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Donell Nixon
Robert Donell Nixon

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 185 lb.

Debut April 7, 1987
  vs. CAL 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 SB
Final Game July 1, 1990
Born December 31, 1961 in Evergreen, NC

Brother of Otis Nixon

Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 10th round of the 1980 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1987 25 SEA AL  46  132   17   33   4  0   3   12  21  7  13  28  .250  .327  .348   76   46   4   0   0   2   3
 1988 26 SFG NL  59   78   15   27   3  0   0    6  11  8  10  12  .346  .420  .385  138   30   1   0   0   0   1
 1989 27 SFG NL  95  166   23   44   2  0   1   15  10  3  11  30  .265  .311  .295   77   49   0   0   1   0   4
 1990 28 BAL AL   8   20    1    5   2  0   0    2   5  0   1   7  .250  .286  .350   80    7   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 4 Seasons      208  396   56  109  11  0   4   35  47 18  35  77  .275  .337  .333   89  132   5   0   1   2   8
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        308   44   85   9  0   3   27  37 14  27  60  .275  .337  .333   89  103   4   0   1   2   6
 Career High     95  166   23   44   4  0   3   15  21  8  13  30                          49   4   0   1   2   4
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1987 25 SEA AL  151  113   16   3.8   110| .250  .271| .327  .340| .348  .435| .675  .775|  76  .376  -4.8  -0.5  75%
 1988 26 SFG NL   89   61   12   5.3    86| .346  .252| .420  .315| .385  .369| .805  .684| 138  .628   4.3   0.5  57%
 1989 27 SFG NL  177  129   15   3.1    88| .265  .250| .311  .317| .295  .373| .606  .690|  77  .385  -5.2  -0.6  76%
 1990 28 BAL AL   21   15    3   5.3    92| .250  .256| .286  .324| .350  .382| .636  .706|  80  .590  -0.5  -0.1 100%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 4 Seasons       438  318   46   3.9    95| .275  .258| .337  .325| .333  .393| .670  .718|  89  .446  -6.2  -0.7  72%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1987 25 SEA AL OF 32 76 1 0 0 1.000 .980 2.41 2.00 2.73 2.31 31 254.0 CF 32 75 1 0 0 1.000 .986 2.38 2.34 2.71 2.70 31 252.0 DH 6 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 2.25 0 2.0 1988 26 SFG NL OF 46 59 0 1 0 .983 .982 1.28 1.98 2.67 2.28 17 199.0 LF 32 28 0 1 0 .966 .979 0.88 1.75 1.95 2.13 11 129.0 CF 15 30 0 0 0 1.000 .987 2.00 2.28 3.86 2.66 6 70.0 1989 27 SFG NL OF 64 87 0 3 0 .967 .981 1.36 1.96 2.24 2.32 31 349.3 CF 29 31 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.07 2.33 2.34 2.69 7 119.3 RF 26 34 0 2 0 .944 .977 1.31 1.70 2.06 2.12 15 148.7 LF 15 20 0 1 0 .952 .980 1.33 1.72 2.21 2.15 9 81.3 1990 28 BAL AL LF 4 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.25 1.75 1.55 2.20 4 29.0 DH 3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1987 25 SEA AL CF 32 75 1 0 0 1.000 .986 2.38 2.34 2.71 2.70 31 252.0 1988 26 SFG NL CF 15 30 0 0 0 1.000 .987 2.00 2.28 3.86 2.66 6 70.0 1989 27 SFG NL CF 29 31 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.07 2.33 2.34 2.69 7 119.3 1987 25 SEA AL DH 6 1990 28 BAL AL DH 3 1987 25 SEA AL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 2.25 0 2.0 1988 26 SFG NL LF 32 28 0 1 0 .966 .979 0.88 1.75 1.95 2.13 11 129.0 1989 27 SFG NL LF 15 20 0 1 0 .952 .980 1.33 1.72 2.21 2.15 9 81.3 1990 28 BAL AL LF 4 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.25 1.75 1.55 2.20 4 29.0 1987 25 SEA AL OF 32 76 1 0 0 1.000 .980 2.41 2.00 2.73 2.31 31 254.0 1988 26 SFG NL OF 46 59 0 1 0 .983 .982 1.28 1.98 2.67 2.28 17 199.0 1989 27 SFG NL OF 64 87 0 3 0 .967 .981 1.36 1.96 2.24 2.32 31 349.3 1990 28 BAL AL OF 4 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.25 2.05 1.55 2.39 4 29.0 1989 27 SFG NL RF 26 34 0 2 0 .944 .977 1.31 1.70 2.06 2.12 15 148.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 146 227 1 4 0 .983 .981 1.56 1.98 2.47 2.31 83 831.3 52 76 26# CF* 76 136 1 0 0 1.000 .986 1.80 2.32 2.79 2.69 44 441.3 LF* 52 53 0 2 0 .964 .980 1.02 1.74 1.98 2.14 24 241.3 RF* 26 34 0 2 0 .944 .977 1.31 1.70 2.06 2.12 15 148.7 DH 9 Games not counted in Overall Total below +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 146 227 1 4 0 .983 .981 1.56 1.98 2.47 2.31 83 831
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1989   NLCS  SFG CHC     W   3   3   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   1  0   0   0   0 
        WS    SFG OAK     L   2   5   1   1  0  0  0   0   1   1  .200  .333  .200   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Postseason Series   1-1   5   8   1   1  0  0  0   0   1   2  .125  .222  .125   1  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.


Transactions 

June 3, 1980: Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 10th round of the 1980 amateur draft.

June 23, 1988: Sent by the Seattle Mariners to the San Francisco Giants to complete an earlier deal made on March 19, 1988. The Seattle Mariners sent a player to be named later to the San Francisco Giants for Rod Scurry. The Seattle Mariners sent Donell Nixon (June 23, 1988) to the San Francisco Giants to complete the trade.

April 8, 1990: Released by the San Francisco Giants.

April 16, 1990: Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.

September 20, 1990: Granted Free Agency.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1989San Francisco Giants$102,500
1990San Francisco Giants$225,000
Career (may be incomplete)$327,500

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms 
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