	BOS	@	NYY	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.262	.237	.499	9	.84	-0.083	.59	-0.04%	-0.93	P
18	192	118 (4)	Aug 22 (1)	BOS		CHW	L,3-6	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.195	.244	.220	.464	9	1.73	-0.145	.21	-0.01%	-1.68	P
19	193	123 (4)	Aug 26 (1)	BOS		KCA	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.178	.224	.200	.424	9	1.10	-0.116	.19	-0.01%	-1.13	P
20	194	127 (3)	Aug 31	BOS		BAL	L,6-13	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.231	.208	.439	9	.75	-0.018	.04	0.00%	-0.16	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
21	195	133 (5)	Sep 5	BOS		NYY	L,3-5	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.218	.196	.414	9	1.45	-0.116	.09	0.00%	-1.00	P
22	196	138 (4)	Sep 11	BOS	@	CHW	W,5-3	GS-7	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.204	.241	.222	.464	9	1.52	0.144	.01	0.00%	1.39	P
23	197	145 (6)	Sep 16 (2)	BOS	@	DET	L,4-8	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.204	.241	.222	.464	9						P
							11-11		60	54	4	11	1	0	0	5	3	0	6	0	2	1	3	1	0	0	.204	.241	.222	.464		.97	-0.305	1.09	-0.18%	-5.23

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