How The Only Nolan's Runs Compares to Similar Players

The Only Nolan totaled 434 career Runs, well above the relief pitcher average of 145.4 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Runs season came in 1884, posting 28, well above the relief pitcher average of 18.0 that year. The highest point came in 1878 at 208. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Runs total went from 44 in 1883 to 28 in 1884 and 43 in 1885, holding steady over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Runs profile — ranging from 28 to 208 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

The Only Nolan Lifetime Runs and Similar Stats

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The Only Nolan Runs Per Season

The Only Nolan's Runs 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 Runs per season line chart

The Only Nolan Runs by Team

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

The Only Nolan Cumulative Runs — Career Progression

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

The Only Nolan Runs Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

The Only Nolan Runs — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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