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Freedom
Nixon		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 225
 
Born: June 7, 1939 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Slick Fielder Award 1974   
All-Star Selections 1973    1974   
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 34 PHX JL $ 4,790,000 3 4 3 4 5 5 3 3 3 11 12 12 6 7 7 5 4 5
1974 35 CLG FL $ 7,750,000 3 4 3 4 5 5 2 2 2 10 11 11 6 7 7 5 4 5
1975 36 MRQ JL $ 7,750,000 2 4 3 5 5 5 2 2 2 8 10 9 5 6 6 4 4 4
1976 37 MRQ JL $ 7,750,000 1 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 2 5 7 6 6 6 6 4 3 3
1977 38 CHA JL   0 1 1 3 4 3 0 0 0 4 5 5 6 6 6 3 2 2
OOTP5 Min Ratings   0 1 1 3 4 3 0 0 0 4 5 5 5 6 6 3 2 2
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 7,750,000 3 4 3 5 5 5 3 3 3 11 12 12 6 7 7 5 4 5
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Hitter Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1973 34 PHX JL 161 585 113 162 28 5 47 121 15 1 92 103 .277 .373 .583 .956 125.8 24.3
1974 35 CLG FL 154 530 90 137 24 3 37 92 7 3 78 109 .258 .353 .525 .877 98.9 17.9
1975 36 MRQ JL 88 303 48 57 11 0 17 54 4 1 36 90 .188 .273 .393 .666 35.7 4.2
  LEX FL 33 109 20 35 8 2 10 26 2 0 9 26 .321 .370 .706 1.076 25.5 5.0
  CLG FL 18 73 12 17 3 1 7 19 1 0 6 19 .233 .288 .589 .877 12.8 2.3
  TOT   139 485 80 109 22 3 34 99 7 1 51 135 .225 .297 .493 .789 74.0 11.4
    AAA   9 13 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .154 .214 .231 .445 0.5  
1976 37 MRQ JL 156 508 67 103 31 3 20 68 3 3 58 130 .203 .282 .394 .676 58.4 8.5
1977 38 AAA   117 322 40 68 15 0 13 43 5 1 52 85 .211 .321 .379 .700 43.4  
4 Years Sim 610 2108 350 511 105 14 138 380 32 8 279 477 .242 .329 .502 .831 357.2 62.1
2 Years AAA 126 335 40 70 16 0 13 43 5 1 53 89 .209 .318 .373 .691 43.9  
162 Game Average 559 92 135 27 3 36 100 8 2 74 126 .242 .329 .502 .831 94.9  
Career Highs 161 585 113 162 31 5 47 121 15 3 92 135 .277 .373 .583 .956 125.8  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1529 262 384 85 8 104 280 27 6 215 383 .251 .342 .521 .863 278.9
vs LH   579 88 127 20 6 34 100 5 3 64 94 .219 .296 .451 .747 81.4
Home 310 1063 173 259 51 7 70 204 19 4 140 232 .244 .332 .502 .834 182.9
Away 300 1045 177 252 54 7 68 176 13 5 139 245 .241 .327 .501 .829 177.5
RISP   532 0 121 20 0 33 235 0 0 117 139 .227 .353 .451 .804 96.2
Pinch Hitting   24 3 6 0 0 2 9 0 0 5 5 .250 .367 .500 .867 4.9
Close/Late   243 41 61 16 1 20 56 0 0 45 51 .251 .370 .572 .942 51.2
Mar/Apr 104 368 68 108 19 5 37 79 7 2 45 74 .293 .367 .674 1.041 86.6
May 104 361 59 86 21 1 20 58 4 1 45 84 .238 .322 .468 .790 56.3
June 92 314 53 78 10 4 20 56 3 3 43 54 .248 .339 .497 .836 53.7
July 102 342 48 70 18 2 16 56 5 0 54 91 .205 .315 .409 .724 48.2
August 102 356 57 85 17 0 11 49 7 2 46 77 .239 .326 .379 .705 46.8
Sep/Oct 106 367 65 84 20 2 34 82 6 1 46 97 .229 .309 .572 .881 68.7
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1973 34 PHX JL 3B 159 158 1395.7 104 310 14 33 .967 2.67   4.2
    SS 2 1 16.0 1 4 0 1 1.000 2.81   0.1
1974 35 CLG FL 3B 152 145 1289.3 85 368 29 37 .940 3.16   4.3
1975 36 MRQ JL 3B 85 79 702.3 42 168 11 12 .950 2.69   3.3
  LEX FL 3B 32 29 243.0 14 58 4 4 .947 2.67   0.8
  CLG FL 3B 17 16 163.3 10 39 2 3 .961 2.70   0.4
  MRQ JL 2B 1 0 0.6 0 1 0 0 1.000 15.00   0.0
  LEX FL 2B 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  CLG FL 2B 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  TOT   3B 134 124 1108.6 66 265 17 19 .951 2.69   4.5
      2B 1 0 .9 0 1 0 0 1.000 10.00   0.0
1976 37 MRQ JL 3B 156 147 1253.0 83 310 14 19 .966 2.82   4.5
  3B 601 574 5046.6 338 1253 74 108 .956 2.84   17.5
  SS 2 1 16.0 1 4 0 1 1.000 2.81   0.1
  2B 1 0 0.9 0 1 0 0 1.000 10.00   0.0
Career Totals   604 575 5063.5 339 1258 74 109 .956 2.84   17.6
Career Highs   161 159 1411.7 105 368 29 37 .968 3.16    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1975 36 MRQ JL 3 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 .083 .000 .083
1976 37 MRQ JL 5 13 4 7 0 0 1 3 1 0 6 2 .538 .700 .769 1.469
Career Post-Season Batting 8 24 4 7 0 0 1 3 1 0 7 6 .292 .469 .417 .885
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Slugging Pct
1973-3-.583
1974-9-.525
 OPS
1973-3-.956
 XR
1973-3-125.8
 Games
1976-9-156
 Runs
1973-4-113
 Total Bases
1973-5-341
Homeruns
1973-2-47
1974-4-37
 RBIs
1973-4-121
 Walks
1973-4-92
1974-9-78
 Strikeouts
1976-9-130
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 13)
   Gray Ink Test: 26    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 95)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 30    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 46)
 
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  1. Veedo Pazienza (963)
  2. Deion Jordan (913)
  3. Clyde Porter (907)
  4. Eric Minuso (899)
  5. Keith Neberjall (898)
  6. Max Dubois (898)
  7. Bo Jackson (893)
  8. Brandon Slughausen (892)
  9. Walter Browne (889)
  10. Kevin Reimer (888)
History
Drafted in 3rd round, 71st overall pick, by Phoenix in 1973
Had first career hit on 4/1/1973, off Johan Schmatzhagen (CHI)
Hit first career homerun on 4/2/1973, off Mike Madorin (CHI)
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1973, hitting .348 with 13 HR, 22 RBI
Was selected to the 1973 Allstar game
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1973, hitting .297 with 14 HR, 33 RBI
Traded from Phoenix to Calgary on 1/31/1974 (Going to CLG: 3B F. Nixon. Going to PHX: P D. Rutherford, 3B C. Quintana, P J. Becraft)
Won Player of the Week award on 6/24/1974, hitting .400 with 4 HR, 8 RBI
Was selected to the 1974 Allstar game
Traded from Calgary to Lexington on 4/21/1975 (Going to LEX: 3B F. Nixon. Going to CLG: SS V. Pazienza, P M. Carrasco)
Won Player of the Week award on 4/30/1975, hitting .500 with 4 HR, 8 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1975, hitting .302 with 12 HR, 29 RBI
Traded from Lexington to Marquette on 6/1/1975 (Going to LEX: 3B B. Boudreaux, P R. Gow. Going to MRQ: 3B F. Nixon)
 
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