Gary Nolan

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

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

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
110 70 250 247 45 14 0 1674.7 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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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 0 226.7 193 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 0 108.7 102 43 40 83 3.56 3.61 (+1%) 587.7
1970 CIN NL 18 7 37 37 4 2 0 250.7 226 91 96 181 3.27 3.89 (+16%) 1543.1
1971 CIN NL 12 15 35 35 9 0 0 244.7 208 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 10.3 6 4 7 3 3.48 3.75 (+7%) -395.1
1975 CIN NL 15 9 32 32 5 1 0 210.7 202 74 29 74 3.16 3.71 (+15%) 1583.4
1976 CIN NL 15 9 34 34 7 1 0 239.3 232 92 27 113 3.46 3.51 (+2%) -275.2
1977 CIN NL 4 1 8 8 0 0 0 39.3 53 21 12 28 4.81 4.00 (-20%) 115.4
1977 CAL AL 0 3 5 5 0 0 0 18.3 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

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

Career Arc

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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

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

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

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2 2 11 11 0 59.3 53 22 14 31 3.34

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 5.7 6 1 2 1 1.59
1976 WS CIN 1 0 1 1 0 6.7 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 10.7 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 9.3 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

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home1322792135018.125
Away1202501538114.152

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home131909.08182862125932.83
Away119765.26872872014463.37

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

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

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 250 247 95 189 3 11

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

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 250

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1975 Hutch Award

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

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.