Garrett Acton vs. Chet Nichols Jr. — Career Comparison

Garrett Acton
Gen ZIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chet Nichols Jr.
Silent GenerationRhode IslandThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chet Nichols Jr. built a career as a starting pitcher and Garrett Acton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chet Nichols Jr. posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.64 and WHIP 1.473 compared to 10.8 and 2.700 for Garrett Acton. By the career numbers, Chet Nichols Jr. had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Garrett Acton and Chet Nichols Jr.

Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
9.45
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
2.82
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.06
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.51
Garrett Acton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.54
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.57
48.57
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.57
37.57
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.34
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.15
Garrett Acton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
10.8
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
3.64
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.31
12.31
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.95
10.95
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
27
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1810
27
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
9
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
603.1
9
Garrett Acton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
12.15
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
600
8.95
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.15
12.15
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.95
8.95
Garrett Acton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.05
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.67
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Garrett Acton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
9.45
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
4.18
Garrett Acton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.7
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.45
9.45
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
6.75
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
3.97
Garrett Acton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Garrett Acton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.905
0.905
Garrett Acton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.28
Garrett Acton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Garrett Acton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
49.95
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2622
39.11
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
5.4
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.79
Garrett Acton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
10.8
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
4.27
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.459
1.459
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
39.15
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2336
34.85
Garrett Acton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Garrett Acton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.95
49.95
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.11
39.11

Fielding Stats for Garrett Acton and Chet Nichols Jr.

Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
9.45
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
3.8
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.05
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
27
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1342
27
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
9
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
447.1
9
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.48
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
3.02
Garrett Acton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
3.56
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
3.5
Garrett Acton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.31
98.31
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.143
0.143
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.921
0.921
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.51
27.51
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Garrett Acton and Chet Nichols Jr.

Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
603.19
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
600
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
552.13
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
70.21
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
67.02
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.19
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.19
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.08
9.84
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
73.4
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
79.79
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
25.53
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.96
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
41.49
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.26
-4.02
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.57
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Acton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
50
159.57
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.76
3.76
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
38.3
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA