C Russ Nixon #20
Minnesota Twins MLB
Age: 31 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Angry
08/15/1966
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C RUSS NIXON #20 - AGE: 31 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: ANGRY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
50 124 36 4 0 1 14 6 30 .290 .323 .347 0 0.6
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 40 45 45
Gap 45 40 50 45
Power 35 35 35 35
Eye 30 35 30 30
Avoid K's 45 40 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 25 25
Errors: - 20 25
Arm: 40 20 20
Turn DP: - 20 -
Ability: 35 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 25 Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 20
Stealing Ability: 25
Baserunning Inst.: 20
Sacrifice Bunt: 25
Bunt for Hit: 40
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/14/1966 KC1 Loss, 2-3 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
08/13/1966 KC1 Loss, 1-3 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
08/10/1966 @ CAL Loss, 2-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/07/1966 @ KC1 Loss, 3-6 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 0
08/05/1966 @ KC1 Win, 5-1 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 0
08/04/1966 BOS Loss, 2-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/02/1966 BOS Win, 2-1 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
08/01/1966 BOS Loss, 0-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/29/1966 BAL Win, 10-0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/22/1966 @ BOS Loss, 2-3 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:02/19/1935
Born in:Oak Ridge, TN
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$32,400
Signed Through:1967 Season
Major Service:9 Years, 58 Days
Service This Yr:126 Days
40-Man Service:10 Years, 52 Days
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1966 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 50 124 36 4 0 1 14 10 6 30 .290 .323 .347 .670 .293 .056 96
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 31 131 0 1 0 1 1 0 43 5 0 0 0.0 14.0 4.21 .6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   30 10 1 0 0 5 5 4 6 0 1 0 .333 .412 .367 .778
Versus Right   94 26 3 0 1 9 5 2 24 0 0 0 .277 .292 .340 .632
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
April   7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
May   45 11 0 0 0 4 2 2 15 0 1 0 .244 .277 .244 .521
June   32 10 0 0 0 3 3 2 6 0 0 0 .312 .353 .312 .665
July   23 7 3 0 1 4 2 0 5 0 0 0 .304 .304 .565 .870
August   17 7 1 0 0 3 3 2 3 0 0 0 .412 .474 .471 .944
Spring Training   78 17 4 0 0 2 2 3 18 0 0 0 .218 .247 .269 .516
Last Year   463 125 23 5 5 36 36 24 77 1 4 0 .270 .305 .374 .679
2 Years Ago   127 28 6 0 2 10 7 8 17 0 0 0 .220 .267 .315 .582
Career   2500 690 127 22 34 282 236 140 310 13 23 5 .276 .314 .385 .699
Home   64 19 3 0 1 8 6 3 16 0 1 0 .297 .328 .391 .719
Road   60 17 1 0 0 6 4 3 14 0 0 0 .283 .317 .300 .617
Grass   124 36 4 0 1 14 10 6 30 0 1 0 .290 .323 .347 .670
Day   61 16 3 0 0 9 3 6 12 0 0 0 .262 .328 .311 .640
Night   63 20 1 0 1 5 7 0 18 0 1 0 .317 .317 .381 .698
As Starter   109 32 4 0 1 12 8 6 25 0 1 0 .294 .330 .358 .688
As Reliever / Substitution   15 4 0 0 0 2 2 0 5 0 0 0 .267 .267 .267 .533
Pinch Hitting   14 4 0 0 0 2 2 0 5 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
Close/Late   43 11 0 0 0 3 1 1 9 0 0 0 .256 .273 .256 .529
Inning 1-3   29 8 1 0 0 4 2 3 9 0 0 0 .276 .344 .310 .654
Inning 4-6   40 15 3 0 0 5 5 2 9 0 1 0 .375 .405 .450 .855
Inning 7-9   51 12 0 0 1 4 2 1 11 0 0 0 .235 .250 .294 .544
Extra Innings   4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
0 Outs   40 10 0 0 0 0 4 2 7 0 1 0 .250 .286 .250 .536
1 Outs   39 14 2 0 0 7 3 4 9 0 0 0 .359 .419 .410 .829
2 Outs   45 12 2 0 1 7 3 0 14 0 0 0 .267 .267 .378 .644
Scoring Position   31 12 3 0 1 14 3 1 9 0 1 0 .387 .406 .581 .987
Bases Empty   74 21 1 0 0 0 5 3 14 0 0 0 .284 .312 .297 .609
Runner on 1st   19 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 7 0 0 0 .158 .238 .158 .396
Runner on 2nd   12 4 2 0 1 5 1 0 3 0 1 0 .333 .333 .750 1.083
Runner on 3rd   4 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   11 3 1 0 0 4 1 0 5 0 0 0 .273 .273 .364 .636
Runner on 1st & 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Bases Loaded   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   57 11 0 0 0 2 3 2 30 0 0 0 .193 .220 .193 .413
First Pitch   17 7 2 0 0 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 .412 .444 .529 .974
Count 0-1   16 6 1 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 1 0 .375 .375 .625 1.000
Count 0-2   14 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 0 0 .071 .071 .071 .143
Count 1-0   10 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Count 1-1   9 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .444 .778
Count 1-2   20 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Count 2-0   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   9 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .556 .556 .556 1.111
Count 2-2   13 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 .231 .231 .231 .462
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   2 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Full Count   10 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 5 0 0 0 .300 .417 .300 .717
Behind in Count   50 11 1 0 1 5 4 0 19 0 1 0 .220 .220 .300 .520
Ahead in Count   25 9 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 .360 .429 .360 .789
Batting 3rd   1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 5th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   87 25 3 0 1 9 5 2 22 0 1 0 .287 .303 .356 .660
Batting 8th   30 9 1 0 0 5 4 4 5 0 0 0 .300 .382 .333 .716
Batting 9th   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Low Leverage   46 12 1 0 1 2 5 0 11 0 1 0 .261 .261 .348 .609
Medium Leverage   42 14 2 0 0 6 3 6 9 0 0 0 .333 .417 .381 .798
High Leverage   35 10 1 0 0 6 2 0 10 0 0 0 .286 .286 .314 .600
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1957 Cleveland - MLB 22 62 185 52 7 1 2 18 15 12 0 1 12 0 1 .281 .323 .362 .685 94 74 0.2
1958 Cleveland - MLB 23 113 376 113 17 4 9 46 42 13 0 2 38 0 3 .301 .322 .439 .761 115 106 2.0
1959 Cleveland - MLB 24 82 258 62 10 3 1 29 23 15 0 5 28 0 0 .240 .277 .314 .591 68 60 0.1
1960 Cleveland - MLB 25 25 82 20 5 0 1 6 6 6 2 1 6 0 1 .244 .308 .341 .649 82 70 0.0
1960 Boston - MLB 25 80 272 81 17 3 5 33 24 13 0 1 23 0 1 .298 .329 .438 .766 113 103 1.4
1960 Total - MLB 25 105 354 101 22 3 6 39 30 19 2 2 29 0 2 .285 .324 .415 .739 106 95 1.5
1961 Boston - MLB 26 83 217 71 15 0 1 28 20 12 2 1 23 0 0 .327 .366 .410 .777 113 113 1.1
1962 Boston - MLB 27 113 211 46 7 2 2 32 27 15 1 1 27 0 0 .218 .272 .299 .571 62 61 -0.2
1963 Boston - MLB 28 77 185 56 16 4 5 30 26 16 0 0 29 0 0 .303 .358 .514 .872 149 152 2.4
1964 Minnesota - MLB 29 48 127 28 6 0 2 10 7 8 0 0 17 0 0 .220 .267 .315 .582 68 70 0.1
1965 Minnesota - MLB 30 136 463 125 23 5 5 36 36 24 0 1 77 0 0 .270 .305 .374 .679 97 93 1.8
1966 Minnesota - MLB 31 50 124 36 4 0 1 14 10 6 0 0 30 0 0 .290 .323 .347 .670 90 96 0.6
Total MLB 869 2500 690 127 22 34 282 236 140 5 13 310 0 6 .276 .314 .385 .699 98 93 9.5
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1954 Total - A 19 125 465 180 36 12 6 96 114 67 4 8 27 8 12 .387 .461 .555 1.016 146 135 4.4
1955 Total - AA 20 94 358 138 29 2 5 66 69 41 3 4 28 6 9 .385 .448 .520 .968 157 155 4.4
1956 Total - AAA 21 105 320 102 19 5 4 44 38 23 2 1 25 3 6 .319 .367 .447 .814 124 122 2.2
Total AA 105 320 102 19 5 4 44 38 23 2 1 25 3 6 .319 .367 .447 .814 124 122
Total IIIL 94 358 138 29 2 5 66 69 41 3 4 28 6 9 .385 .448 .520 .968 157 155
Total FLOR 125 465 180 36 12 6 96 114 67 4 8 27 8 12 .387 .461 .555 1.016 146 135
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1962 Boston - MLB 27 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 42 40 0.2
Total MLB 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 42 40
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1954 - - C 118 111 821 95 14 938 22 .977 944.0 8.73 -4.0 .000 23 0 0 0.0
1954 - - LF 2 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 16.0 2.25 0.0 .000
1955 - - C 94 64 414 42 7 465 9 .981 752.0 5.46 -0.3 .000 7 0 0 0.0
1955 - - RF 2 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 16.0 2.25 0.0 .000
1956 - - C 95 62 402 37 5 448 9 .980 760.0 5.20 -0.8 .000 9 0 0 0.0
1956 - - LF 2 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 16.0 2.25 0.0 .000
1957 Cleveland - MLB C 57 45 268 31 5 304 5 .984 418.2 6.43 -2.0 .000 11 0 0 0.0
1958 Cleveland - MLB C 101 93 499 31 4 535 5 .991 813.2 5.86 -1.0 .000 10 0 0 0.0
1959 Cleveland - MLB C 74 68 374 31 8 411 6 .985 597.2 6.10 +0.1 .000 4 0 0 0.0
1960 Boston - MLB C 74 67 354 26 3 385 5 .987 603.2 5.67 -0.6 .000 7 0 0 0.0
1960 Cleveland - MLB C 25 21 134 8 2 143 1 .993 196.2 6.50 -0.1 .000 2 0 0 0.0
1961 Boston - MLB C 52 48 294 20 2 314 0 1.000 426.0 6.63 -1.2 .862 8 21 5 23.8
1962 Boston - MLB C 41 40 199 22 2 222 1 .995 349.0 5.70 +0.1 .967 7 21 8 38.1
1963 Boston - MLB C 47 40 254 28 6 282 0 1.000 379.1 6.69 +2.0 .970 3 27 17 63.0
1964 Minnesota - MLB C 37 28 167 19 1 187 1 .995 274.2 6.09 +1.2 .995 2 17 8 47.1
1965 Minnesota - MLB C 124 122 602 70 5 675 3 .996 1067.1 5.67 +2.0 1.080 14 75 24 32.0
1966 Minnesota - MLB C 36 31 167 25 1 193 1 .995 278.0 6.22 +1.3 .970 2 25 12 48.0
TOTAL C 975 840 4949 485 65 5502 68 .988 7860.2 6.22 -3.3 1.006 109 186 74 39.8
TOTAL LF 4 2 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 32.0 2.25 0.0 .000
TOTAL RF 2 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 16.0 2.25 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
11/04/1961 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $70,655.
01/01/1962 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 35 (40); Eye: 35 (40).
11/02/1962 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $80,000.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 35 (35).
11/10/1963 Became a free agent.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 35 (35).
02/14/1964 Signed a 4-year contract worth a total of $129,600 with the Minnesota Twins organization.
01/01/1965 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 35 (35).
09/03/1965 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 2 days.
10/21/1965 Wins the 1965 MLB AL Gold Glove Award at C.
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 35 (35).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year IBB Rank
1957 7 6
1965 8 9
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