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.

1989 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1989 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 6	MON		PIT	W,3-2	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
2	4	Apr 7	MON		NYM	W,7-3	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
3	5	Apr 8	MON		NYM	W,3-2	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
4	7 (1)	Apr 10	MON	@	PHI	L,6-7	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
5	8	Apr 11	MON	@	PHI	L,2-6	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
6	9	Apr 12	MON	@	PHI	L,3-6	GS	28	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
7	10	Apr 14	MON	@	PIT	W,7-6	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR CF
8	13 (2)	Apr 17	MON		CHC	W,2-1	GF	9	2.1	1	0	0	1	0	CF
9	14	Apr 18	MON		CHC	W,11-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
10	15	Apr 19	MON		CHC	W,3-2	GS	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF LF
11	17 (1)	Apr 21	MON	@	STL	L,0-1	GS	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
12	19 (1)	Apr 23	MON	@	STL	W,9-3	GF	17	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH CF
13	20	Apr 25	MON	@	CIN	L,1-6	GS	34	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
14	23 (2)	Apr 29	MON		ATL	W,9-7	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
15	24	Apr 30	MON		ATL	W,9-6	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	26 (1)	May 2	MON		CIN	W,6-4	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
17	28 (1)	May 4	MON		HOU	L,4-5	CG	41	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
18	29	May 5	MON	@	ATL	L,1-6	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
19	30	May 6	MON	@	ATL	L,3-13	CG	49	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
20	31	May 7	MON	@	ATL	L,1-7	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
21	32	May 8	MON	@	HOU	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
22	33	May 9	MON	@	HOU	W,4-2	GF	10	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
23	34	May 10	MON	@	HOU	W,10-1	GF	13	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
24	37 (2)	May 14	MON		SFG	W,4-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
25	38	May 15	MON		SDP	L,5-6	GF	16	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH CF
26	39	May 16	MON		SDP	L,2-5	GF	4	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	CF
27	40	May 17	MON		SDP	L,5-6	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
28	41	May 19	MON		LAD	L,0-8	GF	7	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
29	42	May 20	MON		LAD	L,2-3	CG	43	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
30	43	May 21	MON		LAD	W,3-1	GF	10	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
31	44	May 23	MON	@	SFG	L,2-4	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
32	46 (1)	May 25	MON	@	SFG	W,2-0	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
33	47	May 26	MON	@	SDP	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
34	49 (1)	May 28	MON	@	SDP	W,10-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
35	50	May 29	MON	@	LAD	W,3-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
36	51	May 30	MON	@	LAD	W,5-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR CF
37	52	May 31	MON	@	LAD	L,4-9	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
38	53	Jun 2	MON	@	PHI	W,2-1	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	RF
39	54	Jun 3	MON	@	PHI	W,7-5	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
40	55	Jun 4	MON	@	PHI	W,7-4	GF	22	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH CF
41	56	Jun 5	MON		STL	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
42	57	Jun 6	MON		STL	W,3-2	GS	28	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
43	58	Jun 7	MON		STL	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
44	59	Jun 8	MON		STL	L,2-7	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
45	60	Jun 9	MON		PHI	W,5-0	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR LF
46	61	Jun 10	MON		PHI	W,9-1	GS	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF LF
47	62	Jun 11	MON		PHI	W,7-2	GF	13	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH CF
48	63	Jun 13	MON	@	STL	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
49	64	Jun 14	MON	@	STL	L,0-10	CG	41	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
50	65	Jun 15	MON	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	40	9.1	5	0	0	5	0	CF
51	66	Jun 16	MON		CHC	W,8-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
52	68 (1)	Jun 18	MON		CHC	L,4-5	CG	45	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
53	70 (1)	Jun 20	MON	@	NYM	W,8-5	GS	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
54	71	Jun 21	MON	@	NYM	L,0-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
55	72	Jun 23	MON	@	CHC	W,5-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
56	73	Jun 24	MON	@	CHC	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
57	74	Jun 25	MON	@	CHC	W,5-0	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR CF
58	75	Jun 26	MON		NYM	W,5-1	GF	14	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
59	76	Jun 27	MON		NYM	W,3-2	GF	21	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
60	77	Jun 28	MON		NYM	W,4-3	GS	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF LF
61	79 (1)	Jun 30	MON		HOU	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
62	80	Jul 1	MON		HOU	L,1-4	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
63	81	Jul 2	MON		HOU	W,13-2	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
64	82	Jul 3	MON	@	ATL	W,3-0	GS	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF LF
65	84 (1)	Jul 5	MON	@	ATL	W,7-5	GS	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF LF
66	85	Jul 7	MON	@	HOU	W,11-8	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF CF
67	86	Jul 8	MON	@	HOU	L,2-3	GS	30	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF LF
68	87	Jul 9	MON	@	HOU	W,6-1	GF	15	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
69	88	Jul 13	MON	@	CIN	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
70	89	Jul 14	MON	@	CIN	W,1-0	GS	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF CF
71	91 (1)	Jul 16	MON	@	CIN	W,6-3	GF	18	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH CF
72	92	Jul 17	MON		ATL	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
73	95 (2)	Jul 20	MON		CIN	W,4-1	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
74	96	Jul 21	MON		CIN	W,3-1	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR CF
75	97	Jul 22	MON		CIN	W,6-5	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
76	98	Jul 23	MON		CIN	W,12-4	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
77	99	Jul 24	MON		PHI	W,4-3	CG	46	12.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
78	100	Jul 25	MON		PHI	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
79	101	Jul 26	MON		PHI	L,3-4	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
80	102	Jul 28	MON		STL	L,0-2	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
81	103	Jul 29	MON		STL	W,2-0	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
82	104	Jul 30	MON		STL	L,3-8	CG	42	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
83	105	Jul 31	MON	@	PIT	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
84	106	Aug 1	MON	@	PIT	W,5-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR CF
85	108 (1)	Aug 3	MON	@	PIT	L,0-1	GF	10	2.2	1	0	0	1	0	PH CF
86	109	Aug 4	MON	@	NYM	L,5-11	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
87	110	Aug 5	MON	@	NYM	L,2-3	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
88	111	Aug 6	MON	@	NYM	L,1-2	CG	50	13.0	7	1	0	8	0	CF
89	115 (3)	Aug 11	MON		PIT	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
90	116	Aug 12	MON		PIT	W,5-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
91	119 (2)	Aug 15	MON		SFG	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
92	120	Aug 16	MON		SFG	W,4-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
93	121	Aug 17	MON		SFG	L,5-10	GF	14	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	CF
94	124 (2)	Aug 20	MON		SDP	L,2-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
95	130 (5)	Aug 27	MON	@	SFG	W,6-3	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
96	133 (2)	Aug 30	MON	@	SDP	W,5-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
97	136 (2)	Sep 3	MON	@	LAD	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	PR CF
98	137	Sep 4	MON	@	STL	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	4	0	1	5	0	CF
							106gm		559.1	158	2	2	162	0