Blaming Nolan's losses on just lack of run support only is just not fair, Ryan had way more Wild Pitches, allowed way more stolen bases and was utterly terrible at fielding his position. Not too mention almost 1000 walks more than every other pitcher.
SABR did a study of every pitcher since 1950 and run support and the biggest hard luck pitcher was Greg Maddux but we don't hear Maddux fans using that as an excuse for why he didn't win more games.
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