Player Report for #18 Morton Nix

04/26/1981

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P Morton Nix #18

Age: 31

Bats: L

Throws: L

Morale: Normal

G	GS	Rec	SV	ERA	IP	HA	HR	BB	K	WHIP
0	0	0-0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.00

	Overall	Potential
Stuff
Movement
Control

Pitching Ratings (OSA)
	Overall	Vs Left	Vs Right	Potential
Stuff	12	13	12	12
Movement	10	10	10	10
Control	7	7	7	7

Pitch Ratings
Pitch	Current	Potential
Fastball	15	15
Curveball	5	5
Changeup	15	15

Other Pitching Ratings
Velocity	96-98 Mph
Stamina	12
Suggested Role	Borderline SP
Groundball Percentage	39 %
Hold Runners	17
Defense	13

Run/Bunt Ratings
Running Speed:	1
Stealing Ability:	2
Baserunning Inst.:	1
Sacrifice Bunt:	8
Bunt for Hit:	4

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Vs.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec

Personality Ratings
Leader Ability:	Very Low
Loyalty:	High
Desire f. Win:	Very Low
Greed:	Very High
Intelligence:	Low
Work Ethic:	Low

Morton Nix
Birthday:	01/19/1933
Born in:	Las Vegas (Nevada)
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 1"
Weight:	258 lbs
Local Popularity:	Unknown
National Pop.:	Unknown

Status
Contract:	RETIRED
Salary:	-
Signed Through:	-
Major Service:	None, 62 Days
Service This Yr:	None
40-Man Service:	1 Year, 96 Days
Pro Service:	13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:	1 option year left
Contract Extension:	-
Drafted:	-

Career Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP	ERA+
1957 Los Angeles - ABA	24	5	2	0	2	0	6.50	18.0	20	13	13	2	13	9	1	0	1.83	.316	-3.1	57
1957 Detroit - ABA	24	4	4	0	4	0	7.15	22.2	24	19	18	3	12	11	1	0	1.59	.276	-5.0	50
1957 Total - ABA	24	9	6	0	6	0	6.86	40.2	44	32	31	5	25	20	2	0	1.70	.293	-8.1	0
Total ABA		9	6	0	6	0	6.86	40.2	44	32	31	5	25	20	2	0	1.70	.293	-8.1	53

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP	ERA+
1951 San Bernadino - A	18	30	0	5	6	16	4.06	31.0	39	17	14	1	26	9	0	0	2.10	.319	-3.0	53
1952 San Bernadino - A	19	26	0	3	5	10	3.33	24.1	23	15	9	1	12	16	0	0	1.44	.268	2.2	96
1953 San Bernadino - A	20	13	6	0	6	0	8.68	37.1	49	38	36	7	25	23	0	0	1.98	.344	-13.6	48
1954 San Bernadino - A	21	26	2	7	4	2	2.56	52.2	33	20	15	5	27	36	0	0	1.14	.193	15.4	161
1955 San Antonio - AA	22	18	18	10	4	0	2.85	126.1	94	52	40	21	49	67	3	1	1.13	.191	29.2	135
1955 Vaughan - AAA	22	9	9	4	2	0	3.68	66.0	63	28	27	5	36	35	2	0	1.50	.287	7.3	108
1956 San Antonio - AA	23	14	14	5	2	0	3.04	94.2	84	37	32	5	49	66	2	1	1.40	.287	19.0	137
1956 Vaughan - AAA	23	17	17	9	5	0	4.51	105.2	91	57	53	7	70	60	0	0	1.52	.258	3.0	92
1957 San Bernadino - A	24	2	2	1	1	0	5.23	10.1	9	6	6	0	4	15	0	0	1.26	.360	-0.4	66
1957 Calabasas - A	24	4	4	1	2	0	3.38	29.1	18	11	11	4	8	26	0	0	0.89	.182	4.1	121
1957 Total - A	24	6	6	2	3	0	3.86	39.2	27	17	17	4	12	41	0	0	0.98	.225	3.6	0
1957 Harlingen - AA	24	1	1	1	0	0	2.00	9.0	3	2	2	0	3	5	1	0	0.67	.120	2.7	191
1957 San Antonio - AA	24	5	4	2	2	0	2.14	33.2	22	11	8	2	13	29	0	0	1.04	.222	9.7	178
1957 Total - AA	24	6	5	3	2	0	2.11	42.2	25	13	10	2	16	34	1	0	0.96	.200	12.5	0
1957 Vaughan - AAA	24	5	5	0	5	0	6.14	29.1	35	24	20	4	17	15	0	0	1.77	.310	-5.4	61
1958 Harlingen - AA	25	10	10	2	5	0	3.42	68.1	34	29	26	8	39	52	2	1	1.07	.148	9.6	108
1958 Brantford - AAA	25	20	20	9	8	0	2.82	153.0	135	56	48	16	46	106	5	0	1.18	.260	30.7	131
1959 Calabasas - A	26	2	0	0	0	2	0.00	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0.00	.000	1.1	999
1959 Harlingen - AA	26	20	19	7	9	0	2.97	139.1	114	51	46	14	60	108	4	1	1.25	.249	30.2	132
1960 Calabasas - A	27	1	1	1	0	0	5.19	8.2	9	5	5	1	2	9	0	0	1.27	.381	-0.9	85
1960 San Antonio - AA	27	5	5	4	0	0	1.72	36.2	29	8	7	1	14	29	1	1	1.17	.269	13.1	243
1960 Vaughan - AAA	27	25	25	12	6	0	3.68	163.2	129	72	67	14	59	118	3	0	1.15	.249	16.8	103
1961 Brownsville - AA	28	6	6	4	0	0	1.76	46.0	28	11	9	2	22	34	0	0	1.09	.215	14.7	211
1961 Hamilton - AAA	28	23	23	8	11	0	4.02	161.0	143	79	72	16	76	120	4	0	1.36	.277	15.0	93
1962 Somerset - A	29	8	8	3	5	0	3.29	54.2	47	28	20	7	24	41	2	0	1.30	.252	10.0	110
1962 Tulsa - AA	29	21	21	6	10	0	4.55	142.1	126	77	72	17	57	115	4	0	1.29	.268	5.2	83
1963 Beeville - AA	30	22	22	11	7	0	2.25	159.2	115	49	40	10	58	151	4	1	1.08	.257	40.9	158
1963 Welland - AAA	30	6	5	2	3	0	5.65	36.2	40	24	23	4	16	35	1	0	1.53	.343	-5.7	60
1964 Lake Elsinore - A	31	1	1	0	1	0	7.20	5.0	5	6	4	1	2	5	0	0	1.40	.267	-1.6	48
1964 Kingsville - AA	31	25	25	10	6	0	2.81	185.2	156	60	58	17	45	180	8	1	1.08	.280	28.6	120
Total GHL		105	104	44	40	0	3.90	715.1	636	340	310	66	320	489	15	0	1.34	.270	61.8	101.6
Total STL		147	145	62	45	0	2.94	1041.2	805	387	340	97	409	836	29	7	1.17	.245	202.9	135.7
Total SCL		113	24	21	30	30	4.23	255.1	232	146	120	27	130	182	2	0	1.42	.267	13.4	107.7

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RNG	ZR	EFF	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1957 Los Angeles - ML	P	5	2	0	5	1	5	0	1.000	18.0	2.50	+0.0	1.002
1957 Detroit - ML	P	4	4	2	4	1	6	0	1.000	22.2	2.38	+0.0	1.002

Player History
01/02/1951	Drafted in the 1951 inaugural draft (Round 16, Pick 5, 245th overall pick) by the Detroit Bears.
01/02/1951	Named the #87 prospect in the ABA
04/16/1951	Named the #88 prospect in the ABA
06/03/1951	Injured (herniated disc (back)), out for 1-2 weeks.
07/31/1951	Injured (mild abdominal strain), day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1952	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (10); Movement: 7 (10); Control: 1 (4).
01/01/1953	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (9); Movement: 7 (10); Control: 2 (4).
07/29/1953	Injured (elbow inflammation), out for 2-3 months.
01/01/1954	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (11); Movement: 8 (9); Control: 3 (5).
07/11/1954	Was selected to the 1954 Southern California League All-Star Game.
08/30/1954	Won the 1954 Southern California League Southland Series with the San Bernadino Bears!
01/01/1955	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 4 (6).
05/10/1955	Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Austin Senators with 0 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06/19/1955	Injured (elbow soreness), out for 2-3 weeks.
01/01/1956	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 4 (7).
06/12/1956	Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Kingsville Ranchers with 3 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
07/08/1956	Was selected to the 1956 South Texas League All-Star Game.
08/25/1956	Injured (hamstring soreness), out for 1 day.
01/01/1957	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 5 (7).
07/09/1957	Was traded by the Detroit Bears to the Los Angeles Moguls in exchange for SS Duncan de Zeeuw.
01/01/1958	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (11); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 7 (8).
07/13/1958	Was selected to the 1958 Golden Horseshoe League All-Star Game.
08/14/1958	Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Freeport Hurricanes with 5 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed!
01/01/1959	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (11); Movement: 11 (11); Control: 7 (7).
07/18/1959	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Laredo Cowboys with 7 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
01/01/1960	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 14 (14); Movement: 11 (11); Control: 7 (7).
04/11/1960	Released by the Los Angeles organization.
04/11/1960	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Detroit Bears organization.
04/24/1960	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Galveston Pirates with 9 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
05/01/1960	Wins the STL GL Pitcher of the Month Award.
10/13/1960	Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/1961	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (11); Movement: 11 (11); Control: 7 (7).
04/06/1961	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the St. Louis Dredgers organization.
10/12/1961	Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/1962	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 7 (7).
04/07/1962	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Manhattan Peril organization.
07/22/1962	Injured (hamstring soreness), out for 2 days.
09/06/1962	Wins the 1962 STL RGL James Pinckney Henderson Award at P.
10/07/1962	Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/1963	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (11); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 7 (7).
04/04/1963	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Washington Mutuals organization.
06/03/1963	Was selected to the 1963 South Texas League All-Star Game.
07/27/1963	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Victoria Bulls with 10 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
10/08/1963	Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/1964	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 7 (7).
04/10/1964	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Boston Colonials organization.
05/28/1964	Injured (mild abdominal strain), day-to-day for 3 days.
06/08/1964	Was selected to the 1964 South Texas League All-Star Game.
07/29/1964	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Port Lavaca Whoopers with 12 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
09/01/1964	Retired from professional baseball.

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	HLD	Rank
1957	2	9