Willard Nixon was a pitcher in MLB history. Across 225 career appearances, with a 4.39 ERA and 616 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | BOS | 8 | 6 | 6.04 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 101.1 | 126 | 68 | 58 | 57 | 1.82 |
| 1951 | BOS | 7 | 4 | 4.90 | 33 | 14 | 1 | 125.0 | 136 | 68 | 56 | 70 | 1.54 |
| 1952 | BOS | 5 | 4 | 4.86 | 23 | 13 | 0 | 103.2 | 115 | 56 | 61 | 50 | 1.70 |
| 1953 | BOS | 4 | 8 | 3.93 | 23 | 15 | 0 | 116.2 | 114 | 51 | 59 | 57 | 1.48 |
| 1954 | BOS | 11 | 12 | 4.06 | 31 | 30 | 0 | 199.2 | 182 | 90 | 87 | 102 | 1.35 |
| 1955 | BOS | 12 | 10 | 4.07 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 208.0 | 207 | 94 | 85 | 95 | 1.40 |
| 1956 | BOS | 9 | 8 | 4.21 | 23 | 22 | 0 | 145.1 | 142 | 68 | 57 | 74 | 1.37 |
| 1957 | BOS | 12 | 13 | 3.68 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 191.0 | 207 | 78 | 56 | 96 | 1.38 |
| 1958 | BOS | 1 | 7 | 6.02 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 43.1 | 48 | 29 | 11 | 15 | 1.36 |
| Career Totals | — | 69 | 72 | 4.39 | 225 | 177 | 3 | 1234.0 | 1277 | 602 | 530 | 616 | 1.46 |
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | BOS | 22 | 36 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | .139 | .244 | .139 | .383 |
| 1951 | BOS | 34 | 45 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 9 | .289 | .333 | .422 | .756 |
| 1952 | BOS | 33 | 53 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 8 | .208 | .263 | .264 | .527 |
| 1953 | BOS | 23 | 42 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | .190 | .277 | .214 | .491 |
| 1954 | BOS | 31 | 68 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 17 | .265 | .342 | .353 | .695 |
| 1955 | BOS | 31 | 69 | 7 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 20 | .261 | .338 | .348 | .685 |
| 1956 | BOS | 23 | 54 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .204 | .241 | .222 | .464 |
| 1957 | BOS | 32 | 75 | 7 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 16 | .293 | .346 | .307 | .652 |
| 1958 | BOS | 10 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .294 | .294 | .353 | .647 |
| Career Totals | — | 239 | 459 | 42 | 111 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 42 | 97 | .242 | .305 | .296 | .601 |