Willard Nixon

Position: Starting Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-2, 195lb (188cm, 88kg)

Born: June 17, 1928 in Taylorsville, GA us

Died: December 10, 2000 in Rome, GA

Buried: East View Cemetery, Rome, GA

High School: McHenry HS (Rome, GA)

School: Auburn University (Auburn, AL)

Last Game: July 4, 1958 (Age 30-017d)
vs. BAL 2.1 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1950 season

Full Name: Willard Lee Nixon

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

9.2

ERA

4.39

225

177

1234.0

616

WHIP

1.464

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1948	20	-4.0	Scranton	EL	A	BOS	11	5	.688	2.52	3.07	18	18		12	4		132.0	108	45	37		58		81	1	0	3		1.258	7.4		4.0	5.5	1.40
1949	21	-6.2	Birmingham	SOUA	AA	BOS	14	7	.667	3.41	4.02	22			16	1		177.0	141	79	67		99		104	3	1	12		1.356	7.2		5.0	5.3	1.05
1950	22	-4.5	Louisville	AA	AAA	BOS	11	2	.846	2.69	3.15	13	13		11	2		117.0	95	41	35		59		97	1	2	7		1.316	7.3		4.5	7.5	1.64
1950	22	-6.7	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	8	6	.571	6.04	6.66	22	15	3	2	0	2	101.1	126	75	68	7	58	2	57	2	0	2	476	1.816	11.2	0.6	5.2	5.1	0.98
1951	23	-6.2	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	7	4	.636	4.90	5.69	33	14	9	2	1	1	125.0	136	79	68	12	56	4	70	7	0	4	551	1.536	9.8	0.9	4.0	5.0	1.25
1952	24	-6.1	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	5	4	.556	4.86	5.56	23	13	6	5	0	0	103.2	115	64	56	12	61	1	50	4	1	4	468	1.698	10.0	1.0	5.3	4.3	0.82
1953	25	-4.9	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	4	8	.333	3.93	4.40	23	15	2	5	1	0	116.2	114	57	51	6	59	2	57	1	0	1	516	1.483	8.8	0.5	4.6	4.4	0.97
1954	26	-2.6	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	11	12	.478	4.06	4.60	31	30	1	8	2	0	199.2	182	102	90	16	87	5	102	9	0	2	850	1.347	8.2	0.7	3.9	4.6	1.17
1955	27	-1.4	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	12	10	.545	4.07	4.41	31	31	0	7	3	0	208.0	207	102	94	10	85	2	95	3	0	4	903	1.404	9.0	0.4	3.7	4.1	1.12
1956	28	-0.4	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	9	8	.529	4.21	4.89	23	22	0	9	1	0	145.1	142	79	68	9	57	2	74	8	0	6	631	1.369	8.8	0.6	3.5	4.6	1.30
1957	29	0.5	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	12	13	.480	3.68	4.05	29	29	0	11	1	0	191.0	207	86	78	10	56	3	96	7	0	5	809	1.377	9.8	0.5	2.6	4.5	1.71
1958	30	1.7	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	1	7	.125	6.02	6.23	10	8	0	2	0	0	43.1	48	30	29	7	11	0	15	0	0	1	187	1.362	10.0	1.5	2.3	3.1	1.36
1959	31	3.5	Minneapolis	AA	AAA	BOS	6	2	.750	3.58	3.86	26	11		4	1		98.0	104	42	39	10	29	5	40	3	0	1		1.357	9.6	0.9	2.7	3.7	1.38
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (9 seasons)					Majors		69	72	.489	4.39	4.92	225	177	21	51	9	3	1234.0	1277	674	602	89	530	21	616	41	1	29	5391	1.464	9.3	0.6	3.9	4.5	1.16
Minors (4 seasons)					Minors		42	16	.724	3.06	3.56	79	42		43	8		524.0	448	207	178	10	245	5	322	8	3	23		1.323	7.7		4.2	5.5	1.31
All Levels (12 Seasons)							111	88	.558	3.99	4.51	304	219	21	94	17	3	1758.0	1725	881	780	99	775	26	938	49	4	52	5391	1.422	8.8		4.0	4.8	1.21

AAA (2 seasons)					Minors		17	4	.810	3.10	3.47	39	24		15	3		215.0	199	83	74	10	88	5	137	4	2	8		1.335	8.3		3.7	5.7	1.56
AA (1 season)					Minors		14	7	.667	3.41	4.02	22			16	1		177.0	141	79	67		99		104	3	1	12		1.356	7.2		5.0	5.3	1.05
A (1 season)					Minors		11	5	.688	2.52	3.07	18	18		12	4		132.0	108	45	37		58		81	1	0	3		1.258	7.4		4.0	5.5	1.40