The Only Nolan was a pitcher in MLB history. Across 79 career appearances, with a 2.98 ERA and 274 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1878 | IN1 | 13 | 22 | 2.57 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 347.0 | 357 | 99 | 56 | 125 | 1.19 |
| 1881 | CL2 | 8 | 14 | 3.05 | 22 | 21 | 0 | 180.0 | 183 | 61 | 38 | 54 | 1.23 |
| 1883 | PT1 | 0 | 7 | 4.25 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 55.0 | 81 | 26 | 10 | 23 | 1.65 |
| 1884 | WIL | 1 | 4 | 2.93 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 40.0 | 44 | 13 | 7 | 52 | 1.28 |
| 1885 | PHI | 1 | 5 | 4.17 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 54.0 | 55 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 1.46 |
| Career Totals | — | 23 | 52 | 2.98 | 79 | 78 | 0 | 676.0 | 720 | 224 | 135 | 274 | 1.26 |
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1878 | IN1 | 38 | 152 | 11 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 10 | .243 | .253 | .296 | .549 | |
| 1881 | CL2 | 41 | 168 | 12 | 41 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 13 | .244 | .262 | .286 | .547 | |
| 1883 | PT1 | 7 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .308 | .333 | .346 | .679 | |||
| 1884 | WIL | 9 | 33 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .273 | .314 | .394 | .708 | |||
| 1885 | PHI | 7 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | .077 | .172 | .115 | .288 | |
| Career Totals | — | 102 | 405 | 33 | 97 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 12 | 31 | .240 | .261 | .291 | .553 |