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The Only Nolan
Edward Sylvester Nolan

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 5' 8", Weight 171 lb.

Debut May 1, 1878
Final Game October 9, 1885
Born November 7, 1857 in Paterson, NJ
Died May 18, 1913 in Paterson, NJ

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Pitching  Glossary / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1878 20 IND NL  13  22  38  38  37   1   0  0  347.0  357  208   99   1   56  125      21  1469       0  2.57  2.05   80 1.190
 1881 23 CLV NL   8  14  22  21  20   0   1  0  180.0  183  111   61   3   38   54      10   768       0  3.05  2.64   86 1.228
 1883 25 PIT AA   0   7   7   7   6   0   0  0   55.0   81   44   26   0   10   23       0     0       0  4.25  3.23   76 1.655
 1884 26 WIL UA   1   4   5   5   5   0   0  0   40.0   44   28   13   1    7   52       0             0  2.93  3.32  113 1.275
 1885 27 PHI NL   1   5   7   7   6   0   0  0   54.0   55   43   25   1   24   20   0   5   239       0  4.17  2.76   66 1.463
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  5 Yr WL% .307  23  52  79  78  74   1   1  0  676.0  720  434  224   6  135  274   0  36  2476       0  2.98  2.43   82 1.265
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     9  22  34  33  32   0   0  0  292.7  311  187   97   2   58  118   0  15  1072   0   0  2.98  2.43   82 1.265
 Career High     13  22  38  38  37   1   1  0  347.0  357  208   99   3   56  125   0  21  1469   0   0  2.57  3.32  113 1.190

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1878 20 IND NL  38  152   11   37   8  0   0   16          2  10  .243  .253  .296   91   45                    
 1881 23 CLV NL  41  168   12   41   5  1   0   18          4  13  .244  .262  .286   75   48                    
 1883 25 PIT AA   7   26    4    8   1  0   0    0   0      1      .308  .333  .346  124    9                    
 1884 26 WIL UA   9   33    5    9   2  1   0        0      2      .273  .314  .394  134   13                    
 1885 27 PHI NL   7   26    1    2   1  0   0    1          3   8  .077  .172  .115   -4    3                    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 5 Seasons      102  405   33   97  17  2   0   35   0  0  12  31  .240  .261  .291   83  118   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        643   52  154  27  3   0   56   0  0  19  49  .240  .261  .291   83  187   0   0   0   0   0
 Career High     41  168   12   41   8  1   0   18   0  0   4  13  .244  .262  .296   91   48   0   0   0   0   0
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1878 20 IND NL  154  115   11   2.6    57| .243  .250| .253  .268| .296  .308| .549  .576|  91  .373  -1.0  -0.1     
 1881 23 CLV NL  172  127   13   2.7    71| .244  .259| .262  .289| .286  .339| .548  .628|  75  .367  -4.8  -0.5     
 1883 25 PIT AA   27   18    3   4.4    66| .308  .250| .333  .280| .346  .330| .679  .609| 124  .601   0.7   0.1     
 1884 26 WIL UA   35   24    4   4.3    64| .273  .251| .314  .279| .394  .325| .708  .604| 134  .626   1.5   0.2     
 1885 27 PHI NL   29   24    1   1.1    67| .077  .244| .172  .286| .115  .326| .287  .612|  -4  .115  -2.8  -0.3     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 5 Seasons       417  308   32   2.8    65| .240  .253| .261  .279| .291  .325| .552  .604|  83  .394  -6.4  -0.6     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1878 20 IND NL P 38 19 80 11 5 .900 .888 2.61 2.22 2.57 2.31 38 347.0 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0 1 0 1881 23 CLV NL P 22 9 28 4 0 .902 .896 1.68 2.09 1.85 2.25 21 180.0 OF 14 20 2 2 1 .917 .870 1.57 2.00 6 9 0 3B 6 3 7 3 1 .769 .862 1.67 3.52 1883 25 PIT AA P 7 2 11 5 0 .722 .850 1.86 2.14 2.13 2.31 7 55.0 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0 1 0 1884 26 WIL UA P 5 1 11 1 0 .923 .845 2.40 2.24 2.70 2.57 5 40.0 OF 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 .816 1.00 1.48 0 1 3 1885 27 PHI NL P 7 0 10 2 0 .833 .901 1.43 2.30 1.67 2.43 7 54.0 OF 1 1 1 1 0 .667 .870 2.00 1.80 1 0 0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1881 23 CLV NL 3B 6 3 7 3 1 .769 .862 1.67 3.52 1878 20 IND NL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0 1 0 1881 23 CLV NL OF 14 20 2 2 1 .917 .870 1.57 2.00 6 9 0 1883 25 PIT AA OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0 1 0 1884 26 WIL UA OF 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 .816 1.00 1.48 0 1 3 1885 27 PHI NL OF 1 1 1 1 0 .667 .870 2.00 1.80 1 0 0 1878 20 IND NL P 38 19 80 11 5 .900 .888 2.61 2.22 2.57 2.31 38 347.0 1881 23 CLV NL P 22 9 28 4 0 .902 .896 1.68 2.09 1.85 2.25 21 180.0 1883 25 PIT AA P 7 2 11 5 0 .722 .850 1.86 2.14 2.13 2.31 7 55.0 1884 26 WIL UA P 5 1 11 1 0 .923 .845 2.40 2.24 2.70 2.57 5 40.0 1885 27 PHI NL P 7 0 10 2 0 .833 .901 1.43 2.30 1.67 2.43 7 54.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+ Position Total P* 79 31 140 23 5 .881 .884 2.16 2.19 78 676.0 OF 21 25 3 3 1 .903 .862 1.33 1.86 7 12 3 3B 6 3 7 3 1 .769 .862 1.67 3.52 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+ Overall Total 106 59 150 29 7 .878 .880 1.97 2.20
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

ERA
1878 NL-2.57-9

Wins
1878 NL-13-5

Won-Loss %
1878 NL-.371-9

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1878 NL-1.190-7
1881 NL-1.228-10

Hits Allowed/9IP
1878 NL-9.26-6
1881 NL-9.15-9

Bases on Balls/9IP
1878 NL-1.45-8

Strikeouts/9IP
1878 NL-3.24-4
1881 NL-2.70-7

Games
1878 NL-38-5

Innings
1878 NL-347.0-5

Strikeouts
1878 NL-125-4

Games Started
1878 NL-38-5

Comp. Games
1878 NL-37-5

Shutouts
1878 NL-1-4

Home Runs Allow.
1878 NL-1-6
1881 NL-3-9

Bases On Balls Allow.
1878 NL-56-1

Hits Allowed
1878 NL-357-5

SO to Walk
1878 NL-2.23-9

Losses
1878 NL-22-3
1881 NL-14-10

Earned Runs Allow.
1878 NL-99-3

Wild Pitches
1878 NL-21-6

Batters Faced
1878 NL-1469-5

Adjusted ERA+
1878 NL-80-9

Youngest Player
1878 NL-20-9

 

Gray Ink: Pitching - 29 (801) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 13.0 (589) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 1.0 (1832) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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