Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 1983
Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 1983
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,709
- AB
- 5,115
- R
- 878
- H
- 1,379
- HR
- 11
- RBI
- 318
- SB
- 620
- AVG
- .270
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | NYY | 13 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .143 |
| 1984 | CLE | 49 | 91 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .154 |
| 1985 | CLE | 104 | 162 | 34 | 38 | 3 | 9 | 20 | .235 |
| 1986 | CLE | 105 | 95 | 33 | 25 | 0 | 8 | 23 | .263 |
| 1987 | CLE | 19 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .059 |
| 1988 | WSH | 90 | 271 | 47 | 66 | 0 | 15 | 46 | .244 |
| 1989 | WSH | 126 | 258 | 41 | 56 | 0 | 21 | 37 | .217 |
| 1990 | WSH | 119 | 231 | 46 | 58 | 1 | 20 | 50 | .251 |
| 1991 | ATL | 124 | 401 | 81 | 119 | 0 | 26 | 72 | .297 |
| 1992 | ATL | 120 | 456 | 79 | 134 | 2 | 22 | 41 | .294 |
| 1993 | ATL | 134 | 461 | 77 | 124 | 1 | 24 | 47 | .269 |
| 1994 | BOS | 103 | 398 | 60 | 109 | 0 | 25 | 42 | .274 |
| 1995 | TEX | 139 | 589 | 87 | 174 | 0 | 45 | 50 | .295 |
| 1996 | TOR | 125 | 496 | 87 | 142 | 1 | 29 | 54 | .286 |
| 1997 |  TOR/LAD | 145 | 576 | 84 | 153 | 2 | 44 | 59 | .266 |
| 1998 | MIN | 110 | 448 | 71 | 133 | 1 | 20 | 37 | .297 |
| 1999 | ATL | 84 | 151 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 8 | 26 | .205 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 24
- AB
- 81
- R
- 13
- H
- 26
- HR
- 0
- RBI
- 7
- SB
- 11
- AVG
- .321
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 5,800
- TB
- 1,608
- XBH
- 180
- HBP
- 5
- IBB
- 10
- GIDP
- 72
- P/PA
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | NYY | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | CLE | 103 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | CLE | 174 | 51 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | CLE | 110 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | CLE | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | WSH | 305 | 78 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | WSH | 293 | 67 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | WSH | 263 | 71 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | ATL | 460 | 131 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | ATL | 502 | 158 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | ATL | 532 | 145 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| 1994 | BOS | 461 | 126 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | TEX | 656 | 199 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | TOR | 575 | 162 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| 1997 | TOR/LAD | 655 | 183 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 1998 | MIN | 500 | 154 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 1999 | ATL | 176 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 14.5
- RC
- 645.4
- RC/27
- 4.30
- ISOP
- .045
- SECA
- .244
- BB/K
- 0.84
- AB/HR
- 465.0
- GO/FO
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | NYY | -0.2 | 0.5 | 1.1 | .000 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | CLE | -0.8 | 1.6 | 0.5 | .000 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | CLE | -0.2 | 12.9 | 2.5 | .080 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 54 | 0 |
| 1986 | CLE | 0.4 | 14.2 | 4.8 | .063 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | CLE | -0.4 | -0.9 | -1.2 | .000 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | WSH | 1.9 | 31 | 3.7 | .044 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | WSH | 0.8 | 24.2 | 3 | .043 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | WSH | 1.5 | 30.4 | 4.3 | .056 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 231 | 0 |
| 1991 | ATL | 1.9 | 59.7 | 5.1 | .030 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | ATL | 2.8 | 59.1 | 4.5 | .053 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 228 | 0 |
| 1993 | ATL | 3.0 | 59.2 | 4.3 | .046 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 461 | 0 |
| 1994 | BOS | 0.7 | 56.7 | 5 | .043 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | TEX | 1.1 | 77.6 | 4.6 | .042 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | TOR | 1.0 | 72.4 | 5.1 | .040 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 496 | 0 |
| 1997 | TOR/LAD | 1.1 | 71.9 | 4.2 | .052 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 288 | 0 |
| 1998 | MIN | 0.1 | 60.3 | 4.8 | .047 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 448 | 0 |
| 1999 | ATL | -0.2 | 15 | 3.1 | .026 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Otis Nixon's career stats?
Otis Nixon played 17 seasons for the Yankees, the Guardians, the Nationals, the Braves, the Red Sox, the Rangers, the Blue Jays and the Twins. He was a career .270 hitter with 1,379 hits, 11 home runs and 318 RBI. His best season was 1991: a .297 batting average, 0 home runs and 26 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
17 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1983 to 1999
Otis Nixon finished top 10 in a stat 9 times.
All-time career rank
- 16th in stolen bases (620)
Among the 10,340 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Hits: 1995 (10th)
- Stolen Bases: 1988 (5th), 1990 (6th), 1991 (2nd), 1993 (8th), 1994 (3rd), 1995 (4th), 1996 (3rd), 1997 (4th)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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