What years did Sean Nolin play?

Sean Nolin played in Major League Baseball from 2013 to 2023.

Was Sean Nolin a pitcher?

Yes. Sean Nolin pitched in the major leagues, recording 1 wins and 37 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Sean Nolin hit?

Sean Nolin hit 0 career home runs.

What was Sean Nolin's career batting average?

Sean Nolin batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 5 at bats.

What was Sean Nolin's career ERA?

Sean Nolin finished with a 6.34 career ERA, going 1-5 with 37 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Sean Nolin have?

Sean Nolin recorded 37 career strikeouts.

Sean Nolin

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2013-2023)

Sean Nolin was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2013 to 2023 for 4 teams, including the Toronto Blue Jays, a span of 11 seasons. Across 19 career appearances, he went 1-5 with a 6.34 ERA and 37 strikeouts.

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 October 12, 2026

W–L 1–5

ERA 6.34

WHIP 1.80

SO 37

Pitcher PIV -1544.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 250 lb
Born: 12/26/1989 in Seaford, NY, USA
MLB Debut: 2013-05-24

Full name: Sean Patrick Nolin

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Career Pitching Statistics

Sean Nolin — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
1	5	19	12	0	0	0	61.0	82	43	12	28	37	6.34	-1544.4

Career ERA 6.34 vs. league average 4.03 across their career seasons — 57.4% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Sean Nolin — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2013	TOR	AL	0	1	1	1	1.1	7	6	1	0	40.50	—	0.0
2014	TOR	AL	0	0	1	0	1.0	1	1	0	0	9.00	—	0.0
2015	OAK	AL	1	2	6	6	29.0	35	17	12	15	5.28	3.96 (-33%)	-849.8
2021	WAS	NL	0	2	10	5	26.2	32	13	13	20	4.39	4.27 (-3%)	-694.7
2023	MIA	NL	0	0	1	0	3.0	7	6	2	2	18.00	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			1	5	19	12	61.0	82	43	28	37	6.34	—	-1,544

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

Sean Nolin — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
19	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .250 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .317 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .402 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .719 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Sean Nolin — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2013	TOR	AL	1	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	TOR	AL	1	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	OAK	AL	6	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	WAS	NL	10	5	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2023	MIA	NL	1	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			19	5	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0

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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Sean Nolin — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	8	1	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	11	4	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Sean Nolin — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	8	24.2	33	20	13	9	7.30
Away	11	36.1	49	23	15	28	5.70

Last 10 Games — Batting

Sean Nolin — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
2023-04-24	MIA	ATL	L	0	0
2021-10-01	WAS	BOS	L	0	0
2021-09-29	WAS	COL	L	0	0
2021-09-26	WAS	CIN	L	1	0
2021-09-24	WAS	CIN	L	0	0
2021-09-18	WAS	COL	L	0	0
2021-09-08	WAS	ATL	W	0	0
2021-09-03	WAS	NYN	L	1	0
2021-08-28	WAS	NYN	L	1	1
2021-08-22	WAS	MIL	L	1	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Sean Nolin — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2023-04-24	MIA	ATL	—	3.0	7	6	6	2	2	2
2021-10-01	WAS	BOS	—	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0
2021-09-29	WAS	COL	—	2.0	2	0	0	1	0	0
2021-09-26	WAS	CIN	—	2.1	2	2	2	3	1	0
2021-09-24	WAS	CIN	—	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0
2021-09-18	WAS	COL	—	3.0	1	0	0	3	2	0
2021-09-08	WAS	ATL	—	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0
2021-09-03	WAS	NYN	—	5.0	5	2	2	1	3	0
2021-08-28	WAS	NYN	—	5.1	6	2	2	0	6	2
2021-08-22	WAS	MIL	L	4.0	6	3	3	3	5	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Sean Nolin — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	19	12	0	2	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Sean Nolin — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	A
2013	TOR	P	1	1	0
2014	TOR	P	1	0	0
2015	OAK	P	6	6	1
2021	WAS	P	10	5	1
2023	MIA	P	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Sean Nolin — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	19

Salary History

Sean Nolin — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	MIL	NL	$509,700
Total Career Earnings			$509,700

Sean Nolin: the record in brief

The bio dates Sean Nolin's major league debut to May 24, 2013. Club by club, the record runs the Toronto Blue Jays (2013 to 2014), the Oakland Athletics (2015), the Washington Nationals (2021), and the Miami Marlins (2023). Born on December 26, 1989, in Seaford, NY, USA, Nolin is listed as a pitcher and threw and hit left-handed. Size on record: 6-foot-4 and 250 pounds. Sean Nolin was the playing name; the full given name is Sean Patrick.

Nolin went 1-5 with a 6.34 ERA in 19 games, 12 of them starts. Nolin had 37 strikeouts. The league ERA over Nolin's seasons was 4.03, so the 6.34 figure ran 57.4% worse than average. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 4.39 in 2021, when the league's was 4.27.

Nolin appears at one position only: pitcher, in 19 games. Fielding on the mound produced 0 putouts and 2 assists against 0 errors.

The one salary on file is $509,700, for 2016. The game-log section draws on 38 games of Retrosheet box scores for Nolin.

Frequently Asked Questions about Sean Nolin

What years did Sean Nolin play?: Sean Nolin played in Major League Baseball from 2013 to 2023.
Was Sean Nolin a pitcher?: Yes. Sean Nolin pitched in the major leagues, recording 1 wins and 37 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Sean Nolin hit?: Sean Nolin hit 0 career home runs.
What was Sean Nolin's career batting average?: Sean Nolin batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 5 at bats.
What was Sean Nolin's career ERA?: Sean Nolin finished with a 6.34 career ERA, going 1-5 with 37 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Sean Nolin have?: Sean Nolin recorded 37 career strikeouts.