Al Nixon
1915–1928 · bats R / throws L · Brooklyn Dodgers, Boston Braves, Philadelphia Phillies
422G
.277AVG
.314OBP
.356SLG
More career statistics
372H
7HR
118RBI
19SB
1Rare feat
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Caught stealing | 12 | 28 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 77 | 78 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 1,447 | 1,446 |
| Batting · Runs | 180 | 178 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 422 | 1,447 | 1,345 | 180 | 372 | 60 | 13 | 7 | 118 | 66 | 77 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 479 | .277 | .314 | .356 | .670 |
Streaks
15longest hitting streak · 1923-08-27 to 1923-09-11
23longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1921-09-12 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
| 32 | 4 runs scored | 1922-06-12 | 1 in 1,014 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 17 | 2 home runs | 1926-06-18 | 1 in 259 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 214 | 709 | 187 | 2 | 54 | 37 | 34 | .286 | .316 | .368 |
| Away | 208 | 737 | 185 | 5 | 64 | 29 | 44 | .267 | .290 | .345 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 34 | 106 | 27 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 7 | .276 | .311 | .327 |
| May | 63 | 177 | 48 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 7 | .298 | .328 | .379 |
| June | 72 | 281 | 74 | 2 | 27 | 14 | 5 | .286 | .313 | .375 |
| July | 76 | 274 | 70 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 18 | .271 | .296 | .341 |
| August | 79 | 260 | 56 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 14 | .231 | .258 | .289 |
| September | 90 | 315 | 92 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 25 | .307 | .321 | .413 |
| October | 8 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | .185 | .303 | .259 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cincinnati-reds | 72 | 282 | 80 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 11 | .302 | .326 | .400 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 66 | 230 | 59 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 10 | .278 | .304 | .358 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 58 | 192 | 44 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 12 | .247 | .271 | .315 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 58 | 222 | 54 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 10 | .263 | .302 | .327 |
| chicago-cubs | 56 | 188 | 45 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 13 | .262 | .287 | .331 |
| new-york-giants | 55 | 172 | 51 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 12 | .313 | .331 | .405 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 29 | 87 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | .259 | .287 | .333 |
| boston-braves | 28 | 73 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | .261 | .288 | .348 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 |  Brooklyn Dodgers | 14 | 26 | 6 | – | 3 | 1 | .231 | – | – |
| 1916 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | 1.000 | – | – |
| 1918 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 6 | 11 | 5 | – | – | – | .455 | – | – |
| 1921 |  Boston Braves | 55 | 138 | 33 | 1 | 7 | 3 | .239 | – | – |
| 1922 | Boston Braves | 86 | 318 | 84 | 2 | 22 | 6 | .264 | – | – |
| 1923 | Boston Braves | 88 | 321 | 88 | – | 21 | 2 | .274 | – | – |
| 1926 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 93 | 311 | 91 | 4 | 42 | 5 | .293 | – | – |
| 1927 | Philadelphia Phillies | 54 | 154 | 48 | – | 16 | 1 | .312 | – | – |
| 1928 | Philadelphia Phillies | 25 | 64 | 15 | – | 7 | 1 | .234 | – | – |