Luis Aponte vs. Chet Nichols Jr. — Career Comparison

Luis Aponte
Baby BoomersVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican 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 Luis Aponte as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Luis Aponte led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 125 vs 75), run prevention (ERA+ 106 vs 101), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 102 vs 97). Chet Nichols Jr. held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 188 vs 111). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Luis Aponte.

Pitching Stats for Luis Aponte and Chet Nichols Jr.

Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
4.5
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
2.82
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.06
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.51
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.54
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.57
48.57
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.57
37.57
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.34
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.29
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.15
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.27
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
3.64
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
660
27
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1810
27
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
9
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
603.1
9
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
9.08
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
600
8.95
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.08
9.08
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.95
8.95
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.7
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.67
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.78
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
4.18
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.29
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
4.62
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
3.97
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.823
0.823
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.905
0.905
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.28
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
928
37.96
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2622
39.11
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.7
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.79
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
3.52
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
4.27
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.65
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.16
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.06
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.318
1.318
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.459
1.459
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
837
34.24
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2336
34.85
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.96
37.96
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.11
39.11

Fielding Stats for Luis Aponte and Chet Nichols Jr.

Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
4.5
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
3.8
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.05
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
660
27
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1342
27
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
9
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
447.1
9
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.94
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.48
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.51
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
3.02
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
2.45
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
3.56
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
2.45
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
3.5
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.31
98.31
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.546
0.546
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.921
0.921
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.51
27.51
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.16
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luis Aponte and Chet Nichols Jr.

Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
110
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
603.19
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
600
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
552.13
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
70.21
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
67.02
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.19
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.19
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.08
9.84
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
73.4
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
79.79
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
25.53
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.96
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
41.49
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.26
-4.02
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.57
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
50
159.57
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.76
3.76
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
38.3
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA