Joe Nolan
1972–1985 · bats L / throws R · Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Cincinnati Reds, New York Mets
621G
.263AVG
.336OBP
.378SLG
More career statistics
382H
27HR
178RBI
7SB
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 621 | 1,649 | 1,454 | 156 | 382 | 66 | 10 | 27 | 178 | 164 | 183 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 549 | .263 | .336 | .378 | .714 |
Streaks
8longest hitting streak · 1982-06-09 to 1982-06-24
16longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 2 home runs | 1978-07-28 | 1 in 259 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 12 | 4 hits | 1981-06-11 | 1 in 138 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 12 | 4 RBI | 1981-08-19 | 1 in 128 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 310 | 788 | 178 | 15 | 95 | 77 | 85 | .255 | .324 | .385 |
| Away | 311 | 861 | 204 | 12 | 83 | 87 | 98 | .269 | .338 | .371 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 66 | 140 | 31 | 1 | 17 | 16 | 15 | .256 | .336 | .331 |
| May | 98 | 225 | 55 | 1 | 15 | 19 | 28 | .271 | .329 | .389 |
| June | 91 | 212 | 50 | 8 | 34 | 24 | 19 | .275 | .349 | .462 |
| July | 89 | 257 | 58 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 29 | .258 | .331 | .396 |
| August | 134 | 414 | 102 | 5 | 53 | 38 | 54 | .276 | .338 | .362 |
| September | 133 | 375 | 81 | 5 | 30 | 39 | 37 | .247 | .320 | .354 |
| October | 10 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .200 | .231 | .280 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| houston-astros | 53 | 146 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 24 | .197 | .288 | .213 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 47 | 124 | 35 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 12 | .299 | .323 | .410 |
| san-diego-padres | 41 | 107 | 21 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 6 | .231 | .318 | .330 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 37 | 90 | 23 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 8 | .274 | .311 | .464 |
| montreal-expos | 36 | 90 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 7 | .253 | .378 | .427 |
| san-francisco-giants | 35 | 100 | 26 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 7 | .317 | .400 | .500 |
| cincinnati-reds | 33 | 70 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 8 | .250 | .357 | .267 |
| new-york-mets | 32 | 92 | 26 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 7 | .342 | .424 | .382 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 |  New York Mets | 4 | 10 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |
| 1975 |  Atlanta Braves | 4 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | .250 | – | – |
| 1977 | Atlanta Braves | 62 | 82 | 23 | 3 | 9 | 1 | .280 | – | – |
| 1978 | Atlanta Braves | 95 | 213 | 49 | 4 | 22 | 3 | .230 | – | – |
| 1979 | Atlanta Braves | 89 | 230 | 57 | 4 | 21 | 1 | .248 | – | – |
| 1980 | Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds | 70 | 176 | 54 | 3 | 26 | – | .307 | – | – |
| 1981 |  Cincinnati Reds | 81 | 236 | 73 | 1 | 26 | 1 | .309 | – | – |
| 1982 |  Baltimore Orioles | 77 | 219 | 51 | 6 | 35 | 1 | .233 | – | – |
| 1983 | Baltimore Orioles | 73 | 184 | 51 | 5 | 24 | – | .277 | – | – |
| 1984 | Baltimore Orioles | 35 | 62 | 18 | 1 | 9 | – | .290 | – | – |
| 1985 | Baltimore Orioles | 31 | 38 | 5 | – | 6 | – | .132 | – | – |