#6 Willard Nixon, Reliever, 28 yrs, Chicago (F) American Giants

#6 Willard Nixon, Reliever, 28 yrs, Chicago (F) American Giants
Saturday, 10/11/1956

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Willard Nixon

6/17/1928
28
USA,GA,TAYLORSVILLE
6"2
195

Reliever
L
R

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Minimal
Loyal
None at all
2 / 6 (Fair)
1 / 6 (Insignificant)
Very inconsistent
GREAT
Normal
1.0 Stars

Contract & Roster Status

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Big League Contract
$ 914,286
1956 (Arbitration eligible)
4 Year(s), 124 Days (812 total Days)
40 Day(s)
5 Year(s), 115 Days (975 total Days)
6 Year(s)
Arbitration eligible
1 Option Year(s) left

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	4	5	3	88-91 Mph
Versus LHB	3	4	3
Versus RHB	4	5	4
Talent	3	6	3

Pitching Ratings
Endurance :
Groundball Pct. :
Holding Runners :

8
71
4

Pitches:
Fastball
Changeup
Curveball
Sinker
Slider

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	1	3	1	1	2
Versus LHP	1	3	1	1	2
Versus RHP	1	3	1	1	2
Talent	1	1	1	1	10

Running & Bunting Ratings
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2
3
2
1
Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
P : 6 (Range), .955 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 2

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date

Opp.

Result

Start

Dec

4/15

BoS

L 4-8

0.2

Pitching Stats 1956

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.0	0	0	.0
Projected	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	1	0	0	0	0

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	0	0	.0	1	1	13.5	13.5	.0	.0	0	0	.0	2	1	50.0	0.00

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.333	.500	.833
vs. RHB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.2	1	0	0	0	0
Road	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Postseason	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
This Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Last Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.2	1	0	0	0	0
May	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
June	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
July	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
August	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Sept./Oct.	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
1951	25	25	7	12	0	4.36	183.2	196	103	89	16	82	69	6	0	1.51	.288	CHA
1952	33	26	11	9	0	4.32	198.0	215	112	95	19	73	80	8	2	1.45	.292	CHA
1953	12	9	3	4	0	5.91	67.0	70	44	44	9	30	32	2	0	1.49	.277	CHA
1954	21	1	0	1	1	2.56	31.2	26	9	9	3	10	14	1	0	1.14	.225	CHA
1955	18	0	1	1	0	8.69	19.2	25	23	19	3	13	4	0	0	1.93	.306	CHA
1956	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.50	.500	CHA
Total	110	61	22	27	1	4.60	500.2	533	291	256	50	208	199	17	2	1.48	.285

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP
1950, AAA	9	9	2	4	0	7.16	44.0	59	40	35	3	32	30	2	0	2.07	.366
1951, AAA	12	12	3	7	0	3.55	91.1	96	40	36	8	38	45	2	0	1.47	.294
1953, AAA	8	8	5	2	0	4.07	55.1	73	28	25	6	23	25	2	1	1.73	.342
1956, AAA	26	0	1	1	4	5.11	24.2	29	14	14	4	10	11	0	0	1.58	.316

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1951	25	61	6	2	0	0	3	4	1	14	0	0	.098	.127	.131	.258	CHA
1952	33	71	10	1	1	0	3	6	4	29	0	0	.141	.187	.183	.370	CHA
1953	12	19	4	1	1	0	2	3	0	5	0	0	.211	.211	.368	.579	CHA
1954	21	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CHA
1955	18	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CHA
Total	110	156	20	4	2	0	9	14	5	48	0	0	.128	.160	.179	.340

Fielding Stats 1956

Position

PCT

INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

1.000

0.2

13.50

Player History

Drafted in 2nd round, 33rd overall pick, by Chicago (F) in 1950...
Injured on 7/13/1950 with a Strained Bicep Tendon, out for 3-4 weeks...
Had first career hit on 6/2/1951, off Red Embree (NYY)...
Earned first career win on 6/29/1951...
1/31/1955: Gets a new one-year contract worth $914,286 through salary arbitration...
1/31/1956: Gets a new one-year contract worth $914,286 through salary arbitration...
Injured on 3/3/1956 with a Bone Chips Elbow, out for 5 weeks...

Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

SHO
1952 - 2 - 8th

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