NAME     : Joe Nolan
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : 
 
  BIRTHDAY : 5/12/1951
  AGE      : 29
  HEIGHT   : 6"5
  WEIGHT   : 205
 
  POSITION : Catcher
  BATS     : Left
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $950,000 through 1983
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Loyal
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : VERY inconsistent
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Suffers
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Catcher :    C  (Fielding Pct. : .938)
  Catcher Arm  : C

  OFFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Speed            : E
  Stealing Ability : E
  Sacrifice Bunt   : C
  Bunt for Hit     : E
  Hitter Type      : Normal
 
  Getting Hits         : 4  (VS. RHP : 4, VS. LHP : 4, Talent Average)
  Hitting Doubles      : 4  (VS. RHP : 4, VS. LHP : 4, Talent Average)
  Hitting Homeruns     : 4  (VS. RHP : 4, VS. LHP : 4, Talent Fair)
  Getting BB's         : 4  (VS. RHP : 4, VS. LHP : 4, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Strikeouts  : 7  (VS. RHP : 7, VS. LHP : 7, Talent Good)

  BATTING STATS :
 
  Category       AVG HR RBI  AB   H 2B 3B   R SB CS  BB   K  OBP  SLG
  Overall       .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
  vs RHP        .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
  vs LHP        .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
  At Home       .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
  Away          .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
  R.I.S.P.      .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
  Pinch Hitting .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
  Close/Late    .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
  This Week     .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
  Last Week     .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR   AVG HR RBI   G  AB   H 2B 3B   R SB CS  BB   K  OBP  SLG   TEAMS
  1972  .194  3   6  47  62  12  0  2   5  0  0   4  19 .242 .403   DET
  1973  .217  2   7  71  60  13  2  0   7  0  0  10  15 .329 .350   DET
  1974  .256  1  18  82  78  20  5  0   5  0  0   6  11 .310 .359   DET
  1975  .269 21  98 154 566 152 31  0  61  0  2  44  61 .321 .435   DET,AL
  1976  .223  9  70 158 582 130 35  0  54  0  1  43  72 .277 .330   DET
  1977  .218  3  37 120 248  54 10  0  19  0  0  29  24 .300 .294   DET
  1978  .208 11  68 122 428  89 24  2  32  1  0  22  30 .247 .350   DET
  1979  .298  1   8  56 104  31  8  1  10  0  0   8   7 .348 .423   DET,LA
  1980  .250  4  16  75 128  32  6  0  13  0  0  16   7 .333 .391   LA
 
  Total AB  : 2256
  Total AVG : .236
  Total Hits: 533
  Total HR  : 55
  Total RBI : 328
  Total Runs: 206
  Total SB  : 1
 
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Injured on 6/20/1978 with a Pulled Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 4 weeks... Released by Detroit on 4/1/1979... Signed as a free agent by Los Angeles on 4/1/1980 to a 1-year deal worth $494,000 per year...