The Only Nolan
Edward Sylvester Nolan
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 8" , Weight: 171 lb.

Born: November 7, 1857 in Paterson, NJ (All Transactions)
Debut: May 1, 1878
Final Game: October 9, 1885
Died: May 18, 1913 in Paterson, NJ
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1878 20 IND NL 13 22 .371 2.57 38 38 0 37 1 0 347.0 357 208 99 1 56 125 0 21 1469 80 1.190 9.3 0.0 1.5 3.2 2.23
1881 23 CLV NL 8 14 .364 3.05 22 21 1 20 0 0 180.0 183 111 61 3 38 54 0 10 768 86 1.228 9.2 0.2 1.9 2.7 1.42
1883 25 PIT AA 0 7 .000 4.25 7 7 0 6 0 0 55.0 81 44 26 0 10 23 0 0 0 76 1.655 13.3 0.0 1.6 3.8 2.30
1884 26 WIL UA 1 4 .200 2.92 5 5 0 5 0 0 40.0 44 28 13 1 7 52 0 0 113 1.275 9.9 0.2 1.6 11.7 7.43
1885 27 PHI NL 1 5 .167 4.17 7 7 0 6 0 0 54.0 55 43 25 1 24 20 0 0 5 239 66 1.463 9.2 0.2 4.0 3.3 0.83
5 Seasons 23 52 .307 2.98 79 78 1 74 1 0 676.0 720 434 224 6 135 274 0 0 36 2476 82 1.265 9.6 0.1 1.8 3.6 2.03
162 Game Avg. 10 23 .307 2.98 34 34 0 32 0 0 293 312 188 97 3 58 119 0 16 82 1.265 9.6 0.1 1.8 3.6 2.03
PIT (1 yr) 0 7 .000 4.25 7 7 0 6 0 0 55.0 81 44 26 0 10 23 0 0 0 76 1.655 13.3 0.0 1.6 3.8 2.30
PHI (1 yr) 1 5 .167 4.17 7 7 0 6 0 0 54.0 55 43 25 1 24 20 0 0 5 239 66 1.463 9.2 0.2 4.0 3.3 0.83
IND (1 yr) 13 22 .371 2.57 38 38 0 37 1 0 347.0 357 208 99 1 56 125 0 21 1469 80 1.190 9.3 0.0 1.5 3.2 2.23
CLV (1 yr) 8 14 .364 3.05 22 21 1 20 0 0 180.0 183 111 61 3 38 54 0 10 768 86 1.228 9.2 0.2 1.9 2.7 1.42
WIL (1 yr) 1 4 .200 2.92 5 5 0 5 0 0 40.0 44 28 13 1 7 52 0 0 113 1.275 9.9 0.2 1.6 11.7 7.43
NL (3 yrs) 22 41 .349 2.87 67 66 1 63 1 0 581.0 595 362 185 5 118 199 0 0 36 2476 80 1.227 9.2 0.1 1.8 3.1 1.69
AA (1 yr) 0 7 .000 4.25 7 7 0 6 0 0 55.0 81 44 26 0 10 23 0 0 0 76 1.655 13.3 0.0 1.6 3.8 2.30
UA (1 yr) 1 4 .200 2.92 5 5 0 5 0 0 40.0 44 28 13 1 7 52 0 0 113 1.275 9.9 0.2 1.6 11.7 7.43

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1878 20 13 22 .371 2.57 38 38 0 37 1 0 347.0 357 208 99 1 56 125 0 21 1469 80 1.190 9.3 0.0 1.5 3.2 2.23 80
1879 21 13 22 .371 2.57 38 38 0 37 1 0 347.0 357 208 99 1 56 125 0 21 1469 80 1.190 9.3 0.0 1.5 3.2 2.23 80
1880 22 13 22 .371 2.57 38 38 0 37 1 0 347.0 357 208 99 1 56 125 0 21 1469 80 1.190 9.3 0.0 1.5 3.2 2.23 80
1881 23 21 36 .368 2.73 60 59 1 57 1 0 527.0 540 319 160 4 94 179 0 31 2237 82 1.203 9.2 0.1 1.6 3.1 1.90 82
1882 24 21 36 .368 2.73 60 59 1 57 1 0 527.0 540 319 160 4 94 179 0 31 2237 82 1.203 9.2 0.1 1.6 3.1 1.90 82
1883 25 21 43 .328 2.88 67 66 1 63 1 0 582.0 621 363 186 4 104 202 0 31 2237 81 1.246 9.6 0.1 1.6 3.1 1.94 81
1884 26 22 47 .319 2.88 72 71 1 68 1 0 622.0 665 391 199 5 111 254 0 31 2237 84 1.248 9.6 0.1 1.6 3.7 2.29 84
1885 27 23 52 .307 2.98 79 78 1 74 1 0 676.0 720 434 224 6 135 274 0 0 36 2476 82 1.265 9.6 0.1 1.8 3.6 2.03 82

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1878 NL  2.568 (9th)

Wins s c a p y
1878 NL  13 (5th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1878 NL  .371 (9th)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1878 NL  1.190 (7th)
1881 NL  1.228 (10th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1878 NL  9.259 (6th)
1881 NL  9.150 (9th)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1878 NL  1.452 (8th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1878 NL  3.242 (4th)
1881 NL  2.700 (7th)

Games Played s c a p y
1878 NL  38 (5th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1878 NL  347.0 (5th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1878 NL  125 (4th)

Games Started s c a p y
1878 NL  38 (5th)

Complete Games s c a p y
1878 NL  37 (5th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1878 NL  1 (4th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1878 NL  1 (6th)
1881 NL  3 (9th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1878 NL  56 (1st)

Hits s c a p y
1878 NL  357 (5th)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1878 NL  2.232 (9th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1878 NL  .026 (4th)

Losses s c a p y
1878 NL  22 (3rd)
1881 NL  14 (10th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1878 NL  99 (3rd)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1878 NL  21 (6th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1878 NL  1469 (5th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1878 NL  80 (9th)

Youngest s c a p y
1878 NL  born 1857-11-07 (9th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 29 (803), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 1 (1877), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 13 (602), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  6. Bob Steele (949)
  7. Weldon Henley (949)
  8. Mike O'Neill (949)
  9. Rube Vickers (949)
  10. Bill Burns (947)
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