Joe Nolan

Positions: Catcher and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-11, 175lb (180cm, 79kg)

Born: May 12, 1951 in St. Louis, MO us

Draft: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 2nd round of the 1969 MLB June Amateur Draft from Southwest HS (St. Louis, MO).

High School: Southwest HS (St. Louis, MO)

Debut: September 21, 1972 (Age 21-132d, 13,326th in major league history)
vs. PIT 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 25, 1985 (Age 34-044d)
vs. NYY 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1977 season

Full Name: Joseph William Nolan

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1983 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.5

1454

382

.263

156

RBI

178

OBP

.336

SLG

.378

OPS

.714

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
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
1969	18	NYM-min	Rk,WRk	70	246	195	38	50	5	2	2	24	8	2	47	38	.256	.407	.333	.740		65		3	0	1			MIO,MTS · APPY,FLIN
1970	19	NYM-min	A	95	338	281	38	65	6	4	0	30	3	2	50	22	.231	.346	.281	.627		79		1	3	3			POM · FLOR
1971	20	NYM-min	A	120	482	393	76	109	17	3	13	75	3	3	83	68	.277	.405	.435	.840		171		3	0	3			VIS · CALL
1972	21	NYM-min	AA	130	504	418	51	90	13	3	4	41	3	0	75	89	.215	.339	.289	.628		121		5	2	4			MEM · TL
1972	21	NYM	NL	4	11	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.000	.091	.000	.091	-72	0	0	0	0	0	0	/2H

1973	22	NYM-min	AAA	97	337	287	34	69	9	1	4	29	1	1	42	41	.240	.336	.321	.657		92		1	4	3			TID · IL
1974	23	NYM-min	AAA	57	179	145	18	39	8	0	5	20	2	0	30	17	.269	.401	.428	.829		62		2	2	0			TID · IL
1975	24	ATL-min	AAA	111	396	342	41	92	13	0	6	53	1	4	47	49	.269	.357	.360	.717		123		2	1	4			RMD · IL
1975	24	ATL	NL	4	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.250	.400	.250	.650	82	1	0	0	0	0	0	/H2

1976	25	ATL-min	AAA	32	106	87	9	25	6	1	0	9	0	0	19	3	.287	.415	.379	.794		33		0	0	0			RMD · IL
1977	26	ATL	NL	62	96	82	13	23	3	0	3	9	1	0	13	12	.280	.375	.427	.802	105	35	2	0	0	1	1	H2
1978	27	ATL	NL	95	249	213	22	49	7	3	4	22	3	2	34	28	.230	.339	.347	.686	84	74	3	1	1	0	5	2H
1979	28	ATL	NL	89	261	230	28	57	9	3	4	21	1	3	27	28	.248	.333	.365	.699	86	84	5	3	0	1	3	2H
1980	29	TOT	NL	70	200	176	16	54	8	0	3	26	0	0	15	12	.307	.350	.403	.754	110	71	4	0	3	6	0	2H
1980	29	ATL	NL	17	24	22	2	6	1	0	0	2	0	0	2	4	.273	.333	.318	.652	81	7	1	0	0	0	0	H/2
1980	29	CIN	NL	53	176	154	14	48	7	0	3	24	0	0	13	8	.312	.353	.416	.768	114	64	3	0	3	6	0	2/H
1981	30	CIN	NL	81	264	236	25	73	18	1	1	26	1	2	24	19	.309	.371	.407	.778	120	96	7	1	0	3	6	*2H
1982	31	BAL	AL	77	242	219	24	51	7	1	6	35	1	1	16	35	.233	.278	.356	.634	73	78	5	0	1	6	1	2H
1983	32	BAL	AL	73	202	184	25	51	11	1	5	24	0	0	16	31	.277	.342	.429	.771	113	79	5	2	0	0	1	2H
1984	33	BAL	AL	35	75	62	2	18	1	1	1	9	0	0	12	10	.290	.400	.387	.787	123	24	0	0	0	1	4	HD/2
1985	34	BAL	AL	31	44	38	1	5	2	0	0	6	0	0	5	5	.132	.227	.184	.411	16	7	1	0	0	1	1	H/2D
11 Yrs				621	1649	1454	156	382	66	10	27	178	7	8	164	183	.263	.336	.378	.714	95	549	32	7	5	19	22
162 Game Avg.				162	430	379	41	100	17	3	7	46	2	2	43	48	.263	.336	.378	.714	95	143	8	2	1	5	6

ATL (5 yrs)				267	635	551	65	136	20	6	11	54	5	5	77	72	.247	.342	.365	.707	88	201	11	4	1	2	9
BAL (4 yrs)				216	563	503	52	125	21	3	12	74	1	1	49	81	.249	.313	.374	.687	90	188	11	2	1	8	7
CIN (2 yrs)				134	440	390	39	121	25	1	4	50	1	2	37	27	.310	.364	.410	.774	117	160	10	1	3	9	6
NYM (1 yr)				4	11	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.000	.091	.000	.091	-72	0	0	0	0	0	0

NL (7 yrs)				405	1086	951	104	257	45	7	15	104	6	7	115	102	.270	.348	.380	.728	98	361	21	5	4	11	15
AL (4 yrs)				216	563	503	52	125	21	3	12	74	1	1	49	81	.249	.313	.374	.687	90	188	11	2	1	8	7

Player Value--Batting

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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