Player
Willard Nixon
Player Info
- Full Name
- Willard Lee
- Born
-
June 17, 1928
Taylorsville, GA, USA - Died
- December 10, 2000
- Size
- 6'2" / 195 lbs
- B/T
- L / R
- Debut
- July 7, 1950
- Final Game
- July 4, 1958
- Career
- 9 years
Teams
- Boston Red Sox 1950-1958
Career Batting
239
G
.242
AVG
111
H
2
HR
41
RBI
.602
OPS
69
OPS vs Lg
12% of the career qualification threshold
· about these stats
Career Pitching
69-72
W-L
4.39
ERA
225
G
616
SO
3
SV
1.46
WHIP
Pitching Season by Season
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | SO | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Boston Red Sox | 1 | 7 | 6.02 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 43.1 | 15 | 11 |
| 1957 | Boston Red Sox | 12 | 13 | 3.68 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 191.0 | 96 | 56 |
| 1956 | Boston Red Sox | 9 | 8 | 4.21 | 23 | 22 | 0 | 145.1 | 74 | 57 |
| 1955 | Boston Red Sox | 12 | 10 | 4.07 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 208.0 | 95 | 85 |
| 1954 | Boston Red Sox | 11 | 12 | 4.06 | 31 | 30 | 0 | 199.1 | 102 | 87 |
| 1953 | Boston Red Sox | 4 | 8 | 3.93 | 23 | 15 | 0 | 116.2 | 57 | 59 |
| 1952 | Boston Red Sox | 5 | 4 | 4.86 | 23 | 13 | 0 | 103.2 | 50 | 61 |
| 1951 | Boston Red Sox | 7 | 4 | 4.90 | 33 | 14 | 1 | 125.0 | 70 | 56 |
| 1950 | Boston Red Sox | 8 | 6 | 6.04 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 101.0 | 57 | 58 |
Advanced Pitching
About these stats
| Year | Lg | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | WHIP | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | AL | 43.3 | 3.12 | 2.28 | 1.362 | |
| 1957 | AL | 191.0 | 4.52 | 2.64 | 1.377 | ✓ |
| 1956 | AL | 145.3 | 4.58 | 3.53 | 1.369 | |
| 1955 | AL | 208.0 | 4.11 | 3.68 | 1.404 | ✓ |
| 1954 | AL | 199.7 | 4.60 | 3.92 | 1.347 | ✓ |
| 1953 | AL | 116.7 | 4.40 | 4.55 | 1.483 | |
| 1952 | AL | 103.7 | 4.34 | 5.30 | 1.698 | |
| 1951 | AL | 125.0 | 5.04 | 4.03 | 1.536 | |
| 1950 | AL | 101.3 | 5.06 | 5.15 | 1.816 |
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Boston Red Sox | 10 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .294 |
| 1957 | Boston Red Sox | 32 | 75 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .293 |
| 1956 | Boston Red Sox | 23 | 54 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .204 |
| 1955 | Boston Red Sox | 31 | 69 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | .261 |
| 1954 | Boston Red Sox | 31 | 68 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .265 |
| 1953 | Boston Red Sox | 23 | 42 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .190 |
| 1952 | Boston Red Sox | 33 | 53 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .208 |
| 1951 | Boston Red Sox | 34 | 45 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .289 |
| 1950 | Boston Red Sox | 22 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .139 |
Advanced Batting
About these stats
| Year | Lg | PA | ISO | BABIP | BB% | K% | OPS vs Lg | HR/162 | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | AL | 17 | .059 | .417 | 0.0 | 29.4 | 84 | 0.0 | |
| 1957 | AL | 81 | .013 | .373 | 7.4 | 19.8 | 87 | 0.0 | |
| 1956 | AL | 60 | .019 | .225 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 28 | 0.0 | |
| 1955 | AL | 81 | .087 | .367 | 9.9 | 24.7 | 92 | 0.0 | |
| 1954 | AL | 78 | .088 | .340 | 10.3 | 21.8 | 98 | 1.0 | |
| 1953 | AL | 48 | .024 | .242 | 10.4 | 18.8 | 38 | 0.0 | |
| 1952 | AL | 57 | .057 | .244 | 7.0 | 14.0 | 52 | 0.0 | |
| 1951 | AL | 49 | .133 | .343 | 6.1 | 18.4 | 108 | 1.1 | |
| 1950 | AL | 44 | .000 | .172 | 11.4 | 15.9 | 3 | 0.0 |
Career Fielding by Position
| Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 225 | 74 | 217 | 7 | 27 | .977 |
Fielding Season by Season
| Year | Team | Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Boston Red Sox | P | 10 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 |
| 1957 | Boston Red Sox | P | 29 | 8 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 |
| 1956 | Boston Red Sox | P | 23 | 7 | 31 | 1 | 4 | .974 |
| 1955 | Boston Red Sox | P | 31 | 18 | 43 | 1 | 3 | .984 |
| 1954 | Boston Red Sox | P | 31 | 17 | 34 | 1 | 6 | .981 |
| 1953 | Boston Red Sox | P | 23 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 1 | .926 |
| 1952 | Boston Red Sox | P | 23 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 |
| 1951 | Boston Red Sox | P | 33 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 1 | .962 |
| 1950 | Boston Red Sox | P | 22 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 3 | .955 |