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Otis
Nixon		  
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 190
 
Born: January 9, 1959 in Usa, NC, COLUMBUS COUN
 
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Ted Williams Batting Title or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1984 25 BAL AL 51 73 20 18 2 1 0 4 4 0 5 9 .247 .295 .301 .596 7.4 1.6
1985 26 BAL AL 117 429 48 117 18 10 4 38 12 11 18 58 .273 .300 .389 .689 46.8 15.0
1986 27 BAL AL 64 100 12 22 3 0 0 6 0 4 9 15 .220 .284 .250 .534 5.9 0.0
1987 28 BAL AL 145 523 68 141 22 7 2 44 33 32 41 52 .270 .322 .350 .671 53.0 9.2
1988 29 BAL AL 155 570 69 170 19 1 5 46 47 38 46 103 .298 .350 .361 .711 65.7 9.0
1989 30 BAL AL 67 256 34 75 12 3 3 25 17 16 17 42 .293 .335 .398 .733 31.7 5.6
1990 31 BAL AL 125 418 55 118 9 2 7 32 41 34 34 109 .282 .336 .364 .699 47.8 7.1
1991 32 BAL AL 60 167 19 34 7 1 1 16 9 8 13 51 .204 .261 .275 .537 10.4 0.0
8 Years Sim 784 2536 325 695 92 25 22 211 163 143 183 439 .274 .322 .356 .678 268.7 47.5
162 Game Average 524 67 143 19 5 4 43 33 29 37 90 .274 .322 .356 .678 55.5  
Career Highs 155 570 69 170 22 10 7 46 47 38 46 109 .298 .350 .398 .733 65.7  
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1984 25 BAL AL LF 11 11 87.7 19 0 3 0 .864 1.95   0.2
    CF 10 6 57.0 9 0 0 0 1.000 1.42   0.0
    RF 4 3 28.0 8 0 0 0 1.000 2.57   0.0
1985 26 BAL AL CF 113 112 892.7 276 7 0 2 1.000 2.85   2.7
    RF 4 3 29.0 8 0 0 0 1.000 2.48    
    LF 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1986 27 BAL AL CF 31 18 161.7 34 2 0 0 1.000 2.00   0.8
    RF 10 5 59.7 18 0 0 0 1.000 2.72    
    SS 1 0 3.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1987 28 BAL AL LF 92 90 755.7 164 5 10 2 .944 2.01   1.8
    CF 32 30 255.0 73 3 0 0 1.000 2.68    
    RF 22 19 159.0 32 2 4 2 .895 1.92    
    SS 3 0 5.0 1 1 0 0 1.000 3.60   0.0
    3B 1 0 2.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
1988 29 BAL AL LF 147 147 1201.3 245 0 23 0 .914 1.84   0.7
    CF 11 0 20.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.45    
    RF 9 0 13.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 2.08    
1989 30 BAL AL CF 62 62 549.3 170 0 0 0 1.000 2.79   0.8
    RF 3 0 5.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.80    
    LF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1990 31 BAL AL LF 91 88 738.0 142 2 21 0 .873 1.76   0.7
    RF 23 17 167.3 26 0 5 0 .839 1.40    
    CF 2 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1991 32 BAL AL RF 22 20 167.0 38 1 0 0 1.000 2.10   0.7
    LF 16 4 61.3 13 0 4 0 .765 1.91    
    CF 5 5 43.0 13 0 0 0 1.000 2.72    
  LF 359 340 2849.0 583 7 61 2 .906 1.86   3.4
  CF 266 233 1981.7 576 12 0 2 1.000 2.67   4.3
  RF 97 67 628.0 134 3 9 2 .938 1.96   0.7
  SS 4 0 8.3 1 1 0 0 1.000 2.16   0.0
  3B 1 0 2.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
Career Totals   727 640 5469.0 1294 24 70 6 .950 2.17   8.5
Career Highs   167 147 1234.3 284 12 26 4 1.000 2.83    
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Singles
1988-7-145
 Caught Stealing
1987-1-32
1988-1-38
1990-1-34
CAR-47-143
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 18)
   Gray Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 104)
 
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Joe Zdeb (964)
  2. Al Bumbry (961)
  3. Alberto Lois (950)
  4. Jason Tyner (939)
  5. Greg Gross (936)
  6. Larry Biittner (936)
  7. Bobby Brown (935)
  8. Dave Roberts (933)
  9. Brian Dayett (933)
  10. Alex Cole (933)
History
Drafted in 4th round, 90th overall pick, by Baltimore in 1983
Traded from Baltimore to Philadelphia on 3/2/1983 (Going to BAL: 1B T. Solaita. Going to PHI: RF O. Nixon)
Traded from Philadelphia to Chicago (A) on 1/31/1984 (Going to PHI: SS R. Yount. Going to CHW: RF O. Nixon, SS I. Dejesus, C G. Reyes)
Traded from Chicago (A) to Baltimore on 4/16/1984 (Going to CHW: 1B E. Murray. Going to BAL: 3B K. Mitchell, RF O. Nixon, P B. Shirley)
Had first career hit on 5/13/1984, off Shane Rawley (CHW)
Hit first career homerun on 6/9/1985, off Bret Saberhagen (CLE)
Injured on 4/3/1986 with a Strained Back, out for one week
Injured on 6/21/1989 with a Broken Knee, out for full season
Injured on 9/6/1991 with a Torn Hamstring Muscle, out for full season
Released by Baltimore on 4/1/1992
 
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