Otis Nixon
1983–1999 · bats B / throws R · Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Guardians, Los Angeles Dodgers, Minnesota Twins, Montreal Expos, New York Yankees, Texas Rangers
1,709G
.270AVG
.343OBP
.314SLG
More career statistics
1,379H
11HR
318RBI
620SB
27Rare feats
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.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,709 | 5,800 | 5,115 | 878 | 1,379 | 142 | 27 | 11 | 318 | 585 | 694 | 620 | 186 | 5 | 28 | 1,608 | .270 | .343 | .314 | .657 |
Streaks
20longest hitting streak · 1991-07-11 to 1991-07-31
44longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85 | Five-Steal Game | 1991-06-16 | 1 in 7,214 games | box score ↗ |
| 64 | Four-Steal Game | 1993-05-12 | 1 in 894 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1988-07-02 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 873 | 2908 | 693 | 5 | 170 | 313 | 333 | .272 | .346 | .317 |
| Away | 836 | 2892 | 686 | 6 | 148 | 272 | 361 | .268 | .331 | .312 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 239 | 852 | 168 | 1 | 54 | 96 | 94 | .227 | .310 | .259 |
| May | 284 | 921 | 232 | 0 | 46 | 97 | 100 | .287 | .357 | .325 |
| June | 285 | 919 | 216 | 3 | 48 | 98 | 101 | .268 | .342 | .311 |
| July | 304 | 1059 | 248 | 2 | 50 | 96 | 124 | .263 | .325 | .312 |
| August | 298 | 1066 | 256 | 3 | 64 | 92 | 157 | .266 | .326 | .313 |
| September | 274 | 907 | 236 | 2 | 51 | 93 | 106 | .296 | .363 | .357 |
| October | 25 | 76 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 12 | .371 | .474 | .387 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pittsburgh-pirates | 88 | 294 | 74 | 1 | 15 | 33 | 24 | .289 | .364 | .348 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 86 | 298 | 59 | 0 | 18 | 37 | 32 | .233 | .322 | .285 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 85 | 296 | 83 | 0 | 17 | 32 | 24 | .318 | .389 | .360 |
| chicago-cubs | 76 | 218 | 61 | 0 | 11 | 17 | 26 | .307 | .358 | .362 |
| new-york-mets | 72 | 219 | 42 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 35 | .214 | .279 | .235 |
| milwaukee-brewers | 71 | 247 | 57 | 1 | 13 | 22 | 26 | .260 | .320 | .311 |
| detroit-tigers | 69 | 275 | 62 | 2 | 14 | 35 | 28 | .263 | .353 | .318 |
| athletics | 69 | 251 | 63 | 0 | 20 | 28 | 35 | .292 | .363 | .329 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 13 | 14 | 2 | – | – | 2 | .143 | – | – | |
| 1984 | 49 | 91 | 14 | – | 1 | 12 | .154 | – | – | |
| 1985 | 104 | 162 | 38 | 3 | 9 | 20 | .235 | – | – | |
| 1986 | 105 | 95 | 25 | – | 8 | 23 | .263 | – | – | |
| 1987 | 19 | 17 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | .059 | – | – | |
| 1988 | 90 | 271 | 66 | – | 15 | 46 | .244 | – | – | |
| 1989 | 126 | 258 | 56 | – | 21 | 37 | .217 | – | – | |
| 1990 | 119 | 231 | 58 | 1 | 20 | 50 | .251 | – | – | |
| 1991 | 124 | 401 | 119 | – | 26 | 72 | .297 | – | – | |
| 1992 | 120 | 456 | 134 | 2 | 22 | 41 | .294 | – | – | |
| 1993 | 134 | 461 | 124 | 1 | 24 | 47 | .269 | – | – | |
| 1994 | 103 | 398 | 109 | – | 25 | 42 | .274 | – | – | |
| 1995 | 139 | 589 | 174 | – | 45 | 50 | .295 | – | – | |
| 1996 | 125 | 496 | 142 | 1 | 29 | 54 | .286 | – | – | |
| 1997 | Los Angeles Dodgers, Toronto Blue Jays | 145 | 576 | 153 | 2 | 44 | 59 | .266 | – | – |
| 1998 | 110 | 448 | 133 | 1 | 20 | 37 | .297 | – | – | |
| 1999 | 84 | 151 | 31 | – | 8 | 26 | .205 | – | – |