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Dolan
Nichols		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 205
 
Born: February 28, 1930 in Usa, MS, TISHOMINGO
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1958 28 OAK AL $ 300,000 4 2 2 2 6 6 6 9 9 9
1959 29 OAK AL $ 300,000 5 1 1 1 5 6 6 8 8 8
1960 30 OAK AL $ 300,000 5 1 1 1 5 6 6 8 8 8
1961 31 OAK AL $ 350,000 5 1 1 1 5 6 6 8 8 8
1962 32 OAK AL $ 350,000 5 1 1 1 5 6 6 8 8 8
1963 33 OAK AL $ 350,000 5 1 1 1 5 5 5 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 4 1 1 1 5 5 5 8 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000 5 2 2 2 6 6 6 9 9 9
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1958 28 OAK AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1959 29 OAK AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1960 30 OAK AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1961 31 OAK AL $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1962 32 OAK AL $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1963 33 OAK AL $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1958 28 OAK AL 5 7 .417 68 0 0 0 10 82.0 90 32 4 33 19 3.51 .279 .346 .375 .721 7.5
1959 29 OAK AL 4 5 .444 53 0 0 0 5 65.3 80 33 4 32 20 4.55 .309 .382 .417 .799 1.2
1960 30 OAK AL 1 2 .333 16 0 0 0 1 13.0 21 12 3 4 7 8.31 .350 .391 .600 .991 0.0
1961 31 OAK AL 3 5 .375 20 0 0 0 2 29.7 31 16 2 11 6 4.86 .270 .331 .357 .687 0.8
1962 32 OAK AL 0 0 .000 19 0 0 0 1 18.7 22 13 4 5 2 6.27 .297 .333 .514 .847 0.0
1963 33 OAK AL 2 6 .250 49 0 0 0 2 62.0 69 39 4 25 21 5.66 .294 .356 .362 .718 0.0
1964 34 A   1 4 .200 72 0 0 0 7 67.3 66 20 0 24 63 2.67 .273 .338 .351 .690  
6 Years Sim 15 25 .375 225 0 0 0 21 270.7 313 145 21 110 75 4.82 .294 .357 .402 .760 9.5
1 Years A 1 4 .200 72 0 0 0 7 67.3 66 20 0 24 63 2.67 .273 .338 .351 .690  
Season Average 2 4 .333 37 0 0 0 3 45.1 52 24 3 18 12 4.82 .294 .357 .402 .760  
Career Highs 5 7 .444 68 0 0 0 10 82.0 90 39 4 33 21 8.31 .350 .391 .600 .991  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   157 65 8 55 43   .272 .335 .371 .706
vs LH   156 80 13 55 32   .319 .388 .440 .828
Home 11 14 .440 132 0 0 0 9 167.7 197 95 11 75 44 5.10 .302 .374 .401 .775
Away 4 11 .267 93 0 0 0 13 103.0 116 50 10 35 31 4.37 .281 .337 .404 .741
Mar/Apr 2 3 .400 30 0 0 0 3 37.7 32 14 1 13 8 3.35 .234 .300 .299 .599
May 2 4 .333 47 0 0 0 5 58.7 76 43 5 23 22 6.60 .306 .365 .427 .793
June 1 6 .143 35 0 0 0 3 39.3 52 26 2 20 12 5.95 .333 .409 .417 .826
July 4 6 .400 49 0 0 0 4 60.3 79 34 7 23 17 5.07 .321 .379 .455 .834
August 3 4 .429 41 0 0 0 4 53.0 51 19 5 23 12 3.23 .260 .338 .393 .731
Sep/Oct 3 2 .600 23 0 0 0 3 21.6 23 9 1 8 4 3.74 .277 .341 .337 .678
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1958 28 OAK AL 68 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1961 31 OAK AL 20 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .500 .000 .500 0.3 0.0
1962 32 OAK AL 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0
1963 33 OAK AL 49 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
4 Years Sim 156 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .250 .000 .250 0.1 0.0
162 Game Average 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .250 .000 .250 0.1  
Career Highs 68 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .500 .000 .500 0.3  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 0.2
vs LH   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
Home 64 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .500 .000 .500 0.2
Away 29 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
RISP   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Close/Late   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
May 17 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
June 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000 0.3
July 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1958 28 OAK AL P 68 0 82.0 6 21 2 1 .931 2.96    
1959 29 OAK AL P 53 0 65.3 0 13 0 0 1.000 1.79    
1960 30 OAK AL P 16 0 13.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1961 31 OAK AL P 20 0 29.7 0 9 0 1 1.000 2.73    
1962 32 OAK AL P 19 0 18.7 0 4 0 0 1.000 1.93    
1963 33 OAK AL P 49 0 62.0 4 10 0 2 1.000 2.03    
Career Totals   225 0 270.7 10 57 2 4 .971 2.23    
Career Highs   68 0 82.0 6 21 2 2 1.000 2.96    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1959 29 OAK AL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0.7 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 .000 .000 .000 .000
1961 31 OAK AL 1 2 .333 5 0 0 0 1 6.7 11 5 0 0 1 6.76 .393 .393 .429 .821
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 2 .333 6 0 0 0 1 7.3 11 5 0 0 2 6.15 .367 .367 .400 .767
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1958-8-10
 Games Pitched
1958-7-68
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 4    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Dave Sisler (986)
  2. Johnny Welch (981)
  3. Chip Lang (981)
  4. Mark Lee (980)
  5. Don Elston (979)
  6. Roger McDowell (978)
  7. Ron Herbel (976)
  8. Norm Branch (976)
  9. Rickey Clark (975)
  10. Wes Stock (972)
History
Drafted in 5th round, 73rd overall pick, by Oakland in 1958
Earned first career win on 4/28/1958
Injured on 8/31/1959 with a Strained Back, out for 1-2 weeks
2/1/1961: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Won World Series with Oakland in 1961
2/1/1962: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1963: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 9/1/1963 with a Pulled Bicep Tendon, out for 3 weeks
Signed as a free agent by Cleveland (N) on 2/22/1964 to a 2-year deal worth $384,032 per year
Released by Cleveland (N) on 9/1/1964
 
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