Willard Nixon
1950–1958 · bats L / throws R · Boston Red Sox
239G
.242AVG
.305OBP
.296SLG
111H
2HR
41RBI
0SB
69–72W–L
1,234IP
618K
4.41ERA
177GS
3SV
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 239 | 515 | 459 | 42 | 111 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 42 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 136 | .242 | .305 | .296 | .601 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,234.0 | 225 | 177 | 51 | 69 | 72 | 3 | 1,277 | 676 | 604 | 90 | 530 | 618 | 0 | 0 | 4.41 | 1.464 |
Streaks
5longest hitting streak · 1953-05-22 to 1953-06-17
7longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | 11 scoreless innings | 1956-08-07 | 1 in 3,313 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 50 | 9 walks allowed | 1953-05-30 | 1 in 1,333 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 44 | 4 home runs allowed | 1954-07-20 | 1 in 801 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 123 | 254 | 53 | 0 | 19 | 28 | 46 | .242 | .319 | .301 |
| Away | 116 | 261 | 58 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 54 | .242 | .276 | .292 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 16 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .160 | .214 | .240 |
| May | 33 | 79 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 19 | .219 | .266 | .301 |
| June | 48 | 102 | 26 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 14 | .306 | .373 | .365 |
| July | 48 | 113 | 30 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 26 | .300 | .354 | .340 |
| August | 48 | 114 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 15 | .212 | .263 | .240 |
| September | 46 | 79 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 18 | .181 | .228 | .250 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| detroit-tigers | 38 | 95 | 27 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 19 | .318 | .368 | .388 |
| cleveland-guardians | 36 | 62 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 12 | .173 | .274 | .192 |
| new-york-yankees | 35 | 80 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 20 | .173 | .212 | .240 |
| chicago-white-sox | 34 | 73 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 14 | .281 | .315 | .312 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 30 | 49 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | .250 | .347 | .275 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 22 | 53 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | .217 | .283 | .304 |
| st-louis-browns | 17 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | .188 | .212 | .281 |
| kansas-city-athletics | 15 | 43 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | .300 | .349 | .350 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 |  Boston Red Sox | 22 | 36 | 5 | – | 2 | – | .139 | 101 | 58 |
| 1951 | Boston Red Sox | 34 | 45 | 13 | 1 | 8 | – | .289 | 125 | 70 |
| 1952 | Boston Red Sox | 33 | 53 | 11 | – | 7 | – | .208 | 103 | 50 |
| 1953 | Boston Red Sox | 23 | 42 | 8 | – | 3 | – | .190 | 116 | 57 |
| 1954 | Boston Red Sox | 31 | 68 | 18 | 1 | 3 | – | .265 | 199 | 102 |
| 1955 | Boston Red Sox | 31 | 69 | 18 | – | 7 | – | .261 | 208 | 95 |
| 1956 | Boston Red Sox | 23 | 54 | 11 | – | 5 | – | .204 | 145 | 74 |
| 1957 | Boston Red Sox | 32 | 75 | 22 | – | 4 | – | .293 | 191 | 96 |
| 1958 | Boston Red Sox | 10 | 17 | 5 | – | 2 | – | .294 | 43 | 16 |