Bio
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Debut
- 1972
Bio
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Debut
- 1972
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 621
- AB
- 1,454
- R
- 156
- H
- 382
- HR
- 27
- RBI
- 178
- SB
- 7
- AVG
- .263
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | NYM | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1975 | ATL | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| 1977 | ATL | 62 | 82 | 13 | 23 | 3 | 9 | 1 | .280 |
| 1978 | ATL | 95 | 213 | 22 | 49 | 4 | 22 | 3 | .230 |
| 1979 | ATL | 89 | 230 | 28 | 57 | 4 | 21 | 1 | .248 |
| 1980 |  ATL/CIN | 70 | 176 | 16 | 54 | 3 | 26 | 0 | .307 |
| 1981 | CIN | 81 | 236 | 25 | 73 | 1 | 26 | 1 | .309 |
| 1982 | BAL | 77 | 219 | 24 | 51 | 6 | 35 | 1 | .233 |
| 1983 | BAL | 73 | 184 | 25 | 51 | 5 | 24 | 0 | .277 |
| 1984 | BAL | 35 | 62 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .290 |
| 1985 | BAL | 31 | 38 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .132 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 3
- AB
- 2
- R
- 0
- H
- 0
- HR
- 0
- RBI
- 1
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .000
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 1,649
- TB
- 549
- XBH
- 103
- HBP
- 7
- IBB
- 22
- GIDP
- 0
- P/PA
- 0.00
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | NYM | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | ATL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | ATL | 96 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | ATL | 249 | 74 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | ATL | 261 | 84 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | ATL/CIN | 200 | 71 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | CIN | 264 | 96 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | BAL | 242 | 78 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | BAL | 202 | 79 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | BAL | 75 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | BAL | 44 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 1.0
- RC
- 200.4
- RC/27
- 4.90
- ISOP
- .115
- SECA
- .227
- BB/K
- 0.90
- AB/HR
- 53.9
- GO/FO
- 0.00
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | NYM | -0.3 | -0.7 | -1.9 | .000 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | ATL | 0.0 | 0.6 | 5 | .000 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | ATL | 0.2 | 14.5 | 6.5 | .146 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 27.3 | 0 |
| 1978 | ATL | -0.8 | 28.1 | 4.5 | .117 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 53.3 | 0 |
| 1979 | ATL | -0.4 | 29.8 | 4.5 | .117 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 57.5 | 0 |
| 1980 | ATL/CIN | 0.7 | 27.2 | 5.6 | .097 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 58.7 | 0 |
| 1981 | CIN | 0.9 | 37.6 | 6 | .097 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 236 | 0 |
| 1982 | BAL | -0.1 | 23.2 | 3.6 | .123 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 36.5 | 0 |
| 1983 | BAL | 0.8 | 28 | 5.7 | .152 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 36.8 | 0 |
| 1984 | BAL | 0.4 | 11 | 6.6 | .097 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 62 | 0 |
| 1985 | BAL | -0.4 | 1.5 | 1.2 | .053 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Joe Nolan's career stats?
Joe Nolan played 11 seasons for the Mets, the Braves, the Reds and the Orioles. He was a career .263 hitter with 382 hits, 27 home runs and 178 RBI. His best season was 1981: a .309 batting average, 1 home run and 26 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
11 seasons, 1 postseason, 1972 to 1985
Championships
- 1983 World Series with the Baltimore Orioles
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