Laynce Nix

Positions: Outfielder, Pinch Hitter and First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-1, 220lb (185cm, 99kg)

Born: October 30, 1980 in Houston, TX us

Draft: Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 4th round of the 2000 MLB June Amateur Draft from Midland HS (Midland, TX).

High School: Midland HS (Midland, TX)

Debut: July 10, 2003 (Age 22-253d, 18,311th in major league history)
vs. MIN 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 3, 2013 (Age 32-277d)
vs. ATL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2003 season

Agents: Don Mitchell

Full Name: Laynce Michael Nix

Pronunciation: \Lance\

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Relatives: Brother of Jayson Nix

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.8

1915

460

.240

235

RBI

249

OBP

.286

SLG

.417

OPS

.703

OPS+

Summary of 69 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 1 walk-off, 5 tying, 18 go ahead

5 Tms
TEX	28
CIN	19
WSN	16
PHI	5
MIL	1

Platoon
vs RHP	66
vs LHP	3

Home/Road
Home	37
Away	32

Outs
1	29
0	22
2	18

24 Opps
SEA	8
STL	7
HOU	6
MIA/FLA	5
ANA/LAA	4
NYM	4
ATL	4
ARI	3
TBD	3
CLE	3
MIL	3
SFG	2
SDP	2
NYY	2
KCR	2
PHI	2
TOR	2
MIN	1
COL	1
BAL	1
DET	1
BOS	1
WSN	1
CHW	1

63 Pitchers
Gil Meche	4
Roy Oswalt	3
Kyle Lohse	2
Blaine Boyer	1
Corey Thurman	1
Randall Delgado	1
Josh Collmenter	1
Braden Looper	1
Joe Borowski	1
Bob File	1
Ron Villone	1
Jason Johnson	1
Chris Carpenter	1
Jeremy Affeldt	1
Roy Halladay	1
Tim Lincecum	1
Ryan Franklin	1
Felipe Paulino	1
Kevin Jarvis	1
Jon Rauch	1
Jesse Chavez	1
Joel Piñeiro	1
John Smoltz	1
Daniel Hudson	1
Rob Bell	1
Aaron Sele	1
Matt Cain	1
Ramón Ortiz	1
Geoff Geary	1
Joe Mays	1
Bartolo Colón	1
Tanyon Sturtze	1
LaTroy Hawkins	1
Chad Harville	1
Jeff Nelson	1
Jake Westbrook	1
Carlos Villanueva	1
Ben Weber	1
Javier Vázquez	1
Brandon Backe	1
Josh Geer	1
Fernando Nieve	1
Jason Davis	1
Chris Volstad	1
Kevin Brown	1
Todd Coffey	1
Ricky Nolasco	1
Sergio Santos	1
Jason Marquis	1
Roberto Hernández	1
Doug Waechter	1
Tim Hudson	1
Tom Gorzelanny	1
Cristhian Martínez	1
Manny Acosta	1
Jon Garland	1
Jeff Suppan	1
Chris Perez	1
Tim Stauffer	1
Jorge Sosa	1
Kevin Gregg	1
Mike Wood	1
Ramiro Mendoza	1

21 Parks
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	19
Nationals Pk (WAS)	9
GreatAmer BP (CIN)	6
Turner Fld (ATL)	4
Busch Stad 3 (STL)	4
Am Fam Field (MIL)	4
T-Mobile Pk (SEA)	3
Progressive (CLE)	2
Citi Field (NYC)	2
CitizensBank (PHI)	2
Chase Field (PHO)	2
Angel Stad (ANA)	2
MinuteMaidPk (HOU)	2
TropicanaFld (STP)	1
loanDepot pk (MIA)	1
Camden Yards (BAL)	1
KauffmanStad (KAN)	1
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	1
Comerica Pk (DET)	1
Petco Pk (SAN)	1
Guaranteed (CHI)	1

Where Hit
9	41
89	13
8	12
78	3

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
2	19
3	17
1	11
4	9
5	9
6	2
7+	2

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	59
2·HR gms	5

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	36
1--	15
-2-	7
12-	4
--3	3
-23	2
123	1
1-3	1

111 RBI
RISP	18
0 on	36
1 on	25
2 on	7
3 on	1
Any on	33

Inning
1	1
2	13
3	7
4	10
5	5
6	12
7	8
8	5
9	4
Extra	4

1-3	21
4-6	27
7-end	21

RelScore
+4..	10
+3	7
+2	6
+1	9
Tied	13
-1	8
-2	5
-3	6
-4..	5

Ahead	32
Tied	13
Behind	24

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	11
0-1	10
1-0	9
1-1	8
0-2	7
1-2	7
2-1	4
2-2	4
3-2	3
3-1	3
2-0	3

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
LF	26
CF	25
RF	11
PH	4
1B	2
DH	1

OrderPos
6th	20
7th	19
8th	12
4th	6
5th	5
9th	5
3rd	1
1st	1

Leverage
High Lev	12
Medium Lev	26
Low Lev	31

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2003	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2003-07-24	TEX		ANA	Ben Weber	behind 2-6	b 7	2	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	8	7	0.046	10%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
2	2	2	1	2003-07-30	TEX		BOS	Ramiro Mendoza	tied 0-0	b 2	1	1--	4,(1-2) 1B1FFX	2	7	9	0.160	72%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); M. Teixeira Scores
3	3	3	1	2003-08-02	TEX		CLE	Jason Davis	behind 6-7	b 6	1	---	4,(2-1) BBCX	1	8	9	0.167	55%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
4	4	4	1	2003-08-08	TEX	@	TOR	Corey Thurman	ahead 3-0	t 1	2	-2-	2,(1-0) BX	2	7	9	0.110	85%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); S. Spencer Scores
5	5	5	1	2003-08-29	TEX		MIN	Joe Mays	ahead 2-1	b 3	2	12-	2,(1-0) BX	3	6	9	0.209	86%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); R. Palmeiro Scores; S. Spencer Scores
6	6	6	1	2003-09-02	TEX		KCR	Jeremy Affeldt	behind 1-3	b 5	2	12-	3,(0-2) CCX	3	6	8	0.352	66%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); A. Rodriguez Scores; M. Teixeira Scores
7	7	7	1	2003-09-16	TEX		SEA	Gil Meche	ahead 1-0	b 2	0	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	6	8	0.125	80%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); M. Teixeira Scores
8	8	8	2	2003-09-16	TEX		SEA	Gil Meche	ahead 6-0	b 3	1	-2-	4,(1-2) CSBX	2	6	8	0.027	98%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF); M. Teixeira Scores
2004	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
9	9	1	1	2004-04-09	TEX		ANA	Ramón Ortiz	behind 1-3	b 2	1	---	5,(3-1) BFBBX	1	8	8	0.093	43%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
10	10	2	1	2004-04-16	TEX	@	SEA	Gil Meche	ahead 1-0	t 2	1	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	8	8	0.155	76%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); D. Dellucci Scores
11	11	3	1	2004-04-22	TEX	@	ANA	Bartolo Colón	behind 0-3	t 2	0	1--	3,(2-0) 1BBX	2	7	8	0.137	40%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); E. Young Scores
12	12	4	1	2004-04-25	TEX		SEA	Ron Villone	ahead 7-2	b 4	1	1--	3,(1-1) BCX	2	7	8	0.039	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); K. Mench Scores
13	13	5	2	2004-04-25	TEX		SEA	Kevin Jarvis	ahead 9-6	b 6	1	1--	6,(1-2) CFFBFX	2	7	8	0.066	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); K. Mench Scores
14	14	6	1	2004-05-11	TEX	@	TBD	Doug Waechter	tied 0-0	t 3	0	1--	3,(0-2) CFX	2	8	8	0.167	71%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); K. Mench Scores
15	15	7	1	2004-05-21	TEX		NYY	Kevin Brown	behind 3-4	b 4	1	-2-	3,(1-1) BCX	2	8	8	0.188	65%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); D. Dellucci Scores
16	16	8	2	2004-05-21	TEX		NYY	Tanyon Sturtze	ahead 7-4	b 7	1	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	8	8	0.048	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); K. Mench Scores
17	17	9	1	2004-06-11	TEX		STL	Jeff Suppan	behind 1-8	b 5	0	---	7,(3-2) BSSBFBX	1	8	8	0.023	6%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
18	18	10	1	2004-07-16	TEX		TOR	Bob File	ahead 6-1	b 6	1	--3	4,(1-2) CCBX	2	9	8	0.015	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); G. Matthews Scores
19	19	11	1	2004-08-04	TEX	@	DET	Jason Johnson	ahead 1-0	t 2	2	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	8	8	0.164	75%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); D. Dellucci Scores
20	20	12	1	2004-08-13	TEX		TBD	Rob Bell	behind 0-1	b 2	1	1--	7,(3-2) BSBF1BF>X	2	6	8	0.169	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); H. Blalock Scores
21	21	13	1	2004-08-15	TEX		TBD	Jorge Sosa	behind 0-1	b 2	1	--3	1,(0-0) X	2	7	8	0.128	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); K. Mench Scores
22	22	14	1	2004-10-03	TEX	@	SEA	Gil Meche	tied 0-0	t 3	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	1	8	0.113	57%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
2005	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
23	23	1	1	2005-04-27	TEX		SEA	Jeff Nelson	ahead 7-0	b 7	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	8	0.003	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
24	24	2	1	2005-05-20	TEX		HOU	Brandon Backe	tied 1-1	b 4	1	-23	3,(0-2) CFX	3	7	8	0.178	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); H. Blalock Scores; K. Mench Scores
25	25	3	1	2005-05-21	TEX		HOU	Chad Harville	ahead 8-0	b 2	2	-2-	2,(0-1) .FX	2	7	8	0.015	99%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); K. Mench Scores
26	26	4	1	2005-06-04	TEX	@	KCR	Mike Wood	ahead 11-6	t 6	0	---	3,(1-1) SBX	1	7	8	0.021	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
27	27	5	1	2005-06-24	TEX	@	HOU	Roy Oswalt	behind 1-4	t 8	0	---	5,(2-2) BSBFX	1	8	8	0.066	14%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
28	28	6	1	2005-07-01	TEX	@	SEA	Aaron Sele	ahead 5-1	t 6	0	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	7	8	0.034	95%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
2006	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
29	29	1	1	2006-09-01	MIL		FLA	Joe Borowski	behind 1-3	b 9	0	---	3,(0-2) .CFX	1	5	8	0.114	22%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
2009	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
30	30	1	1	2009-04-28	CIN		HOU	Geoff Geary	behind 1-8	b 8	0	---	5,(2-2) ..BFBTX	1	9	PH	0.005	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
31	31	2	1	2009-05-11	CIN	@	ARI	Jon Garland	ahead 4-2	t 4	0	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	7	7	0.084	81%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
32	32	3	1	2009-05-16	CIN	@	SDP	Josh Geer	behind 1-2	t 5	0	1--	2,(0-1) CX	2	7	7	0.250	65%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); R. Hernández Scores
33	33	4	1	2009-05-26	CIN		HOU	Roy Oswalt	behind 2-3	b 4	0	---	3,(1-1) BLX	1	6	7	0.135	56%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
34	34	5	1	2009-06-03	CIN	@	STL	Kyle Lohse	tied 0-0	t 2	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	6	7	0.112	57%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
35	35	6	2	2009-06-03	CIN	@	STL	Chris Perez	ahead 4-1	t 8	1	12-	4,(1-2) FBCX	3	6	7	0.049	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); B. Phillips Scores; R. Hernández Scores
36	36	7	1	2009-06-04	CIN	@	STL	Chris Carpenter	behind 0-3	t 8	2	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	6	7	0.039	7%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
37	37	8	1	2009-07-10	CIN	@	NYM	Fernando Nieve	ahead 2-0	t 6	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	5	7	0.089	86%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
38	38	9	1	2009-08-02	CIN		COL	Jason Marquis	behind 0-3	b 7	1	12-	2,(0-1) FX	3	7	8	0.370	55%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); B. Phillips Scores; A. Rosales Scores
39	39	10	1	2009-08-20	CIN		SFG	Matt Cain	behind 0-1	b 6	1	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	5	7	0.190	54%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
40	40	11	1	2009-08-25	CIN	@	MIL	Carlos Villanueva	ahead 4-1	t 7	0	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	6	9	0.058	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); S. Rolen Scores
41	41	12	2	2009-08-25	CIN	@	MIL	Todd Coffey	ahead 7-6	t 13	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	6	9	0.103	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
42	42	13	1	2009-08-26	CIN	@	MIL	Braden Looper	tied 0-0	t 2	2	---	5,(3-1) BBCBX	1	6	9	0.112	57%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
43	43	14	1	2009-09-26	CIN	@	HOU	Felipe Paulino	tied 0-0	t 2	1	1--	4,(2-1) B1FB+1X	2	7	7	0.185	69%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Francisco Scores
44	44	15	1	2009-09-30	CIN		STL	John Smoltz	ahead 2-0	b 3	0	123	3,(0-2) SSX	4	7	7	0.087	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); B. Phillips Scores; S. Rolen Scores; J. Bruce Scores
2010	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
45	45	1	1	2010-05-03	CIN		NYM	Manny Acosta	tied 2-2	b 11	1	---	5,(2-2) .BCTBX	1	9	PH	0.421	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
46	46	2	1	2010-05-20	CIN	@	ATL	Jesse Chavez	ahead 8-1	t 5	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	7	7	0.009	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
47	47	3	1	2010-05-21	CIN	@	CLE	Jake Westbrook	behind 0-1	t 3	0	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	7	7	0.120	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
48	48	4	1	2010-05-22	CIN	@	CLE	Roberto Hernández	ahead 2-0	t 4	1	--3	2,(0-1) CX	2	7	7	0.098	88%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); J. Bruce Scores
2011	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
49	49	1	1	2011-04-10	WSN	@	NYM	Blaine Boyer	ahead 4-3	t 11	1	1-3	5,(0-2) SFFFX	3	8	7	0.087	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); D. Espinosa Scores; I. Rodríguez Scores
50	50	2	1	2011-04-20 (1)	WSN	@	STL	Ryan Franklin	ahead 7-5	t 8	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	6	7	0.066	93%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
51	51	3	1	2011-04-29	WSN		SFG	Tim Lincecum	tied 0-0	b 2	1	-2-	5,(1-2) CFBFX	2	6	7	0.174	74%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); W. Ramos Scores
52	52	4	1	2011-05-10	WSN	@	ATL	Tim Hudson	ahead 1-0	t 4	2	-23	5,(2-2) BBCSX	3	6	7	0.234	88%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); A. LaRoche Scores/unER; W. Ramos Scores/unER; L. Nix Scores/unER
53	53	5	1	2011-05-13	WSN		FLA	Chris Volstad	behind 1-4	b 4	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	7	0.091	26%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
54	54	6	1	2011-05-20	WSN	@	BAL	Kevin Gregg	ahead 15-5	t 9	0	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	3	7	0.000	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); I. Desmond Scores
55	55	7	1	2011-05-28	WSN		SDP	Tim Stauffer	behind 0-2	b 7	0	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	4	7	0.145	34%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
56	56	8	1	2011-05-30	WSN		PHI	Roy Halladay	tied 3-3	b 6	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	4	7	0.178	75%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
57	57	9	1	2011-06-01	WSN		PHI	Roy Oswalt	tied 1-1	b 3	2	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	4	7	0.131	64%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
58	58	10	1	2011-06-16	WSN		STL	Kyle Lohse	ahead 3-2	b 6	0	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	4	7	0.107	86%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
59	59	11	1	2011-06-24	WSN	@	CHW	Sergio Santos	tied 3-3	t 10	1	---	4,(1-2) BFSX	1	4	DH	0.374	81%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
60	60	12	1	2011-06-28	WSN	@	LAA	Joel Piñeiro	behind 1-3	t 6	1	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	4	7	0.117	29%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
61	61	13	1	2011-07-26	WSN		FLA	Ricky Nolasco	behind 0-5	b 5	0	---	4,(2-1) BBCX	1	6	7	0.043	11%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
62	62	14	1	2011-07-27	WSN		FLA	Javier Vázquez	behind 0-3	b 4	0	---	6,(3-2) BFBFBX	1	5	9	0.096	29%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
63	63	15	1	2011-08-24	WSN		ARI	Daniel Hudson	behind 0-4	b 9	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	9	0.003	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
64	64	16	1	2011-08-30	WSN	@	ATL	Cristhian Martínez	ahead 7-1	t 7	2	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	5	9	0.011	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); M. Morse Scores
2012	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
65	65	1	1	2012-04-24	PHI	@	ARI	Josh Collmenter	ahead 2-0	t 4	2	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	7	3	0.144	87%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); T. Wigginton Scores
66	66	2	1	2012-05-03	PHI	@	ATL	Randall Delgado	ahead 1-0	t 7	2	---	4,(2-1) BBCX	1	6	3	0.140	80%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
67	67	3	1	2012-08-26	PHI		WSN	Tom Gorzelanny	ahead 3-0	b 6	0	---	3,(0-2) ..CSX	1	6	9	0.038	95%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
2013	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
68	68	1	1	2013-04-10	PHI		NYM	LaTroy Hawkins	ahead 5-2	b 6	1	1--	5,(3-1) .BBFBX	2	9	PH	0.053	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); E. Kratz Scores
69	69	2	1	2013-04-14	PHI	@	MIA	Jon Rauch	tied 1-1	t 9	1	---	3,(1-1) .CBX	1	9	PH	0.390	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)