Craig Anderson vs. Chet Nichols Jr. — Career Comparison

Craig Anderson
Silent GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational 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 Craig Anderson 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 5.1 and 1.607 for Craig Anderson. 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 Craig Anderson and Chet Nichols Jr.

Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.84
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
2.82
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.8
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.06
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.51
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
1.08
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.54
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.33
23.33
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.57
48.57
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.73
20.73
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.57
37.57
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.34
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.23
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.15
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
5.1
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
3.64
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
577
27
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1810
27
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
192.1
9
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
603.1
9
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
10.58
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
600
8.95
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.58
10.58
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.95
8.95
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.98
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.67
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
3.79
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
4.18
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
4.4
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
3.97
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.905
0.905
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.56
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.28
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.28
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
41.79
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2622
39.11
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.59
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.79
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
6.88
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
4.27
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.88
6.88
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.596
1.596
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.459
1.459
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
37.72
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2336
34.85
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.11
39.11

Fielding Stats for Craig Anderson and Chet Nichols Jr.

Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.84
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
3.8
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.8
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.05
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
577
27
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1342
27
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
192.1
9
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
447.1
9
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.56
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.48
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
2.25
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
3.02
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
2.95
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
3.56
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
2.81
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
3.5
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.24
95.24
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.31
98.31
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.732
0.732
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.921
0.921
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.73
20.73
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.51
27.51
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Craig Anderson and Chet Nichols Jr.

Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
964.71
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
189
603.19
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
51
600
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
600
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
552.94
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
552.13
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
82.35
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
70.21
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
70.59
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
67.02
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.19
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.19
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.31
15.37
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.08
9.84
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
94.12
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
73.4
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
94.12
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
79.79
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
47.06
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
25.53
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.96
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
47.06
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
41.49
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
6.12
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.26
-4.02
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
9.57
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
164.71
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
159.57
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.64
3.64
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.76
3.76
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
35.29
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
38.3
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA