Mike Armstrong vs. Chet Nichols Jr. — Career Comparison

Mike Armstrong
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican 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 Mike Armstrong as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Armstrong led in strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 82), walk avoidance (BB%+ 90 vs 75), and run prevention (ERA+ 110 vs 101). Chet Nichols Jr. held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 188 vs 95). Role difference aside, Mike Armstrong holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Mike Armstrong and Chet Nichols Jr.

Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
5.25
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
2.82
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.06
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.51
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.51
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.45
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.54
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.78
52.78
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.57
48.57
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.57
37.57
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.34
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.29
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.15
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
4.1
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
3.64
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1014
27
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1810
27
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
9
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
603.1
9
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
7.99
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
600
8.95
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.95
8.95
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
1.12
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.67
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
4.13
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
4.18
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.53
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
5.88
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
3.97
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.88
5.88
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.112
1.112
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.905
0.905
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.43
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.28
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.16
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1439
38.32
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2622
39.11
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
2.5
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.79
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
4.53
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
4.27
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.29
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.4
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.51
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.346
1.346
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.459
1.459
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1252
33.34
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2336
34.85
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.32
38.32
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.11
39.11

Fielding Stats for Mike Armstrong and Chet Nichols Jr.

Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
5.25
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
3.8
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.05
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1014
27
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1342
27
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
9
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
447.1
9
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.75
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.48
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.75
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
3.02
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.6
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
3.56
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.49
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
3.5
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.31
98.31
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.921
0.921
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.51
27.51
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Armstrong and Chet Nichols Jr.

Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
198
39600
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
189
603.19
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
600
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
552.13
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
70.21
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
67.02
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.19
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.19
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.08
9.84
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
73.4
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
79.79
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
25.53
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.96
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
41.49
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-66.4
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.26
-4.02
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.57
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
600
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
159.57
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.76
3.76
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
38.3
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA