Dave Anderson vs. Chet Nichols Jr. — Career Comparison

Dave Anderson
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational 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 Dave 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 5.45 and 1.670 for Dave 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 Dave Anderson and Chet Nichols Jr.

Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.26
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
2.82
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.02
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.06
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.51
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.78
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.54
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.75
18.75
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.57
48.57
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.95
80.95
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.57
37.57
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.9
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.34
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.15
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
5.45
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
3.64
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
451
27
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1810
27
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
150.1
9
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
603.1
9
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
10.6
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
600
8.95
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.6
10.6
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.95
8.95
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.24
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.67
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
4.43
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
4.18
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
3.35
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.97
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.865
0.865
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.905
0.905
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.28
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.48
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
705
42.21
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2622
39.11
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.79
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
7.78
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
4.27
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.78
7.78
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.459
1.459
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
623
37.3
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2336
34.85
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.21
42.21
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.11
39.11

Fielding Stats for Dave Anderson and Chet Nichols Jr.

Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.26
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
3.8
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.05
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
450
27
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1342
27
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
9
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
447.1
9
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.48
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
3.12
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
3.02
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
3.36
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
3.56
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
3.3
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
3.5
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.21
98.21
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.31
98.31
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.619
2.619
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.921
0.921
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.51
27.51
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Anderson and Chet Nichols Jr.

Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
193.85
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
603.19
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
65
600
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
600
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
572.31
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
552.13
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
55.38
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
70.21
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
46.15
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
67.02
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.23
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.19
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.23
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.19
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.02
9.41
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.08
9.84
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
64.62
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
73.4
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
83.08
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
79.79
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
55.38
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
25.53
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.96
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
55.38
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
41.49
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.18
-10.93
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.26
-4.02
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.46
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.23
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.57
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
138.46
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
50
159.57
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
4.33
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
3.76
3.76
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
38.3
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA