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, 13,319th 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+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	46-35 / in Starts: 38-24
Longest Hitting Streak	6 games
Longest On Base Streak	9 games
Most Games w/o HR	40 games
Most Games w/o RBI	16 games
Grand Slams	0 in 9 bases loaded PA and 7 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	5

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 264 PAs	26
Actual Runners on Base	169 (86-53-30)
Avg. MLBer w/ 264 PAs	26
Avg. Runners on Base	160 (79-53-27)

Most Driven In
R Knight	9
G Foster	7
D Driessen	5
R Oester	2
K Griffey	1
D ConcepciÃ³n	1
Self	1
J Bench	0

Most Driven In By
R Oester	10
K Griffey	3
D Collins	2
H Spilman	1
B Berenyi	1
Self	1
D ConcepciÃ³n	1
L Biittner	1

1981 Batting Game Log

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1981 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	325	4 (3)	Apr 12	CIN	@	ATL	L,2-3	8-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	8	4.78	0.320	4.00	0.16%	1.28	PH C
2	326	7 (2)	Apr 15	CIN	@	SDP	W,10-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	7	.64	-0.105	.57	-0.06%	-0.79	C
3	327	8	Apr 17	CIN		STL	L,5-9	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	8	.65	-0.016	.51	-0.01%	-0.27	PH C
4	328	11 (2)	Apr 22	CIN		ATL	L,3-7	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.300	.400	.700	7	.68	0.067	.57	0.03%	0.65	C
5	329	12	Apr 23	CIN	@	HOU	W,5-4	9-GF(10)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.364	.400	.764	8	1.61	0.057	1.05	0.02%	0.23	PH C
6	330	14 (1)	Apr 25	CIN	@	HOU	W,2-1	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.286	.308	.593	7	1.18	-0.064	.92	-0.03%	-0.76	C
7	331	15	Apr 26	CIN	@	HOU	L,0-1	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.286	.308	.593	8						C
8	332	16	Apr 28	CIN		SDP	W,11-2	CG	5	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.316	.353	.669	7	.53	-0.005	.39	0.00%	0.80	C
9	333	18 (1)	Apr 30	CIN		SDP	W,4-3	GS-8	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.318	.350	.668	7	.71	0.060	.62	0.03%	0.49	C
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
10	334	19	May 1	CIN	@	STL	L,6-7	7-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.292	.318	.610	8	3.24	-0.113	2.84	-0.06%	-1.05	PH C
11	335	20	May 2	CIN	@	STL	L,3-7	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.280	.304	.584	8	.03	-0.001	.02	0.00%	-0.09	C
12	336	21	May 3	CIN	@	STL	L,4-5	GS-9	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.345	.346	.691	7	1.14	0.061	.88	0.03%	0.64	C
13	337	22	May 6	CIN		PIT	W,9-8	8-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.269	.333	.346	.679	8	2.35	-0.018	1.82	-0.01%	0.19	PH C
14	338	23	May 7 (1)	CIN		PIT	L,1-3	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.353	.367	.720	7	.91	0.015	.73	0.01%	0.13	C
15	339	24	May 7 (2)	CIN		PIT	L,1-7	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.290	.343	.355	.698	8	.36	-0.009	.25	0.00%	-0.14	PH C
16	340	25	May 8	CIN		HOU	W,4-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.316	.324	.639	6	1.13	-0.057	.80	-0.02%	-0.64	C
17	341	26	May 9	CIN		HOU	W,9-5	CG	4	3	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	.297	.333	.351	.685	6	.46	0.036	.32	0.02%	0.69	C
18	342	27	May 10	CIN		HOU	L,5-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.268	.304	.317	.621	6	.99	-0.092	.81	-0.05%	-1.15	C
19	343	28	May 11	CIN		HOU	L,0-5	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.300	.333	.633	6	.57	0.022	.40	0.01%	-0.02	C
20	344	29	May 12	CIN		CHC	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.245	.278	.306	.584	6	1.72	-0.232	.96	-0.08%	-1.82	C
21	345	30	May 13	CIN		CHC	W,8-3	CG	5	5	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.305	.352	.657	6	.19	0.039	.11	0.01%	0.49	C
22	346	31	May 14	CIN		CHC	W,6-1	GS-8	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.302	.333	.635	6	.99	-0.074	.57	-0.03%	-0.61	C
23	347	32	May 15	CIN	@	PIT	W,4-1	GS-9	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.313	.333	.647	6	1.90	-0.023	1.22	-0.01%	-0.13	C
24	348	34 (1)	May 17	CIN	@	PIT	W,4-3	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.266	.310	.328	.638	6	.56	-0.048	.35	-0.02%	-0.59	C
25	349	35	May 19	CIN	@	CHC	W,5-0	CG	4	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.284	.333	.358	.692	7	.78	0.130	.56	0.06%	0.87	C
26	350	36	May 20	CIN	@	CHC	W,10-7	GS-7	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.271	.329	.343	.672	7	1.31	-0.086	1.07	-0.04%	-0.69	C
27	351	37	May 21	CIN	@	CHC	L,1-5	CG	3	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.341	.361	.703	8	.85	0.075	.72	0.04%	0.71	C
28	352	38	May 22	CIN		LAD	L,2-4	11-GF(12)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.274	.337	.356	.694	9	1.68	-0.040	2.13	-0.03%	-0.14	PH C
29	353	39	May 23	CIN		LAD	L,6-9	9-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.270	.333	.351	.685	8	1.11	-0.029	1.27	-0.02%	-0.33	C
30	354	40	May 24 (1)	CIN		LAD	W,3-2	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.318	.333	.652	7	.57	-0.061	.60	-0.04%	-1.05	C
31	355	41	May 24 (2)	CIN		LAD	L,3-10	GS-7	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.259	.319	.333	.652	7	1.64	-0.157	1.82	-0.11%	-0.74	C
32	356	42	May 25	CIN		SFG	W,6-3	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.330	.337	.667	8	1.40	0.054	1.04	0.02%	0.88	C
33	357	45 (2)	May 29	CIN	@	LAD	L,2-5	CG	4	4	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.287	.347	.368	.715	7	.60	0.085	.79	0.07%	0.80	C
34	358	46	May 30	CIN	@	LAD	W,9-1	CG	5	5	2	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.304	.359	.413	.772	7	.62	0.115	.75	0.08%	2.53	C
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
35	359	48 (1)	Jun 1	CIN	@	SFG	W,8-5	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.302	.355	.406	.761	5	.85	-0.073	.70	-0.04%	-0.44	C
36	360	49	Jun 2	CIN	@	SFG	L,7-15	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.310	.360	.410	.770	5	.28	-0.024	.22	-0.01%	0.41	C
37	361	51 (1)	Jun 5	CIN		MON	W,6-3	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.304	.365	.402	.767	8	.41	0.004	.36	0.00%	0.25	C
38	362	53 (1)	Jun 7	CIN		MON	W,2-0	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.305	.364	.429	.793	7	.39	0.104	.39	0.06%	0.65	C
39	363	54	Jun 9	CIN	@	NYM	W,8-4	CG	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.299	.366	.421	.786	8	.69	0.002	.70	0.00%	-0.64	C
40	364	55	Jun 10	CIN	@	NYM	W,2-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.288	.354	.405	.760	8	.51	-0.049	.57	-0.03%	-0.51	C
41	365	56	Jun 11	CIN	@	NYM	W,5-2	CG	5	5	0	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.310	.371	.431	.802	8	.94	0.039	1.05	0.03%	0.70	C
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
42	366	58 (1)	Aug 11	CIN	@	LAD	W,7-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.368	.425	.793	8	.66	-0.001	.83	0.00%	-0.06	C
43	367	59	Aug 12	CIN	@	LAD	L,5-8	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.306	.364	.427	.792	8	1.05	0.075	1.53	0.07%	0.24	C
44	368	60	Aug 14 (1)	CIN		SFG	L,0-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.299	.357	.417	.774	7	1.01	-0.109	1.19	-0.08%	-0.82	C
45	369	62 (1)	Aug 15	CIN		SFG	L,2-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.298	.354	.412	.766	7	1.04	-0.088	1.21	-0.06%	-0.31	C
46	370	63	Aug 16	CIN		SFG	W,2-1	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.293	.358	.406	.764	7	.81	-0.057	.77	-0.03%	-1.47	C
47	371	65 (1)	Aug 19	CIN		PHI	W,6-3	CG	4	4	0	3	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.307	.368	.431	.798	7	1.57	0.366	1.65	0.23%	3.36	C
48	372	66	Aug 21	CIN		NYM	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.307	.367	.429	.796	7	1.62	0.185	1.79	0.12%	1.24	C
49	373	67	Aug 22	CIN		NYM	L,4-7	CG	5	4	1	3	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.319	.380	.438	.818	7	1.03	0.226	1.39	0.18%	2.32	C
50	374	68	Aug 23	CIN		NYM	L,2-3	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.311	.371	.426	.797	5	1.81	-0.163	2.12	-0.11%	-1.20	C
51	375	69	Aug 24	CIN		NYM	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.311	.371	.424	.794	7	.68	0.090	.72	0.06%	0.68	C
52	376	70	Aug 25	CIN	@	MON	L,1-9	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.310	.368	.419	.787	7	.35	-0.033	.44	-0.03%	-0.27	C
53	377	71	Aug 26	CIN	@	MON	L,0-6	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.310	.367	.418	.785	5	.61	0.033	.62	0.02%	0.37	C
54	378	73 (1)	Aug 28	CIN	@	NYM	W,5-2	8-GF	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.314	.374	.421	.796	8	.93	0.072	.59	0.03%	0.56	PH C
55	379	74	Aug 29	CIN	@	NYM	L,2-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.309	.368	.414	.782	7	.79	-0.058	.55	-0.02%	-0.38	C
56	380	75	Aug 30	CIN	@	NYM	W,6-3	CG	5	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.313	.374	.416	.790	6	1.05	0.188	.61	0.07%	1.40	C
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
57	381	77 (1)	Sep 1	CIN		MON	L,3-4	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.311	.372	.413	.786	9	2.44	-0.060	2.03	-0.03%	-0.21	C
58	382	79 (1)	Sep 3	CIN	@	PHI	W,9-3	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.302	.363	.401	.764	7	.72	-0.116	.47	-0.05%	-1.47	C
59	383	80	Sep 4	CIN	@	PHI	L,6-7	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.309	.371	.406	.776	7	1.21	0.242	.96	0.12%	1.89	C
60	384	81	Sep 5	CIN	@	PHI	L,4-5	GS-8	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.311	.378	.407	.785	7	1.23	-0.007	.71	0.00%	0.17	C
61	385	83 (1)	Sep 7	CIN		SDP	W,8-7	7-GF	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.313	.379	.408	.787	8	.48	0.021	.24	0.01%	0.23	PH C
62	386	84	Sep 8	CIN		SDP	L,1-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.306	.372	.399	.771	7	.83	-0.057	.47	-0.02%	-0.91	C
63	387	86 (1)	Sep 11	CIN		LAD	W,3-2	8-GF(10)	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.310	.375	.402	.777	8	2.58	0.103	2.10	0.05%	0.50	PH C
64	388	87	Sep 12	CIN		LAD	W,6-5	7-GF(11)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.306	.371	.398	.769	8	1.26	-0.064	1.17	-0.04%	-0.43	PH C
65	389	88	Sep 13	CIN		LAD	L,2-4	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.305	.370	.396	.765	8	1.59	-0.039	1.76	-0.03%	-0.21	PH C
66	390	89	Sep 14	CIN	@	HOU	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.309	.372	.398	.770	7	.99	0.042	.96	0.03%	-0.10	C
67	391	90	Sep 15	CIN	@	HOU	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.303	.365	.390	.755	7	.32	-0.030	.44	-0.03%	-0.84	C
68	392	91	Sep 16	CIN	@	SFG	L,7-12	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.302	.363	.387	.750	7	.73	-0.019	1.20	-0.02%	-0.10	C
69	393	92	Sep 17	CIN	@	SFG	W,1-0	9-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.302	.363	.387	.750	8						C
70	394	93	Sep 18	CIN	@	LAD	W,5-4	GS-9	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.305	.366	.394	.760	7	1.62	-0.045	1.94	-0.03%	0.11	C
71	395	94	Sep 19	CIN	@	LAD	W,7-3	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.303	.362	.389	.751	7	.58	-0.024	1.10	-0.03%	-0.82	C
72	396	95	Sep 20	CIN	@	LAD	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.311	.369	.401	.770	7	.74	0.072	1.65	0.10%	1.78	C
73	397	96	Sep 21	CIN	@	SDP	L,0-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.311	.369	.401	.770	8						C
74	398	98 (1)	Sep 23	CIN	@	SDP	W,5-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.307	.367	.395	.762	6	.40	-0.003	.68	0.00%	-0.33	C
75	399	99	Sep 25	CIN	@	ATL	W,10-2	CG	5	4	1	2	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.311	.371	.406	.778	6	.65	0.115	1.48	0.16%	1.53	C
76	400	100	Sep 26	CIN	@	ATL	W,2-0	GS-9	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.314	.373	.413	.786	6	.59	0.046	1.92	0.09%	0.16	C
77	401	102 (1)	Sep 28	CIN		SFG	L,0-4	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.314	.375	.416	.791	6	.66	0.033	2.43	0.07%	0.50	C
78	402	103	Sep 29	CIN		SFG	W,4-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.314	.375	.416	.791	8						C
79	403	104	Sep 30	CIN		HOU	W,5-2	GS-8	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.316	.379	.417	.796	6	.84	-0.013	6.69	-0.06%	0.01	C
80	404	105	Oct 1	CIN		HOU	L,1-8	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.310	.373	.409	.783	6	1.26	-0.053	15.17	-0.38%	-0.20	C
81	405	106	Oct 2	CIN		ATL	L,5-11	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.309	.371	.407	.778	6	.11	-0.011	.45	-0.03%	-0.14	C
							46-35		264	236	25	73	18	1	1	26	24	6	19	1	0	3	1	7	1	2	.309	.371	.407	.778		.91	0.768	1.27	0.31%	7.62

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