#63 Russ Nixon, Catcher, 32 yrs, New York (A) Yankees Friday, 10/20/1967 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Russ Nixon
2/19/1935 32 USA,OH, 6"1 205
Catcher L R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Loyal None at all 3 / 6 (Well Known) 4 / 6 (Popular) Average Normal Normal 3.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 1,240,000 1968 9 Year(s), 24 Days (1572 total Days) 172 Day(s) 9 Year(s), 97 Days (1645 total Days) 10 Year(s) 2 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
Versus LHP | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
Versus RHP | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
Talent | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 3 2 3 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings C : 5 (Range), .988 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 5 Infield Arm : 5 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/24 | CLE | W 5-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/25 | CLE | W 8-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/26 | @KC | W 3-1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/27 | @KC | L 5-6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/29 | CAL | L 2-7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
10/1 | @MIN | L 3-4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #7 | | |
10/3 | CHA | W 9-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
10/5 | @CHA | L 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
10/6 | @BAL | W 7-5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | #6 | PoG | |
10/8 | WS2 | W 13-7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | #6 | PoG | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 138 | 473 | 148 | 36 | 2 | 19 | 93 | 63 | 33 | 27 | .313 | .358 | .518 | .876 | .810 | .205 |
Projected | 138 | 473 | 148 | 36 | 2 | 19 | 93 | 63 | 33 | 27 | .313 | .358 | .518 | .876 | .810 | .205 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 118 | 512 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 245 | 57 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 81.7 | 6.3 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 147 | 35 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .238 | .271 | .340 | .611 |
vs. RHP | 326 | 113 | 26 | 1 | 18 | 76 | 50 | 26 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .347 | .395 | .598 | .993 |
Close/Late | 47 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .340 | .446 | .532 | .978 |
Scoring Position | 141 | 40 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 64 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .284 | .331 | .468 | .799 |
Pinch Hitting | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .389 | .450 | .778 | 1.228 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 65 | 221 | 74 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 51 | 35 | 17 | 8 | .335 | .382 | .579 | .961 |
Road | 73 | 252 | 74 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 42 | 28 | 16 | 19 | .294 | .336 | .464 | .800 |
March/April | 19 | 62 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 3 | .403 | .456 | .726 | 1.182 |
May | 25 | 64 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | .313 | .371 | .359 | .731 |
June | 21 | 78 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 6 | .359 | .388 | .538 | .927 |
July | 21 | 81 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 4 | .309 | .364 | .556 | .919 |
August | 24 | 85 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 5 | .259 | .289 | .565 | .854 |
Sept/Oct | 28 | 103 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 5 | .272 | .315 | .408 | .723 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1958 | 6 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .440 | .462 | .520 | .982 | BRO |
1959 | 40 | 155 | 52 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 23 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .335 | .379 | .432 | .811 | LA |
1960 | 39 | 146 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | .240 | .257 | .404 | .661 | LA |
1961 | 114 | 405 | 111 | 26 | 1 | 6 | 45 | 50 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | .274 | .312 | .388 | .699 | LA LAA |
1962 | 147 | 522 | 151 | 32 | 5 | 9 | 52 | 73 | 45 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 1 | .289 | .346 | .421 | .767 | LAA |
1963 | 91 | 326 | 93 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 50 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 0 | .285 | .336 | .417 | .753 | LAA |
1964 | 141 | 497 | 134 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 50 | 55 | 42 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 1 | 2 | .270 | .324 | .352 | .676 | LAA |
1965 | 143 | 474 | 128 | 31 | 4 | 7 | 63 | 62 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 0 | .270 | .329 | .397 | .725 | LAA NYY |
1966 | 98 | 289 | 89 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 53 | 43 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 1 | .308 | .383 | .422 | .806 | NYY |
1967 | 138 | 473 | 148 | 36 | 2 | 19 | 93 | 63 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 1 | 1 | .313 | .358 | .518 | .876 | NYY |
Total | 957 | 3312 | 952 | 207 | 23 | 59 | 431 | 441 | 261 | 5 | 18 | 196 | 4 | 6 | .287 | .339 | .417 | .756 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1957, AA | 34 | 142 | 54 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .380 | .429 | .521 | .951 |
1957, AAA | 100 | 380 | 142 | 20 | 2 | 24 | 83 | 73 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 8 | .374 | .410 | .626 | 1.036 |
1958, AAA | 119 | 481 | 176 | 21 | 2 | 16 | 70 | 92 | 33 | 17 | 4 | 4 | .366 | .401 | .518 | .919 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1965 | 5 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .444 | .474 | .611 | 1.085 |
Total | 5 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .444 | .474 | .611 | 1.085 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Catcher | 129 | 118 | 751 | 39 | 3 | 796 | 6 | .992 | 1053.2 | 6.80 | 1 | 44 | 15 | 34.1 |
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Injured on 4/23/1963 with a Broken Hand, out for 5-6 weeks... Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Chicago (A) on 9/7/1963... Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Minnesota on 5/9/1964... 8/22/1964: Signed a contract extension with Los Angeles (A), $1,110,000 per year, for 2 years. Traded from California to New York (A) on 3/5/1965 (Going to NYY: SS Bobby Murcer, C Russ Nixon. Going to CAL: C Gus Triandos, RF Tony Oliva)... Won World Series with New York (A) in 1965... 5/13/1966: Signed a contract extension with New York (A), $1,240,000 per year, for 2 years.
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