How Kid Nichols's Hit By Pitch Compares to Similar Players

Kid Nichols totaled 129 career Hit By Pitch, well above the relief pitcher average of 10.3 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Hit By Pitch season came in 1906, posting 2, well below the relief pitcher average of 2.9 that year. The highest point came in 1891 at 17, above the relief pitcher average of 15.0 that year. The Hit By Pitch trended upward through the final seasons. The Hit By Pitch total went from 5 in 1904 to 4 in 1905 and 2 in 1906, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hit By Pitch profile — ranging from 2 to 17 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Kid Nichols Lifetime Hit By Pitch

Stats similar to Hit By Pitch for Kid Nichols
Kid Nichols
Hit By Pitch
Career129
Season Avg.8.6
162 Game Avg.33.65
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Kid Nichols Hit By Pitch Per Season

Kid Nichols's Hit By Pitch for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Kid Nichols Hit By Pitch per season line chart

Kid Nichols Hit By Pitch by Team

Kid Nichols's career Hit By Pitch totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Kid Nichols career Hit By Pitch by team bar chart

Kid Nichols Cumulative Hit By Pitch — Career Progression

A running total of Kid Nichols's career Hit By Pitch, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Kid Nichols Hit By Pitch year-over-year waterfall chart

Kid Nichols Hit By Pitch Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Kid Nichols's seasonal Hit By Pitch alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Kid Nichols Hit By Pitch distribution box chart versus comparable players

Kid Nichols Hit By Pitch — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Kid Nichols's MLB career with Hit By Pitch alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Kid Nichols Hit By Pitch season-by-season breakdown table