Larry Anderson vs. Chet Nichols Jr. — Career Comparison

Larry Anderson
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican 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 Larry 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 5.66 and 1.790 for Larry 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 Larry Anderson and Chet Nichols Jr.

Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.48
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
2.82
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.06
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.44
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.51
Larry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.54
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.57
48.57
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.57
37.57
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.34
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.22
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.15
Larry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
5.66
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
3.64
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
27
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1810
27
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.1
9
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
603.1
9
Larry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
10.45
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
600
8.95
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.45
10.45
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.95
8.95
Larry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.87
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.67
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Larry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.79
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
4.18
Larry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.87
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
5.01
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
3.97
Larry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Larry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Larry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.089
1.089
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.905
0.905
Larry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
2.4
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.28
Larry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.09
Larry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
41.59
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2622
39.11
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.74
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.79
Larry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.1
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
4.27
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.44
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.09
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.694
1.694
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.459
1.459
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
35.71
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2336
34.85
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Larry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.59
41.59
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.11
39.11

Fielding Stats for Larry Anderson and Chet Nichols Jr.

Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
3.48
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
3.8
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.05
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
27
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1342
27
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.1
9
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
447.1
9
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.87
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.48
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.09
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
3.02
Larry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.96
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
3.56
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.96
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
3.5
Larry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.31
98.31
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.563
0.563
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.921
0.921
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.51
27.51
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Anderson and Chet Nichols Jr.

Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
16
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
603.19
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
600
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
552.13
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
70.21
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
67.02
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.19
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.19
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.08
9.84
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
73.4
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
79.79
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
25.53
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.96
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
41.49
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.26
-4.02
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.57
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
50
159.57
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.76
3.76
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
38.3
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA