John Anderson vs. Chet Nichols Jr. — Career Comparison

John Anderson
Silent GenerationMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican 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 John 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 6.45 and 1.813 for John 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 John Anderson and Chet Nichols Jr.

John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
4.84
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
2.82
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.06
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.51
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.54
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.57
48.57
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.57
37.57
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.34
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.15
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
6.45
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
3.64
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
27
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1810
27
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.2
9
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
603.1
9
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
12.9
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
600
8.95
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.9
12.9
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.95
8.95
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.21
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.67
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.82
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
4.18
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.6
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
3.83
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.97
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.739
0.739
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.905
0.905
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.28
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
42.51
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2622
39.11
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.41
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.79
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
7.46
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
4.27
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.46
7.46
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.746
1.746
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.459
1.459
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
39.49
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2336
34.85
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.51
42.51
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.11
39.11

Fielding Stats for John Anderson and Chet Nichols Jr.

John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
4.84
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
3.8
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.05
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
27
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1342
27
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.2
9
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
447.1
9
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.6
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.48
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.01
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
3.02
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.62
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
3.56
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.62
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
3.5
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.31
98.31
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.542
0.542
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.921
0.921
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.51
27.51
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Anderson and Chet Nichols Jr.

John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
2400
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
189
603.19
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
600
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
552.13
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
70.21
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
67.02
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.19
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.19
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
2.15
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.08
9.84
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
73.4
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
79.79
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
25.53
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.96
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
41.49
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-21.82
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.26
-4.02
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
9.57
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
159.57
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.76
3.76
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
38.3
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA