Bob Adams vs. Chet Nichols Jr. — Career Comparison

Bob Adams
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational 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 Bob Adams 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 5.25 and 2.000 for Bob Adams. 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 Bob Adams and Chet Nichols Jr.

Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.75
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
2.82
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.06
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.51
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.54
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.57
48.57
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.57
37.57
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.34
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.15
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.25
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
3.64
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.98
6.98
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.368
0.368
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1810
27
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
603.1
9
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
15.75
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
600
8.95
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.75
15.75
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.95
8.95
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.67
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.25
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
4.18
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.75
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.97
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.905
0.905
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.28
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.09
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
45
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2622
39.11
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.25
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.79
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.25
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
4.27
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.25
8.25
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.459
1.459
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
42.75
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2336
34.85
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.404
0.404
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.11
39.11

Fielding Stats for Bob Adams and Chet Nichols Jr.

Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
3.8
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.05
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1342
27
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447.1
9
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.48
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
3.02
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
3.56
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
3.5
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.31
98.31
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.921
0.921
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.51
27.51
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Adams and Chet Nichols Jr.

Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
1000
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
189
603.19
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
600
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
552.13
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
70.21
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
67.02
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.19
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.19
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.08
9.84
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
73.4
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
79.79
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
25.53
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.96
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
41.49
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-60
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.26
-4.02
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.57
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
50
159.57
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.76
3.76
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
38.3
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA