Willard Nixon
Willard Lee Nixon
Born: June 17, 1928
Taylorsville, GA USA
Deceased: 2000
Rome, GA USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 195
College: Auburn University
Career: 1950-1958
Minor League Statistics
Willard Nixon compiled a career record of 69 wins and 72 losses in his 239-game career with the Boston Red Sox. He began playing during the 1950 season and last took the field during the 1958 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 8 | 6 | .571 | 6.04 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 101.3 | 126 | 75 | 68 | 8 | 58 | 0 | 57 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 476 |
| 1951 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 7 | 4 | .636 | 4.90 | 33 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 125.0 | 136 | 79 | 68 | 12 | 56 | 0 | 70 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 551 |
| 1952 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 5 | 4 | .556 | 4.86 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 103.7 | 115 | 64 | 56 | 12 | 61 | 0 | 50 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 468 |
| 1953 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 4 | 8 | .333 | 3.93 | 23 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 116.7 | 114 | 57 | 51 | 6 | 59 | 0 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 516 |
| 1954 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 11 | 12 | .478 | 4.06 | 31 | 30 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 199.7 | 182 | 102 | 90 | 16 | 87 | 0 | 102 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 850 |
| 1955 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 12 | 10 | .545 | 4.07 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 208.0 | 207 | 102 | 94 | 10 | 85 | 2 | 95 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 903 |
| 1956 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 9 | 8 | .529 | 4.21 | 23 | 22 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 145.3 | 142 | 79 | 68 | 9 | 57 | 2 | 74 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 631 |
| 1957 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 12 | 13 | .480 | 3.68 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 191.0 | 207 | 86 | 78 | 10 | 56 | 3 | 96 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 809 |
| 1958 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 1 | 7 | .125 | 6.02 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 43.3 | 48 | 30 | 29 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 187 |
| Totals | 69 | 72 | .489 | 4.39 | 225 | 177 | 21 | 51 | 9 | 3 | 1234.0 | 1277 | 674 | 602 | 90 | 530 | 7 | 616 | 41 | 1 | 29 | 5391 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 22 | 44 | 36 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | .139 | .244 | .139 | .383 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1951 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 34 | 49 | 45 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | .289 | .333 | .422 | .756 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 33 | 57 | 53 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | .208 | .263 | .264 | .527 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1953 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 23 | 48 | 42 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | .190 | .277 | .214 | .491 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1954 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 31 | 78 | 68 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 17 | .265 | .342 | .353 | .695 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1955 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 31 | 81 | 69 | 7 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 20 | .261 | .338 | .348 | .685 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1956 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 23 | 60 | 54 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .204 | .241 | .222 | .464 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1957 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 32 | 81 | 75 | 7 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16 | .293 | .346 | .307 | .652 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1958 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 10 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .294 | .294 | .353 | .647 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 239 | 515 | 459 | 42 | 111 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 97 | .242 | .305 | .296 | .601 | 136 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | AL | Boston Red Sox | P | 22 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 3 | .955 | .955 | |
| 1951 | AL | Boston Red Sox | P | 33 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 1 | .962 | .758 | |
| 1952 | AL | Boston Red Sox | P | 23 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 1.087 | |
| 1953 | AL | Boston Red Sox | P | 23 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 1 | .926 | 1.087 | |
| 1954 | AL | Boston Red Sox | P | 31 | 30 | 199.7 | 17 | 34 | 1 | 6 | .981 | 2.299 | 1.645 |
| 1955 | AL | Boston Red Sox | P | 31 | 31 | 208.0 | 18 | 43 | 1 | 3 | .984 | 2.639 | 1.968 |
| 1956 | AL | Boston Red Sox | P | 23 | 22 | 145.3 | 7 | 31 | 1 | 4 | .974 | 2.353 | 1.652 |
| 1957 | AL | Boston Red Sox | P | 29 | 29 | 191.0 | 8 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 1.696 | 1.241 |
| 1958 | AL | Boston Red Sox | P | 10 | 8 | 43.3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.869 | .900 |
| Totals | 225 | 120 | 787.3 | 74 | 217 | 7 | 27 | .977 | 3.326 | 1.293 |
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
