Trot Nixon

Full Name: Christopher Trotman Nixon	Primary Position: OF,RF
Height/Weight: 6' 1"/195	First Game: September 21, 1996
Birthdate: April 11, 1974	MLB Experience: 11 years
Birthplace: Durham, North Carolina
Bat/Throw: Left/Left

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1 Biography
2 Scouting Report
3 Statistics
- 3.1 Batting Stats
- 3.2 Fielding Stats
4 Transactions
5 Trivia
6 Video Gallery
7 Picture Gallery
8 See Also
- 8.1 Recent Trot Nixon ArmchairGM Stories
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Trot Nixon (Christopher Trotman Nixon) was born on April 11, 1974 in Durham, North Carolina. He made his Major League debut on September 21, 1996 for the Boston Red Sox. In 1999, his rookie year, he hit .270 with 15 home runs and 52 RBI. Nixon played for the Boston Red Sox for his entire 10 year career.

Prior to signing with the Indians as a free agent in January 2007, Nixon was a fan favorite in Boston, where he played with the Boston Red Sox for nine years.

Nixon is known for being "gritty" or a "dirt dog," and he "plays the game the right way." He is also a man who will take his walks. Although Nixon has had good power in the past, it appears to be waning with age. Nixon cannot hit left-handed pitching well, and has had difficulty staying in the line-up as he has been plagued by injuries throughout his career. His defense has been passable in the past, but nowadays he lacks so much range in the field he has difficulty making up the difference with his good routes.

Nixon generated a lot of excitement coming up through the Red Sox system despite the fact that he never hit well in the minors. For a while it looked like he was going to dissapoint Red Sox Nation. It wasn't until 2001, after a couple of seasons of treading water in the big leagues, that he really broke out, hitting 27 home runs to go along with his .376 OBP. That was the beginning of 3 consecutive 20+ HR/85+ RBI seasons for Nixon before the injury bug bit him, causing part of his 2004 season to be a waste.

Throughout Nixon's career in Boston, he wore the uniform number 7. However, when he signed with the Indians, that number was unavailable. Nixon asked his son what number he should wear, and his son said he should wear the same number as his age. Therefore, Nixon, who would turn 33 early in the 2007 season, chose to wear the number 33 for his tenure with the Indians.

Most people believe that Trot Nixon's best season was 2001, when he slugged 27 home runs, hit for a .280 average and knocked in 88 runs.

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[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1996	BOS	2	4	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	.500	.500	.750	1.250
1998	BOS	13	27	3	7	1	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	.259	.286	.296	.582
1999	BOS	124	381	67	103	22	5	15	52	53	75	3	1	.270	.357	.472	.830
2000	BOS	123	427	66	118	27	8	12	60	63	85	8	1	.276	.368	.461	.830
2001	BOS	148	535	100	150	31	4	27	88	79	113	7	4	.280	.376	.505	.881
2002	BOS	152	532	81	136	36	3	24	94	65	109	4	2	.256	.338	.470	.808
2003	BOS	134	441	81	135	24	6	28	87	65	96	4	2	.306	.396	.578	.975
2004	BOS	48	149	24	47	9	1	6	23	15	24	0	0	.315	.377	.510	.887
2005	BOS	124	408	64	112	29	1	13	67	53	59	2	1	.275	.357	.446	.804
2006	BOS	114	381	59	102	24	0	8	52	60	56	0	2	.268	.373	.394	.767
2007	CLE	99	307	30	77	17	0	3	31	44	59	0	0	.251	.342	.336	.677
Career		1081	3592	577	989	221	28	136	554	498	680	29	13	.275	.364	.466	.830

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team	POS	G	GS	INN	PO	TC	A	E	DP	FPCT
1998	BOS	LF	1	1	9	4	4	0	0	0	1.000
1998	BOS	RF	6	4	39	12	12	0	0	0	1.000
1999	BOS	RF	121	116	1025	209	219	3	7	1	.968
2000	BOS	RF	115	104	917	202	212	8	2	4	.991
2000	BOS	CF	6	4	36	13	13	0	0	0	1.000
2001	BOS	RF	83	70	657	141	149	3	5	3	.966
2001	BOS	CF	70	67	591	139	146	4	3	1	.979
2002	BOS	RF	145	137	1223	273	282	4	5	3	.982
2002	BOS	CF	13	8	87	21	24	3	0	0	1.000
2003	BOS	RF	129	119	1078	230	238	4	4	0	.983
2003	BOS	CF	1	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	1.000
2004	BOS	RF	40	36	306	63	65	1	1	0	.985
2005	BOS	RF	118	107	935	240	250	9	1	3	.996
2006	BOS	RF	110	100	891	212	219	6	1	2	.995
2007	CLE	RF	87	82	675	129	137	4	4	2	.971
Total			1102	1000	8803	1947	2032	51	34	19	.983

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Selected by the Boston Red Sox in the 1st round (7th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 3, 1993 - signed August 31, 1993).
Granted free agency (October 31, 2006).
Signed with the Cleveland Indians (January 19, 2007).

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