How The Only Nolan's Opposing Batting Average Compares to Similar Players
The Only Nolan posted a career Opposing Batting Average of .259, near the relief pitcher average of .255 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest Opposing Batting Average season came in 1881, posting .251. The highest point came in 1883 at .321. The Opposing Batting Average trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from .321 in 1883 to .262 in 1884 and .256 in 1885. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. One of the more consistent Opposing Batting Average producers of his era, the career line shows near-average output with little season-to-season variance across 5 seasons.
The Only Nolan Lifetime Opposing Batting Average and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Opposing Batting Average for The Only Nolan
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Opposing Batting Average | The Only Nolan
Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play |
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| Career | 0.259 | 0.286 |
| Season Avg. | 0.259 | 0.286 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.259 | 0.286 |
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The Only Nolan Opposing Batting Average Per Season
The Only Nolan's Opposing Batting Average 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 Opposing Batting Average by Team
The Only Nolan's career Opposing Batting Average totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
The Only Nolan Opposing Batting Average Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how The Only Nolan's career Opposing Batting Average shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
The Only Nolan Opposing Batting Average Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes The Only Nolan's seasonal Opposing Batting Average 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 Opposing Batting Average — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of The Only Nolan's MLB career with Opposing Batting Average 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.
