The Resume

(January 31, 1947- )
Major League Baseball Pitcher for 27 years (1966-93; with a 324-292 career record)
Played for the New York Mets, California Angels, Houston Astros & Texas Rangers
All-time MLB strike out leader (5714 batters)
Holds the MLB record for no-hitters (7)
Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame (1999)
Uniform number was retired by 3 different teams

Why he might be annoying:

His real first name is Lynn (Nolan is his middle name).
He is the first MLB player to earn $1,000,000 in a single season (1979 - Houston Astros).
He pitched 12 1-hitters, giving up the hit in the 9th inning five times.
He never won a Cy Young or MVP award.
He threw a MLB record 277 wild pitches.

Why he might not be annoying:

He struck out a MLB record 383 batters in one season (1973).
He threw two no hitters at the age of 44 (1991), the oldest to do it in the MLB.
When he retired, he held outright or shared 48 Major League, American League and National League records.
Research: Tim Howard

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 25 Greatest Records of the ESPN Era (Ranked: 6)
• 25 Greatest Records of the ESPN Era (Ranked: 24)
• 300 Win Club (Ranked: 324)
• Baseball Hall of Famers (Ranked: 1999)
• Baseball Hall of Famers on First Ballot (Ranked: 1999)
• Baseball Players
• Baseball's Retired Numbers (Ranked: 30)
• Baseball's Retired Numbers (Ranked: 34)
• Boot Campaign (#BootsOn)
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [January] (Ranked: 1311947)
• Ed Sullivan Show Guests
• ESPN's Who's #1 Top 20 40-Something Performances (Ranked: 1)
• Houston Astros
• I am a Texan
• I Have Dyslexia
• I Played for the Astros and Rangers
• I Struck Out at Least 10 Batters in 100 Games
• I was a Boy Scout
• Known By a Middle Name
• Linked to George W. Bush
• Look at My Balls
• Los Angeles Angels
• Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game – Honorary First Pitches (Ranked: 1995)
• Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game – Honorary First Pitches (Ranked: 1985)
• Mastercard's All Century Baseball Team
• New York Mets
• NRA Members
• Profiles 3501-3750 (Ranked: 3678)
• Spitballers or Ball Scuffing Pitchers [Some Alleged]
• Sporting News' 100 Greatest Baseball Players (Ranked: 41)
• Sporting News Sportsman of the Year (Ranked: 1990)
• Sports Illustrated '40 For the Ages' (Ranked: 34)
• Sports List's Top 10 Most Intimidating Pitchers (Ranked: 4)
• Sports List's Top 10 Most Unbreakable Records (Ranked: 6)
• Texas Rangers
• World Series - Honorary First Pitches (Ranked: 2005)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 10 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 34 Votes: 73.53% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 274 Votes: 59.12% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 93 Votes: 55.91% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 125 Votes: 49.60% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 94 Votes: 56.38% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 37 Votes: 59.46% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 231 Votes: 63.20% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 12 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 63 Votes: 52.38% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 79 Votes: 50.63% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 61 Votes: 44.26% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 346 Votes: 49.71% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 246 Votes: 47.97% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 283 Votes: 50.88% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 109 Votes: 38.53% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 120 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 218 Votes: 44.04% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 432 Votes: 50.69% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 1078 Votes: 42.30% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 975 Votes: 42.15% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 1329 Votes: 46.58% Annoying
In 2002, Out of 3211 Votes: 53.13% Annoying