First name: Willard
Last name: Nixon
Birthdate: 1928-06-17
Bats: L Throws: R
RetroID: nixow101
| Year | Team | Off GS | Def GS | Game Shares | WAR | W | L | Victory Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | BOS | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 1951 | BOS | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | -0.1 | 2 |
| 1952 | BOS | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1 |
| 1953 | BOS | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 2 |
| 1954 | BOS | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 2 |
| 1955 | BOS | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.2 | -0.2 | 4 |
| 1956 | BOS | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1 |
| 1957 | BOS | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 3 |
| 1958 | BOS | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Career | 6.3 | 0.0 | 6.3 | 3.1 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 16 |
| Year | Team | PA | BatRuns | Adj R | RISP | BSR | DP | ROE | Fld | Pos | DH | Pit | RAA | RPW | WAA | Pos Wins | LgA | WAM | DVoDH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | BOS | 44 | -5 | -6 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 11.8 | -0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.3 | 0 |
| 1951 | BOS | 49 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0 |
| 1952 | BOS | 57 | -4 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| 1953 | BOS | 48 | -4 | -4 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 9.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0 |
| 1954 | BOS | 78 | -1 | -2 | -2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 9.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0 |
| 1955 | BOS | 81 | -2 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 9.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 1956 | BOS | 60 | -6 | -7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 10.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| 1957 | BOS | 81 | -2 | -3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 9.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0 |
| 1958 | BOS | 17 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Career | 515 | -25 | -31 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 20 | - | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Year | Team | Lg | G | GS | IP | R | XR | DR | IP/G | RPW | Role | LgAdj | R+ | LI | R_lev+ | WAM | W | L | WAR | VS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | BOS | AL | 22 | 4.6 | 101.3 | 75 | 60 | -6 | 4.60 | 11.2 | 0.12 | -0.09 | -9 | 0.99 | -9 | -0.8 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 0.2 | 4 |
| 1951 | BOS | AL | 33 | 5.2 | 125.0 | 81 | 69 | -4 | 3.79 | 10.5 | -0.10 | -0.09 | -11 | 0.89 | -10 | -1.0 | 1.6 | 3.6 | 0.1 | 5 |
| 1952 | BOS | AL | 23 | 4.4 | 103.7 | 64 | 52 | -3 | 4.51 | 9.9 | 0.02 | -0.09 | -9 | 0.93 | -9 | -0.9 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 4 |
| 1953 | BOS | AL | 23 | 5.0 | 116.7 | 57 | 59 | 1 | 5.07 | 9.7 | 0.07 | -0.09 | 1 | 0.99 | 1 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 8 |
| 1954 | BOS | AL | 31 | 8.7 | 199.7 | 102 | 103 | 4 | 6.44 | 9.9 | 0.10 | -0.09 | -2 | 0.99 | -2 | -0.2 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 1.6 | 13 |
| 1955 | BOS | AL | 31 | 9.0 | 208.0 | 101 | 113 | 1 | 6.71 | 9.9 | 0.09 | -0.09 | 11 | 1.00 | 11 | 1.1 | 5.6 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 17 |
| 1956 | BOS | AL | 23 | 6.2 | 145.3 | 79 | 90 | 1 | 6.32 | 10.9 | 0.03 | -0.09 | 9 | 0.98 | 9 | 0.8 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 12 |
| 1957 | BOS | AL | 29 | 8.6 | 191.0 | 86 | 93 | -4 | 6.59 | 9.2 | 0.06 | -0.09 | 10 | 1.00 | 10 | 1.1 | 5.4 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 16 |
| 1958 | BOS | AL | 10 | 2.1 | 43.3 | 30 | 23 | -1 | 4.33 | 10.5 | 0.01 | -0.09 | -7 | 1.16 | -8 | -0.8 | 0.2 | 1.8 | -0.4 | 1 |
| Career | 225 | 53.8 | 1234 | 675 | 662 | -11 | -7 | -7 | -0.6 | 26.3 | 27.5 | 10.5 | 80 | |||||||
| Year | Team | Chances | OAA | OAA adj |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | BOS | 21 | -1.0 | -1 |
| 1951 | BOS | 29 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 1952 | BOS | 20 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 1953 | BOS | 25 | -1.0 | -1 |
| 1954 | BOS | 44 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 1955 | BOS | 57 | 4.0 | 4 |
| 1956 | BOS | 39 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 1957 | BOS | 30 | -3.0 | -3 |
| 1958 | BOS | 8 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 273 | 0.0 | 0 |
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| Stat description | |
|---|---|
| GS | Game Shares |
| WAM | Wins above Majors. Formerly wins above average, but WAM! sounds better than WAA. Credit to Don Sobocinski for the name. |
| WAR | Wins above Replacement |
| VS | Victory Shares |
| W | Wins - Not traditional pitcher wins. Estimate of the number of wins each pitcher was responsible for. His share, as opposed to the shares of his fielders and offense. |
| L | Losses - See wins above, just the opposite side of the final score. |
| BatRuns | Batting runs above average |
| Adj R | Park adjusted batting runs |
| RISP | Runs for hitting better or worse than overall with runners in scoring position |
| BSR | Baserunning runs |
| DP | Double play avoidance runs |
| ROE | Runs from reaching on error |
| Fld | Fielding runs |
| Pos | Position adjustment |
| DH | Designated hitter adjustment |
| Pit | Pitcher batting adjustment |
| RAA | Runs above average before position and league adjustment |
| RPW | Runs per win |
| WAA | Wins above average before position and league adjustment |
| POS Wins | Position adjustment converted to wins |
| LGA | League quality adjustment |
| DVoDH | Defensive Value (in runs) over designated hitter |
| G | Games pitched |
| GS | Game shares. For pitchers based on innings and leverage index |
| XR | Expected runs based on ballparks and opponents faced |
| DR | Defensive runs support |
| Role | Starter vs reliever role adjustment |
| LgAdj | League adjustment |
| R+ | Runs above average |
| LI | Leverage index |
| R_lev+ | Leverage adjusted runs above average |
| Chances | Estimated opportunies to make a defensive play |
| BIP | Balls in play while this player was on the field |
| OAA | Outs above average, based on defensive efficiency assigned at the player level |
| OAA adj | Park adjusted outs above average |
| DER runs | Run value of outs above average |
| Frame Runs | Runs from framing balls and strikes |
| SB Runs | Stolen base prevention runs |
| Block Runs | Wild pitch and passed ball prevention runs |
| Err Runs | Catcher error prevention runs |
| Catcher Runs | Catcher runs from SB, errors, PB, and WP. Does not include framing. |
| Play+ | plays made above average per ball in play |
| GB+ | ground ball plays above average per ball in play |
| DP Start | Runs from starting double plays |
| DP Turn | Runs from turning double plays |
| DP runs | Total double play runs |
| OF Arm opps | Opportunities for an outfielder to make a throwing play |
| OF Arm runs | Runs from throwing from the outfield |
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