Otis Nixon Minor League Statistics & History

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Otis Nixon

Otis Junior Nixon

Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: January 9, 1959 in Evergreen, North Carolina, US
School: Louisburg College (Louisburg, NC)

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).

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Minors Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1979	20	Paintsville	APPY	Rk	NYY	63	264	203	58	58	10	3	1	25	5	3	57	40	.286	.441	.379	.820	77	0	3	1
1980	21	Greensboro	SALL	A	NYY	136	614	493	124	137	12	5	3	48	67	13	113	88	.278	.412	.341	.753	168	1	5	2
1981	22	Nashville	SOUL	AA	NYY	127	527	407	89	102	9	2	0	20	72	15	110	101	.251	.413	.283	.695	115	3	6	1	0
1982	23	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	NYY	131	610	490	90	138	7	2	0	34	107	30	108	97	.282	.412	.304	.716	149	1	10	1	0
1982	23	Nashville	SOUL	AA	NYY	72	346	283	47	80	3	2	0	20	61	17	59	56	.283	.408	.307	.716	87	1	3	0	0
1982	23	Columbus	IL	AAA	NYY	59	264	207	43	58	4	0	0	14	46	13	49	41	.280	.416	.300	.716	62	0	7	1	0
1983	24	Columbus	IL	AAA	NYY	138	671	557	129	162	11	6	0	41	94	29	96	83	.291	.393	.332	.725	185	1	12	5	1
1984	25	Maine	IL	AAA	CLE	72	305	253	42	70	5	1	0	22	39	10	44	45	.277	.381	.304	.686	77	0	6	2	0

1987	28	Buffalo	AA	AAA	CLE	59	283	249	51	71	13	4	2	23	36	7	34	30	.285	.371	.394	.765	98	0	0	0	0
1988	29	Indianapolis	AA	AAA	MON	67	282	235	52	67	6	3	0	19	40	14	43	28	.285	.394	.336	.730	79	0	3	1	1
8 Seasons						793	3556	2887	635	805	73	26	6	232	460	121	605	512	.279	.403	.328	.732	948	6	45	13	2
AAA (5 seasons)				AAA		395	1805	1501	317	428	39	14	2	119	255	73	266	227	.285	.391	.334	.725	501	1	28	9	2
AA (2 seasons)				AA		199	873	690	136	182	12	4	0	40	133	32	169	157	.264	.411	.293	.704	202	4	9	1	0
A (1 season)				A		136	614	493	124	137	12	5	3	48	67	13	113	88	.278	.412	.341	.753	168	1	5	2
Rk (1 season)				Rk		63	264	203	58	58	10	3	1	25	5	3	57	40	.286	.441	.379	.820	77	0	3	1

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Minors Fielding

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff		G	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
1979	20	Paintsville	APPY	Rk	NYY	SS	3	5	2	2	1	1	.800	1.33
1979	20	Paintsville	APPY	Rk	NYY	3B	62	182	52	120	10	12	.945	2.77
1980	21	Greensboro	SALL	A	NYY	SS	66	280	95	176	9	29	.968	4.11
1980	21	Greensboro	SALL	A	NYY	3B	71	228	69	132	27	11	.882	2.83
1981	22	Nashville	SOUL	AA	NYY	SS	124	602	198	348	56	51	.907	4.40
1982	23	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-AA	NYY	2B	76	397	146	241	10	45	.975	5.09
1982	23	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	NYY	SS	55	250	84	139	27	27	.892	4.05
1982	23	Nashville	SOUL	AA	NYY	SS	38	178	52	106	20	19	.888	4.16
1982	23	Nashville	SOUL	AA	NYY	2B	34	182	74	105	3	22	.984	5.26
1982	23	Columbus	IL	AAA	NYY	SS	17	72	32	33	7	8	.903	3.82
1982	23	Columbus	IL	AAA	NYY	2B	42	215	72	136	7	23	.967	4.95
1983	24	Columbus	IL	AAA	NYY	OF	127	371	363	5	3	2	.992	2.90
1983	24	Columbus	IL	AAA	NYY	2B	9	42	22	19	1	1	.976	4.56
1984	25	Maine	IL	AAA	CLE	OF	70	214	206	7	1	1	.995	3.04

1987	28	Buffalo	AA	AAA	CLE	OF	58	176	170	3	3	0	.983	2.98
1988	29	Indianapolis	AA	AAA	MON	OF	67	132	130	1	1	0	.992	1.96
8 Seasons							788	2879	1537	1193	149	180	.948	3.46
SS (4 seasons)						SS	248	1137	379	665	93	108	.918	4.21
OF (4 seasons)						OF	322	893	869	16	8	3	.991	2.75
2B (2 seasons)						2B	85	439	168	260	11	46	.975	5.04
3B (2 seasons)						3B	133	410	121	252	37	23	.910	2.80

Teams Played For

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff
1979	20	Paintsville Yankees	Appalachian League	Rk	NYY
1980	21	Greensboro Hornets	South Atlantic League	A	NYY
1981	22	Nashville Sounds	Southern League	AA	NYY
1982	23	Columbus Clippers	International League	AAA	NYY
1982	23	Nashville Sounds	Southern League	AA	NYY
1983	24	Columbus Clippers	International League	AAA	NYY
1983	24	New York Yankees	American League	MLB	NYY	1	1983-09-09	1983-10-02
1984	25	Maine Guides	International League	AAA	CLE
1984	25	Cleveland Indians	American League	MLB	CLE	1	1984-04-03	1984-06-17
1985	26	Cleveland Indians	American League	MLB	CLE	1	1985-04-11	1985-10-06
1986	27	Cleveland Indians	American League	MLB	CLE	1	1986-04-09	1986-10-05
1987	28	Buffalo Bisons	American Association	AAA	CLE
1987	28	Cleveland Indians	American League	MLB	CLE	1	1987-04-09	1987-05-05
1988	29	Indianapolis Indians	American Association	AAA	MON
1988	29	Montreal Expos	National League	MLB	MON	1	1988-06-21	1988-10-02
1989	30	Montreal Expos	National League	MLB	MON	1	1989-04-04	1989-09-26
1990	31	Montreal Expos	National League	MLB	MON	1	1990-04-09	1990-10-03
1991	32	Atlanta Braves	National League	MLB	ATL	1	1991-04-10	1991-09-15
1992	33	Atlanta Braves	National League	MLB	ATL	1	1992-04-24	1992-10-04
1993	34	Atlanta Braves	National League	MLB	ATL	1	1993-04-05	1993-10-03
1994	35	Boston Red Sox	American League	MLB	BOS	1	1994-04-04	1994-08-10
1995	36	Texas Rangers	American League	MLB	TEX	1	1995-04-26	1995-10-01
1996	37	Toronto Blue Jays	American League	MLB	TOR	1	1996-04-01	1996-09-20
1997	38	Toronto Blue Jays	American League	MLB	TOR	1	1997-04-01	1997-08-12
1997	38	Los Angeles Dodgers	National League	MLB	LAD	2	1997-08-13	1997-09-27
1998	39	Minnesota Twins	American League	MLB	MIN	1	1998-04-01	1998-09-27
1999	40	Atlanta Braves	National League	MLB	ATL	1	1999-04-05	1999-10-03

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