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Willard Nixon 2026 Season · BOS

Career: 69-72, 4.39 ERA, 616 K in 1234.0 IP.

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Willard Nixon

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+2.7Career NUT

+5.3 to Great

Career

4.39ERA1.46WHIP69W616K1234.0IP3SV

L/R · 6' 2", 195 lb · b. Jun 17, 1928 · Taylorsville, GA · Signed Undrafted FA, 1950

Player Overview

Year by Year


1950	22	BOS	+0.3	8	6	6.04	22	15	2	0	3	2	476	101.1	126	68	58	2	57	1.82
1951	23	BOS	-0.1	7	4	4.90	33	14	2	1	9	1	551	125.0	136	68	56	7	70	1.54
1952	24	BOS	-1.4	5	4	4.86	23	13	5	0	6	0	468	103.2	115	56	61	4	50	1.70
1953	25	BOS	+0.4	4	8	3.93	23	15	5	1	2	0	516	116.2	114	51	59	1	57	1.48
1954	26	BOS	+0.1	11	12	4.06	31	30	8	2	1	0	850	199.2	182	90	87	9	102	1.35
1955	27	BOS	+1.5	12	10	4.07	31	31	7	3	0	0	903	208.0	207	94	85	3	95	1.40
1956	28	BOS	+0.8	9	8	4.21	23	22	9	1	0	0	631	145.1	142	68	57	8	74	1.37
1957	29	BOS	+1.6	12	13	3.68	29	29	11	1	0	0	809	191.0	207	78	56	7	96	1.38
1958	30	BOS	-0.4	1	7	6.02	10	8	2	0	0	0	187	43.1	48	29	11	0	15	1.36
Career	—	9 yrs	+2.7	69	72	4.39	225	177	51	9	21	3	5391	1234.0	1277	602	530	41	616	1.46

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NUT Breakdown

K Ability

HR Prevention

Walk Avoidance

What's driving Nixon's career NUT of +2.7

Slice size = share of total NUT. K Ability = Strikeouts · HR Prevention = HR allowed · Walk Avoidance = BB + HBP.

Career NUT Trend

1.6

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NUT by Season

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