Otis Nixon

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-2, 180lb (188cm, 81kg)

Born: January 9, 1959 in Evergreen, NC us

Draft: 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).

School: Louisburg College (Louisburg, NC)

Debut: September 9, 1983 (Age 24-243d, 14,830th in major league history)
vs. BAL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 3, 1999 (Age 40-267d)
vs. FLA 6 AB, 3 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1985 season

Agents: Joe Sroba

Full Name: Otis Junior Nixon

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Relatives: Brother of Donell Nixon

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

16.6

5115

1379

.270

878

RBI

318

620

OBP

.344

SLG

.314

OPS

.658

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1997 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1997 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 1	TOR		CHW	L,5-6	CG	45	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
2	2	Apr 2	TOR		CHW	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
3	3	Apr 4	TOR		MIL	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
4	4	Apr 5	TOR		MIL	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
5	5	Apr 6	TOR		MIL	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
6	6	Apr 9	TOR	@	CHW	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
7	7	Apr 10	TOR	@	CHW	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
8	8	Apr 13	TOR	@	MIL	L,2-3	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
9	9	Apr 14	TOR		KCR	L,2-3	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
10	10	Apr 15	TOR		KCR	L,5-7	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
11	11	Apr 16	TOR		OAK	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
12	12	Apr 17	TOR		OAK	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
13	13	Apr 18	TOR	@	TEX	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
14	14	Apr 19	TOR	@	TEX	W,6-0	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
15	16 (1)	Apr 21	TOR	@	ANA	L,4-5	CG	55	12.1	4	0	0	4	0	CF
16	17	Apr 22	TOR	@	ANA	W,7-6	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
17	18	Apr 23	TOR	@	ANA	L,4-5	CG	39	9.1	2	0	0	2	0	CF
18	19	Apr 25	TOR		SEA	L,8-13	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
19	20	Apr 26	TOR		SEA	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
20	22 (1)	Apr 29	TOR	@	KCR	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
21	23	Apr 30	TOR	@	KCR	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	25 (1)	May 2	TOR		MIN	L,2-3	CG	38	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
23	26	May 3	TOR		MIN	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
24	27	May 4	TOR		MIN	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
25	28	May 5	TOR		DET	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
26	29	May 6	TOR		DET	W,2-1	CG	35	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
27	30	May 7	TOR	@	CLE	L,1-7	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
28	31	May 8	TOR	@	CLE	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
29	32	May 9	TOR	@	MIN	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
30	33	May 10	TOR	@	MIN	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
31	34	May 11	TOR	@	MIN	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
32	35	May 12	TOR	@	MIN	L,2-12	CG	48	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
33	36	May 13	TOR	@	DET	L,0-4	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
34	37	May 14	TOR	@	DET	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
35	39 (1)	May 17	TOR		CLE	L,1-8	CG	43	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
36	40	May 18	TOR		CLE	L,6-8	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
37	41	May 20	TOR	@	NYY	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
38	42	May 21	TOR	@	NYY	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
39	43	May 23	TOR		ANA	L,2-12	GS	33	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
40	44	May 24	TOR		ANA	L,1-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
41	45	May 25	TOR		ANA	W,4-3	CG	46	11.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
42	46	May 26	TOR		TEX	W,8-1	GS	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
43	47	May 27	TOR		TEX	L,5-15	GS	28	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
44	49 (1)	May 29	TOR		NYY	L,0-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
45	50	May 30	TOR	@	OAK	L,7-12	CG	44	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
46	52 (1)	Jun 1	TOR	@	OAK	L,2-8	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
47	53	Jun 2	TOR	@	SEA	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
48	55 (1)	Jun 5	TOR		OAK	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
49	56	Jun 6	TOR		OAK	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
50	57	Jun 7	TOR		OAK	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
51	58	Jun 8	TOR		OAK	L,5-7	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
52	59	Jun 10	TOR		SEA	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
53	61 (1)	Jun 13	TOR	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
54	62	Jun 14	TOR	@	PHI	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
55	63	Jun 15	TOR	@	PHI	W,11-1	GS	20	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
56	64	Jun 16	TOR		ATL	L,0-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
57	65	Jun 17	TOR		ATL	L,7-8	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
58	66	Jun 18	TOR		ATL	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
59	67	Jun 20	TOR		BAL	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
60	68	Jun 21	TOR		BAL	L,1-5	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
61	69	Jun 22	TOR		BAL	L,2-5	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
62	70	Jun 23	TOR		BOS	L,6-7	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
63	71	Jun 24	TOR		BOS	L,6-9	CG	47	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
64	73 (1)	Jun 26	TOR	@	BAL	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
65	74	Jun 27	TOR	@	BAL	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
66	75	Jun 28	TOR	@	BAL	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
67	76	Jun 29	TOR	@	BAL	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
68	77	Jun 30	TOR		MON	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
69	78	Jul 1	TOR		MON	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
70	79	Jul 2	TOR		MON	W,7-6	CG	52	13.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
71	80	Jul 3	TOR		NYY	L,1-3	CG	38	9.0	8	0	1	9	0	CF
72	81	Jul 4	TOR		NYY	W,1-0	CG	29	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
73	82	Jul 5	TOR		NYY	L,0-8	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
74	83	Jul 6	TOR		NYY	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
75	84	Jul 10	TOR	@	BOS	L,7-8	CG	55	10.2	1	0	0	1	0	CF
76	85	Jul 11	TOR	@	BOS	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
77	86	Jul 12	TOR	@	BOS	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
78	88 (1)	Jul 14	TOR	@	BAL	L,5-9	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
79	89	Jul 15	TOR	@	BAL	L,4-8	CG	37	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
80	90	Jul 16	TOR	@	TEX	L,0-6	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
81	91	Jul 17	TOR	@	TEX	W,9-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
82	92	Jul 18	TOR	@	ANA	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
83	93	Jul 19	TOR	@	ANA	L,4-5	CG	37	8.2	3	0	0	3	0	CF
84	95 (1)	Jul 22	TOR		MIL	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
85	96	Jul 23	TOR		MIL	W,8-0	GS	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
86	97	Jul 24	TOR		MIL	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
87	98	Jul 25	TOR		KCR	W,2-1	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
88	99	Jul 26	TOR		KCR	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
89	101 (1)	Jul 28 (1)	TOR	@	MIL	L,0-1	CG	28	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
90	103 (1)	Jul 29 (1)	TOR	@	MIL	L,0-2	CG	29	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
91	104	Jul 29 (2)	TOR	@	MIL	L,2-4	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
92	105	Jul 31	TOR	@	DET	L,2-4	CG	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
93	106	Aug 1	TOR	@	DET	W,7-5	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
94	107	Aug 2	TOR	@	DET	L,7-8	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
95	108	Aug 3	TOR	@	DET	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
96	109	Aug 4	TOR	@	MIN	L,3-9	GS	37	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
97	111 (1)	Aug 6	TOR		CLE	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
98	112	Aug 7	TOR		CLE	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
99	113	Aug 8	TOR		DET	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
100	114	Aug 9	TOR		DET	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
101	116 (1)	Aug 11	TOR		DET	W,8-2	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
102	117	Aug 12	TOR		MIN	W,9-1	GS	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
				Player went from Toronto Blue Jays to Los Angeles Dodgers
103	120	Aug 13	LAD		MON	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
104	121	Aug 14	LAD		MON	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	CF
105	122	Aug 15	LAD		CIN	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
106	123	Aug 16	LAD		CIN	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
107	124	Aug 17	LAD		CIN	L,0-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
108	125	Aug 19	LAD	@	NYM	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
109	126	Aug 21 (1)	LAD	@	NYM	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
110	127	Aug 21 (2)	LAD	@	NYM	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
111	128	Aug 22	LAD	@	PHI	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
112	129	Aug 23	LAD	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG	42	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
113	130	Aug 24	LAD	@	PHI	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
114	131	Aug 25 (1)	LAD	@	PIT	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
115	132	Aug 25 (2)	LAD	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
116	133	Aug 26	LAD	@	PIT	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
117	134	Aug 27	LAD	@	PIT	W,9-5	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
118	135	Aug 28	LAD		OAK	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
119	136	Aug 29	LAD		OAK	W,5-4	CG	41	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
120	137	Aug 30	LAD		SEA	W,11-2	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
121	138	Aug 31	LAD		SEA	L,1-3	CG	37	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
122	139	Sep 2	LAD	@	TEX	L,12-13	CG	48	8.2	2	0	0	2	0	CF
123	140	Sep 3	LAD	@	TEX	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
124	141	Sep 5	LAD		FLA	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
125	142	Sep 6	LAD		FLA	W,9-5	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
126	143	Sep 7	LAD		FLA	W,9-5	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
127	144	Sep 8	LAD		FLA	L,4-8	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
128	145	Sep 9	LAD		ATL	L,3-4	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
129	146	Sep 10	LAD		ATL	L,0-7	GS	29	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
130	147	Sep 12	LAD	@	HOU	L,3-10	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
131	148	Sep 13	LAD	@	HOU	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
132	149	Sep 14	LAD	@	HOU	W,4-3	CG	40	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
133	150	Sep 15	LAD	@	STL	W,7-6	CG	60	15.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
134	151	Sep 16	LAD	@	STL	W,7-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
135	152	Sep 17	LAD	@	SFG	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
136	153	Sep 18	LAD	@	SFG	L,5-6	CG	53	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
137	154	Sep 19	LAD		COL	L,4-6	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
138	155	Sep 20	LAD		COL	L,1-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
139	156	Sep 21	LAD		COL	L,5-10	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
140	157	Sep 23	LAD		SDP	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
141	158	Sep 24	LAD		SDP	L,1-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
142	159	Sep 25	LAD	@	COL	W,9-5	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
143	160	Sep 26	LAD	@	COL	W,10-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
144	161	Sep 27	LAD	@	COL	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
							144gm		1263.2	350	2	2	354	0