How The Only Nolan's Hits Compares to Similar Players
The Only Nolan totaled 720 career Hits, well above the relief pitcher average of 281.5 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Hits season came in 1884, posting 44, well above the relief pitcher average of 25.0 that year. The highest point came in 1878 at 357. The Hits trended upward through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 81 in 1883 to 44 in 1884 and 55 in 1885, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 44 to 357 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
The Only Nolan Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Hits for The Only Nolan
| The Only Nolan
Hits | The Only Nolan
Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 720 | 9.59 |
| Season Avg. | 144 | 9.59 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 1476.46 | 9.59 |
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The Only Nolan Hits Per Season
The Only Nolan's Hits for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
The Only Nolan Hits by Team
The Only Nolan's career Hits totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
The Only Nolan Cumulative Hits — Career Progression
A running total of The Only Nolan's career Hits, 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.
The Only Nolan Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes The Only Nolan's seasonal Hits 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.
The Only Nolan Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of The Only Nolan's MLB career with Hits 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.
