How The Only Nolan's Strikeouts Compares to Similar Players

The Only Nolan totaled 274 career Strikeouts, well above the relief pitcher average of 204.0 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Strikeouts season came in 1878, posting 125. The lowest point came in 1885 at 20, well above the relief pitcher average of 11.0 that year, a partial season. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Strikeouts total went from 23 in 1883 to 52 in 1884 and 20 in 1885, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Strikeouts profile — ranging from 20 to 125 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

The Only Nolan Lifetime Strikeouts and Similar Stats

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The Only Nolan Strikeouts Per Season

The Only Nolan's Strikeouts 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 Strikeouts per season line chart

The Only Nolan Strikeouts by Team

The Only Nolan's career Strikeouts totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
The Only Nolan career Strikeouts by team bar chart

The Only Nolan Cumulative Strikeouts — Career Progression

A running total of The Only Nolan's career Strikeouts, 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 Strikeouts year-over-year waterfall chart

The Only Nolan Strikeouts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes The Only Nolan's seasonal Strikeouts 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 Strikeouts distribution box chart versus comparable players

The Only Nolan Strikeouts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of The Only Nolan's MLB career with Strikeouts 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.
The Only Nolan Strikeouts season-by-season breakdown table