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.

1984 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1984 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 3	CLE	@	TEX	W,9-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
2	2	Apr 5	CLE	@	TEX	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
3	3	Apr 6	CLE	@	KCR	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
4	4	Apr 8	CLE	@	KCR	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
5	5	Apr 10	CLE	@	CHW	L,3-7	GS	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF CF
6	6	Apr 11	CLE	@	CHW	L,1-6	GS	27	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
7	7	Apr 14	CLE		BAL	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
8	8	Apr 15	CLE		BAL	L,5-6	GS	34	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
9	9	Apr 16	CLE		BAL	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
10	10	Apr 18	CLE		NYY	L,0-5	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
11	11	Apr 20	CLE		KCR	L,4-6	CG	37	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	LF
12	12	Apr 21	CLE		KCR	W,3-2	GS	31	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
13	13	Apr 23	CLE		TEX	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
14	14	Apr 25	CLE		CHW	W,9-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
15	15	Apr 26	CLE		CHW	W,5-4	GS	27	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
16	16	Apr 27	CLE	@	DET	W,8-4	CG	70	19.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
17	17	Apr 28	CLE	@	DET	L,2-6	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
18	18	Apr 29	CLE	@	DET	L,1-6	GS	30	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
19	19	Apr 30	CLE	@	BAL	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	20	May 1	CLE	@	BAL	L,0-3	GS	30	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
21	21	May 2	CLE	@	BAL	W,9-7	GS	29	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
22	22	May 4	CLE		DET	L,2-9	GS	31	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
23	23	May 5	CLE		DET	L,5-6	GS	32	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
24	24	May 6	CLE		DET	L,5-6	GF	34	7.0	5	0	0	5	0	PR LF
25	26 (1)	May 9	CLE	@	NYY	L,4-11	GF	25	6.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
26	28 (1)	May 12	CLE		TOR	W,8-4	GF	9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR LF
27	34 (5)	May 18	CLE	@	MIL	W,8-4	GF	10	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR LF
28	36 (1)	May 20	CLE	@	MIL	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
29	37	May 21	CLE	@	BOS	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
30	39 (1)	May 23	CLE	@	BOS	W,5-4	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR LF
31	41 (1)	May 26	CLE	@	TOR	L,1-2	CG	29	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
32	42	May 27 (1)	CLE	@	TOR	L,1-6	GS	33	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
33	43	May 27 (2)	CLE	@	TOR	L,5-6	GF	8	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	LF
34	45 (1)	May 30 (1)	CLE		MIL	W,9-1	GF	9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
35	46	May 30 (2)	CLE		MIL	L,2-3	CG	42	10.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
36	47	Jun 1	CLE		CAL	L,2-5	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
37	48	Jun 2	CLE		CAL	L,4-6	GF	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR LF
38	49	Jun 3	CLE		CAL	L,4-7	GS	37	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
39	52 (2)	Jun 6	CLE		OAK	W,7-6	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR LF
40	53	Jun 8	CLE		SEA	W,4-3	GF	12	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
41	54	Jun 9	CLE		SEA	W,8-7	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
42	55	Jun 10 (1)	CLE		SEA	W,3-1	GF	10	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
43	57 (1)	Jun 12	CLE	@	OAK	W,11-5	GF	21	5.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
44	58	Jun 13	CLE	@	OAK	L,1-3	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR LF
45	59	Jun 14	CLE	@	OAK	L,6-7		19	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
46	62 (2)	Jun 17	CLE	@	CAL	W,4-3	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
							47gm		291.1	81	3	0	84	0