Gary Nolan

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1967-1977)

Gary Nolan was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1967 to 1977 for the Cincinnati Reds and the California Angels, a span of 11 seasons. Across 250 career appearances, he went 110-70 with a 3.08 ERA and 1,039 strikeouts. He also batted .138 with 1 home runs. Gary Nolan was an All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 13875.1.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):
Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):
For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated

W–L 110–70
ERA 3.08
WHIP 1.15
SO 1,039
Pitcher PIV 13875.1
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'2" / 197 lb
Born
5/27/1948 in Herlong, CA, USA
MLB Debut
1967-04-15
Last Game
1977-09-18
Awards
All-Star

Full name: Gary Lynn Nolan

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Career Pitching Statistics

Gary Nolan — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
110 70 250 247 45 14 0 1674.2 1,505 573 146 413 1,039 3.08 13875.1

Career ERA 3.08 vs. league average 3.57 across their career seasons — 13.7% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Gary Nolan Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1967 CIN NL 14 8 33 32 8 5 0 226.2 193 65 62 206 2.58 3.30 (+22%) 3931.9
1968 CIN NL 9 4 23 22 4 2 0 150.0 105 40 49 111 2.40 2.98 (+20%) 658.2
1969 CIN NL 8 8 16 15 2 1 0 108.2 102 43 40 83 3.56 3.61 (+1%) 587.7
1970 CIN NL 18 7 37 37 4 2 0 250.2 226 91 96 181 3.27 3.89 (+16%) 1543.1
1971 CIN NL 12 15 35 35 9 0 0 244.2 208 86 59 146 3.16 3.47 (+9%) 5303.4
1972 CIN NL 15 5 25 25 6 2 0 176.0 147 39 30 90 1.99 3.26 (+39%) 1819.5
1973 CIN NL 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 10.1 6 4 7 3 3.48 3.75 (+7%) -395.1
1975 CIN NL 15 9 32 32 5 1 0 210.2 202 74 29 74 3.16 3.71 (+15%) 1583.4
1976 CIN NL 15 9 34 34 7 1 0 239.1 232 92 27 113 3.46 3.51 (+2%) -275.2
1977 CIN NL 4 1 8 8 0 0 0 39.1 53 21 12 28 4.81 4.00 (-20%) 115.4
1977 CAL AL 0 3 5 5 0 0 0 18.1 31 18 2 4 8.84 4.00 (-121%) -997.3
Career · 11 seasons 110 70 250 247 45 14 0 1,674.2 1,505 573 413 1,039 3.08 — 13,875

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Gary Nolan — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
252 529 36 73 9 4 1 32 0 38 211 .138 .195 .176 .371 -3,446

Career AVG .138 vs. league average .251 across their career seasons — 45.1% below league average.

Career OBP .195 vs. league average .319 across their career seasons — 38.7% below league average.

Career SLG .176 vs. league average .370 across their career seasons — 52.5% below league average.

Career OPS .371 vs. league average .688 across their career seasons — 46.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Gary Nolan Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1967 CIN NL 33 67 1 7 1 0 0 1 0 6 36 .104 .242 (-57%) .306 (-42%) .357 (-67%) .663 (-55%) -536.4
1968 CIN NL 23 46 5 6 1 0 1 5 0 7 23 .130 — — — — -166.4
1969 CIN NL 17 35 5 8 3 2 0 2 0 2 15 .229 — — — — 0.0
1970 CIN NL 37 82 4 13 1 1 0 6 0 5 27 .159 .253 (-38%) .325 (-37%) .385 (-49%) .711 (-44%) -580.7
1971 CIN NL 35 75 3 11 1 0 0 6 0 3 19 .147 .249 (-41%) .316 (-43%) .365 (-56%) .682 (-50%) -569.2
1972 CIN NL 25 60 5 7 1 0 0 2 0 4 24 .117 .243 (-52%) .310 (-45%) .353 (-62%) .664 (-54%) -477.0
1973 CIN NL 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1975 CIN NL 32 68 10 12 1 1 0 7 0 7 29 .176 .257 (-31%) .327 (-23%) .374 (-41%) .701 (-32%) -338.7
1976 CIN NL 34 79 1 8 0 0 0 3 0 3 33 .101 .255 (-60%) .320 (-58%) .360 (-72%) .681 (-65%) -777.3
1977 CIN NL 8 15 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .067 — — — — 0.0
1977 CAL AL 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 11 seasons 252 529 36 73 9 4 1 32 0 38 211 .138 — — — — -3,446

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Gary Nolan — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
11 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 .071

Playoff Batting by Year

Gary Nolan — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1976 NLCS CIN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
1976 WS CIN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1975 NLCS CIN 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
1975 WS CIN 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1972 NLCS CIN 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
1972 WS CIN 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000
1970 NLCS CIN 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
1970 WS CIN 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Gary Nolan — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2 2 11 11 0 59.1 53 22 14 31 3.34

Playoff Pitching by Year

Gary Nolan — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1976 NLCS CIN 0 0 1 1 0 5.2 6 1 2 1 1.59
1976 WS CIN 1 0 1 1 0 6.2 8 2 1 1 2.70
1975 NLCS CIN 0 0 1 1 0 6.0 5 2 0 5 3.00
1975 WS CIN 0 0 2 2 0 6.0 6 4 1 2 6.00
1972 NLCS CIN 0 0 1 1 0 6.0 4 1 1 4 1.50
1972 WS CIN 0 1 2 2 0 10.2 7 4 2 3 3.38
1970 NLCS CIN 1 0 1 1 0 9.0 8 0 4 6 0.00
1970 WS CIN 0 1 2 2 0 9.1 9 8 3 9 7.71

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Gary Nolan — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home1322792135018.125
Away1202501538114.152

Pitching — Home / Away

Gary Nolan — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home131909.08182862125932.83
Away119765.26872872014463.37

Last 10 Games — Batting

Gary Nolan — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1977-09-18 LAACHWL 000000000
1977-09-08 LAACHWW 000000000
1977-09-07 LAAMILW 010000000
1977-08-28 LAADETL 000000000
1977-07-15 LAASEAL 000000000
1977-06-18 LAAMILL 000000000
1977-06-15 CINPHIW 000000000
1977-06-11 CINWSNL 200000000
1977-06-05 CINHOUW 300000002
1977-05-31 CINATLW 200000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Gary Nolan — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1977-09-18 LAACHW L 3.1844012
1977-09-08 LAACHW — 5.0411010
1977-08-28 LAADET — 4.0543101
1977-07-15 LAASEA L 2.0866022
1977-06-18 LAAMIL L 4.0644100
1977-06-15 CINPHI — 0.1544002
1977-06-11 CINWSN L 4.0866250
1977-06-05 CINHOU W 6.0611020
1977-05-31 CINATL — 6.01033450
1977-05-26 CINSFG — 4.0943010

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Gary Nolan — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 250 247 95 189 3 11

Season-by-Season Fielding

Gary Nolan — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1967 CIN P 33 32 12 28 1 1
1968 CIN P 23 22 5 16 0 1
1969 CIN P 16 15 4 10 0 1
1970 CIN P 37 37 17 28 1 1
1971 CIN P 35 35 15 38 0 4
1972 CIN P 25 25 14 19 0 2
1973 CIN P 2 2 0 1 0 0
1975 CIN P 32 32 12 22 0 1
1976 CIN P 34 34 9 22 0 0
1977 CIN P 8 8 4 4 0 0
1977 CAL P 5 5 3 1 1 0

Career Games by Position

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Gary Nolan Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 250

Awards & Honors

Gary Nolan — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
1975 Hutch Award

Award Voting History

Gary Nolan — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1972 Cy Young Award NL 5th 6.0 120 0
1970 Cy Young Award NL 6th 5.0 120 0
1967 Rookie of the Year NL 3rd 3.0 20 3

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Gary Nolan (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    John Tudor
    117-72, 3.12 ERA
  2. 78
    Denny McLain
    131-91, 3.39 ERA
  3. 72
    Hiroki Kuroda
    79-79, 3.45 ERA
  4. 69
    Dick Redding
    106-72, 2.88 ERA
  5. 68
    Joe Williams HOF
    109-59, 2.57 ERA
  6. 66
    Bryn Smith
    108-94, 3.53 ERA

Gary Nolan: the record in brief

According to the bio, Gary Nolan debuted on April 15, 1967 and played a final game on September 18, 1977. The season rows list, in order, the Cincinnati Reds (1967 to 1977) and the California Angels (1977). At 6 feet, 2 inches and 197 pounds, Nolan is listed as a pitcher. The bio says Nolan batted and threw right-handed. The recorded birth is May 27, 1948, in Herlong, CA, USA. Gary Nolan was the playing name; the full given name is Gary Lynn.

Nolan's career pitching line is 110 wins, 70 losses and a 3.08 ERA over 250 appearances. The totals include 1,039 strikeouts, 45 complete games, and 14 shutouts. Against a 3.57 league ERA for the same years, Nolan was 13.7% better. 1970 brought Nolan a season-high 18 wins. The strikeout high was 206 in 1967. In 1972, one of the busiest seasons, Nolan posted a 1.99 ERA; the league figure that year was 3.26. Nolan's career Pitcher PIV, which scores run prevention against each season's league, is 13,875.1.

Frequently Asked Questions about Gary Nolan

What years did Gary Nolan play?
Gary Nolan played in Major League Baseball from 1967 to 1977.
Was Gary Nolan a pitcher?
Yes. Gary Nolan pitched in the major leagues, recording 110 wins and 1039 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Gary Nolan hit?
Gary Nolan hit 1 career home runs with 73 hits.
What was Gary Nolan's career batting average?
Gary Nolan batted .138 over his career, with 73 hits in 529 at bats.
How many RBI did Gary Nolan have?
Gary Nolan drove in 32 runs in his career.
What was Gary Nolan's career ERA?
Gary Nolan finished with a 3.08 career ERA, going 110-70 with 1,039 strikeouts.