How Joe Nolan's Double Plays Compares to Similar Players

Joe Nolan totaled 20 career Double Plays, well below the league average of 71.1 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Double Plays season came in 1980, posting 7, well below the league average of 12.7 that year. The lowest point came in 1972 at 0, well below the league average of 12.3 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Double Plays total went from 2 in 1983 to 0 in 1984 and 0 in 1985, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Double Plays profile — ranging from 0 to 7 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Joe Nolan Lifetime Double Plays

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Season Avg.1.82
162 Game Avg.7.3
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Joe Nolan Double Plays Per Season

Joe Nolan's Double Plays for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, C, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Joe Nolan Double Plays per season line chart

Joe Nolan Double Plays by Team

Joe Nolan's career Double Plays totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Joe Nolan career Double Plays by team bar chart

Joe Nolan Cumulative Double Plays — Career Progression

A running total of Joe Nolan's career Double Plays, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Joe Nolan Double Plays year-over-year waterfall chart

Joe Nolan Double Plays Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Joe Nolan's seasonal Double Plays alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Joe Nolan Double Plays distribution box chart versus comparable players

Joe Nolan Double Plays — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Joe Nolan's MLB career with Double Plays alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Joe Nolan Double Plays season-by-season breakdown table