Donell Nixon
Robert Donell Nixon
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: December 31, 1961 in Evergreen, NC
High School: Columbus (Evergreen, NC)
Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 10th round of the 1980 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 7, 1987
Final Game: July 1, 1990
Relatives: Brother of Otis Nixon
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1987 SEA AL 25 CF 32 31 252.0 76 75 1 0 0 1.000 -0.7 -3.3 -1.7 -1.6 -0.1 1 2.71 2.38 .986 2.70 2.34
1987 SEA AL 25 OF 32 31 254.0 77 76 1 0 0 1.000 -0.9 -4.3 -1.9 -1.8 -0.1 1 2.73 2.41 .979 2.31 2.00
1987 SEA AL 25 DH 6
1987 SEA AL 25 LF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -120.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.25 1.70
1988 SFG NL 26 OF 46 17 199.0 60 59 0 1 0 .983 3.6 21.7 4.6 0.7 3.9 -1 2.67 1.28 .982 2.28 1.98
1988 SFG NL 26 LF 32 11 129.0 29 28 0 1 0 .966 0.6 5.6 0.6 -1.6 2.2 0 1.95 0.88 .979 2.13 1.75
1988 SFG NL 26 CF 15 6 70.0 30 30 0 0 0 1.000 3.0 51.4 4.0 2.3 1.7 -1 3.86 2.00 .987 2.66 2.28
1989 SFG NL 27 OF 64 31 349.1 90 87 0 3 0 .967 1.1 3.8 1.1 -1.5 2.6 0 2.24 1.36 .981 2.32 1.96
1989 SFG NL 27 CF 29 7 119.1 31 31 0 0 0 1.000 -0.8 -8.0 -0.8 -2.0 1.2 0 2.34 1.07 .984 2.69 2.33
1989 SFG NL 27 RF 26 15 148.2 36 34 0 2 0 .944 -0.9 -7.3 -0.9 -0.3 -0.6 0 2.06 1.31 .978 2.12 1.70
1989 SFG NL 27 LF 15 9 81.1 21 20 0 1 0 .952 2.8 41.3 2.8 0.8 2.0 0 2.21 1.33 .981 2.15 1.72
1990 BAL AL 28 LF 4 4 29.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 1.1 45.5 1.1 -0.3 1.4 0 1.55 1.25 .980 2.20 1.75
1990 BAL AL 28 OF 4 4 29.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 1.1 45.5 1.1 -0.3 1.4 0 1.55 1.25 .980 2.39 2.05
1990 BAL AL 28 DH 3
4 Seasons OF 146 83 831.1 232 227 1 4 0 .983 4.9 7.1 4.9 -2.9 7.8 0 2.47 1.56 .981 2.31 1.98
3 Seasons CF 76 44 441.1 137 136 1 0 0 1.000 1.5 4.1 1.5 -1.3 2.8 0 2.79 1.80 .985 2.69 2.32
4 Seasons LF 52 24 241.1 55 53 0 2 0 .964 4.3 21.4 4.3 -1.3 5.6 0 1.98 1.02 .980 2.14 1.74
1 Season RF 26 15 148.2 36 34 0 2 0 .944 -0.9 -7.3 -0.9 -0.3 -0.6 0 2.06 1.31 .978 2.12 1.70
2 Seasons DH 9
4 Seasons TOT 146 83 831.1 232 227 1 4 0 .983 4.9 7.1 4.9 -2.9 7.8 0 2.47 1.56 .963 2.31 1.98

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1987 SEA AL 25 46 36 46 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 32 0 33 5 1 7
1988 SFG NL 26 59 17 59 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 15 0 46 0 6 25
1989 SFG NL 27 95 31 95 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 29 26 64 0 27 18
1990 BAL AL 28 8 6 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 2 0 2
4 Seasons 208 90 208 147 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 76 26 147 7 34 52
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1987 SEA AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 12 8 0 13 2 0 2 1 0 7 0 0 5 2 0 39 13 33.3% 26 0 0.0% 1 1118 57% 80% 31% 144 53%
1988 SFG NL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 5 1 20.0% 4 0 0.0% 0 275 57% 84% 44% 42 71%
1989 SFG NL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 6 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 5 45.5% 6 0 0.0% 0 503 49% 76% 39% 63 49%
3 Seasons 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 16 11 0 21 4 0 4 1 0 7 0 0 7 3 0 55 19 34.5% 36 0 0.0% 1 1896 55% 79% 35% 249 55%
MLB Averages 40.9% 1.6% 56% 77% 37% 55%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1987 SEA AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 10 80% 100% 60% 1 0%
1988 SFG NL 26 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 33.3% 2 0 0.0% 0 534 61% 78% 38% 49 57%
1989 SFG NL 27 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 3 1 0 4 4 0 13 10 76.9% 3 0 0.0% 0 361 53% 76% 40% 36 56%
1990 BAL AL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 66.7% 1 0 0.0% 0 113 59% 81% 43% 12 42%
4 Seasons 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 2 1 0 4 3 0 5 1 0 4 4 0 20 14 70.0% 6 0 0.0% 0 1018 58% 78% 40% 98 54%
MLB Averages 59.4% 2.5% 56% 77% 37% 49%

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1989 SFG NL 27 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 4 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 11 5 45.5% 6 0 0.0% 0 597 49% 84% 46% 65 52%
1 Season 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 4 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 11 5 45.5% 6 0 0.0% 0 597 49% 84% 46% 65 52%
MLB Averages 44.1% 2.6% 56% 77% 37% 52%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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