Position: Centerfielder
Bats: Both • Throws: Right
6-2, 180lb (188cm, 81kg)
Born: January 9, 1959 in Evergreen, NC us
Draft: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 21st round of the 1978 MLB June Amateur Draft from Louisburg College (Louisburg, NC), the California Angels in the 1st round (4th) of the 1979 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Louisburg College (Louisburg, NC) and the New York Yankees in the 1st round (3rd) of the 1979 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Louisburg College (Louisburg, NC).
School: Louisburg College (Louisburg, NC)
Debut: September 9, 1983 (Age 24-243d, 14,844th in major league history)
vs. BAL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Last Game: October 3, 1999 (Age 40-267d)
vs. FLA 6 AB, 3 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB
Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1985 season
Agents: Joe Sroba
Full Name: Otis Junior Nixon
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Relatives: Brother of Donell Nixon
Postseason Batting
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Series | Opp | Rslt | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | WPA | cWPA | SRC | OSWC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 33 | ATL | NL | NLCS | PIT | W | 7 | 32 | 28 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | .286 | .375 | .357 | .732 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.35 | 8.1% | 3.338 | 0.471 |
| 1992 | 33 | ATL | NL | WS | TOR | L | 6 | 28 | 27 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .296 | .321 | .333 | .655 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.30 | 14.5% | 2.000 | 0.150 |
| 1993 | 34 | ATL | NL | NLCS | PHI | L | 6 | 30 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | .348 | .464 | .435 | .899 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.21 | 2.8% | 2.950 | 0.100 |
| 1999 | 40 | ATL | NL | NLDS | HOU | W | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.23 | 3.0% | ||
| 1999 | 40 | ATL | NL | NLCS | NYM | W | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.15 | 3.5% | |||||||||
| 1999 | 40 | ATL | NL | WS | NYY | L | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.15 | -3.7% | 0.000 | 0.000 |