Russ Nixon Stats

Russ Nixon was born on Tuesday, February 19, 1935, in Cleves, Ohio. Nixon was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 20, 1957, with the Cleveland Indians. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Russ Nixon baseball stats page.

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Russ Nixon

Russ Nixon Autograph on a 1959 Topps (#344)

Russ Nixon Autograph on a 1959 Topps (#344)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Russell Eugene Nixon
Nickname:   Russ
Born On:   02-19-1935
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Cleves, Ohio
Zodiac:   Aquarius
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01
Player Weight Chart Weight:   200
First Game:   04-20-1957 (Age 22)
Last Game:   09-16-1968
Draft:   Not Applicable
Russ Nixon

Russ Nixon Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Russ Nixon

Russ Nixon Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1957 Indians 62 185 15 52 7 1 2 0 18 12 7 12 1 1 0 6 .281 .323 .362
1958 Indians 113 376 42 113 17 4 9 0 46 13 4 38 4 2 0 15 .301 .322 .439
1959 Indians 82 258 23 62 10 3 1 0 29 15 1 28 2 5 0 9 .240 .277 .314
1960 Indians 25 82 6 20 5 0 1 0 6 6 2 6 1 1 2 3 .244 .308 .341
1960 Red Sox 80 272 24 81 17 3 5 0 33 13 3 23 4 1 0 10 .298 .329 .438
1961 Red Sox 87 242 24 70 12 2 1 0 19 13 1 19 2 3 2 5 .289 .327 .368
1962 Red Sox 65 151 11 42 7 2 1 0 19 8 3 14 0 1 0 4 .278 .313 .371
1963 Red Sox 98 287 27 77 18 1 5 0 30 22 5 32 1 2 4 8 .268 .327 .390
1964 Red Sox 81 163 10 38 7 0 1 0 20 14 3 29 0 3 2 7 .233 .297 .294
1965 Red Sox 59 137 11 37 5 1 0 0 11 6 2 23 1 3 0 8 .270 .295 .321
1966 Twins 51 96 5 25 2 1 0 0 7 7 3 13 1 1 1 2 .260 .314 .302
1967 Twins 74 170 16 40 6 1 1 0 22 18 3 29 2 3 0 4 .235 .304 .300
1968 Red Sox 29 85 1 13 2 0 0 0 6 7 1 13 0 0 0 2 .153 .217 .176
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
12 Years 906 2,504 215 670 115 19 27 0 266 154 38 279 19 26 11 83 .268 .310 .361
Russ Nixon

Russ Nixon Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1957 Indians C 57 - - 304 5.3 299 268 31 5 5 11 - - .984 0.00 -
1958 Indians C 101 - - 535 5.3 530 499 31 5 4 10 - - .991 0.00 -
1959 Indians C 74 - - 411 5.6 405 374 31 6 8 4 - - .985 0.00 -
1960 Indians C 25 - - 143 5.7 142 134 8 1 2 2 - - .993 0.00 -
1960 Red Sox C 74 - - 385 5.2 380 354 26 5 3 7 - - .987 0.00 -
1961 Red Sox C 66 - - 363 5.5 354 330 24 9 2 11 - - .975 0.00 -
1962 Red Sox C 38 - - 208 5.5 208 201 7 0 1 1 - - 1.000 0.00 -
1963 Red Sox C 76 - - 509 6.7 505 483 22 4 1 5 - - .992 0.00 -
1964 Red Sox C 45 - - 287 6.4 284 273 11 3 3 3 - - .990 0.00 -
1965 Red Sox C 38 - - 214 5.6 210 200 10 4 0 3 - - .981 0.00 -
1966 Twins C 32 - - 144 4.5 142 137 5 2 0 0 - - .986 0.00 -
1967 Twins C 69 - - 336 4.9 334 308 26 2 1 7 30 11 .994 0.00 -
1968 Red Sox C 27 - - 154 5.7 153 147 6 1 1 2 - - .994 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
C Totals 722 0 0 3,993 5.5 3,946 3,708 238 47 31 66 30 11 .988 0.00 --
12 Years 722 - - 3,993 5.5 3,946 3,708 238 47 31 66 30 11 .988 0.00 --
Russ Nixon

Russ Nixon Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1957 Indians 0 1 .000 - - n/a 92.5 15.4 10.3 - - -
1958 Indians 0 3 .000 - - n/a 41.8 9.9 8.2 - - -
1959 Indians 0 0 .000 - - n/a 258.0 9.2 8.9 - - -
1960 Indians 0 1 .000 - - n/a 82.0 13.7 13.7 - - -
1960 Red Sox 0 1 .000 - - n/a 54.4 11.8 8.2 - - -
1961 Red Sox 0 1 .000 - - n/a 242.0 12.7 12.7 - - -
1962 Red Sox 0 0 .000 - - n/a 151.0 10.8 7.9 - - -
1963 Red Sox 0 0 .000 - - n/a 57.4 9.0 9.6 - - -
1964 Red Sox 0 0 .000 - - n/a 163.0 5.6 8.2 - - -
1965 Red Sox 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 6.0 12.5 - - -
1966 Twins 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 7.4 13.7 - - -
1967 Twins 0 0 .000 - - n/a 170.0 5.9 7.7 - - -
1968 Red Sox 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 6.5 14.2 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
12 Years 0 7 .000 - - n/a 92.7 9.0 9.4 - - -
Russ Nixon

Russ Nixon Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1957 Cleveland Indians 15 Undetermined - -
1958 Cleveland Indians 15 Undetermined - -
1959 Cleveland Indians 15 Undetermined - -
1960 Cleveland Indians 15 Undetermined - -
1960 Boston Red Sox 22 Undetermined - -
1961 Boston Red Sox 22 Undetermined - -
1962 Boston Red Sox 22 Undetermined - -
1963 Boston Red Sox 5 Undetermined - -
1964 Boston Red Sox 5 Undetermined - -
1965 Boston Red Sox 5 Undetermined - -
1966 Minnesota Twins 20 Undetermined - -
1967 Minnesota Twins 5, 20 Undetermined - -
1968 Boston Red Sox 15 $20,000.00 - -


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