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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

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1878 20 IND NL 38 154 152 11 37 8 0 0 16 2 10 .243 .253 .296 .549 91 45 1/O
1881 23 CLV NL 41 172 168 12 41 5 1 0 18 4 13 .244 .262 .286 .547 75 48 1O/5
1883 25 PIT AA 7 27 26 4 8 1 0 0 0 0 1 .308 .333 .346 .679 124 9 /1O
1884 26 WIL UA 9 35 33 5 9 2 1 0 0 2 .273 .314 .394 .708 134 13 /1O
1885 27 PHI NL 7 29 26 1 2 1 0 0 1 3 8 .077 .172 .115 .288 -4 3 /1O
5 Seasons 102 417 405 33 97 17 2 0 35 0 12 31 .240 .261 .291 .553 83 118
162 Game Avg. 162 662 643 52 154 27 3 0 56 19 .240 .261 .291 .553 83 187
PIT (1 yr) 7 27 26 4 8 1 0 0 0 0 1 .308 .333 .346 .679 124 9
PHI (1 yr) 7 29 26 1 2 1 0 0 1 3 8 .077 .172 .115 .288 -4 3
IND (1 yr) 38 154 152 11 37 8 0 0 16 2 10 .243 .253 .296 .549 91 45
CLV (1 yr) 41 172 168 12 41 5 1 0 18 4 13 .244 .262 .286 .547 75 48
WIL (1 yr) 9 35 33 5 9 2 1 0 0 2 .273 .314 .394 .708 134 13
NL (3 yrs) 86 355 346 24 80 14 1 0 35 9 31 .231 .251 .277 .528 75 96
AA (1 yr) 7 27 26 4 8 1 0 0 0 0 1 .308 .333 .346 .679 124 9
UA (1 yr) 9 35 33 5 9 2 1 0 0 2 .273 .314 .394 .708 134 13

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1878 IND NL 20 P 38 110 19 80 11 5 .900 2.61 .886 2.22
1878 IND NL 20 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0-1-0
1881 CLV NL 23 P 22 41 9 28 4 0 .902 1.68 .895 2.09
1881 CLV NL 23 OF 14 24 20 2 2 1 .917 1.57 .862 2.00 6-9-0
1881 CLV NL 23 3B 6 13 3 7 3 1 .769 1.67 .877 3.52
1883 PIT AA 25 P 7 18 2 11 5 0 .722 1.86 .872 2.14
1883 PIT AA 25 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0-1-0
1884 WIL UA 26 P 5 13 1 11 1 0 .923 2.40 .831 2.24
1884 WIL UA 26 OF 4 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 .775 1.48 0-1-3
1885 PHI NL 27 P 7 12 0 10 2 0 .833 1.43 .908 2.30
1885 PHI NL 27 OF 1 3 1 1 1 0 .667 2.00 .900 1.80 1-0-0
5 Seasons P 79 194 31 140 23 5 .881 2.16 .885 2.19
5 Seasons OF 21 31 25 3 3 1 .903 1.33 .855 1.86 7-12-3
1 Season 3B 6 13 3 7 3 1 .769 1.67 .877 3.52
5 Seasons TOT 106 238 59 150 29 7 .878 1.97 .758 2.20 7-12-3

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 - 16 (914), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 1 (1872), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 13 (602), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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