Keith Atherton vs. Chet Nichols Jr. — Career Comparison

Keith Atherton
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican 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 Keith Atherton 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. led in home run suppression (HR9+ 188 vs 68), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 97 vs 87), and run prevention (ERA+ 101 vs 97). Keith Atherton held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 111 vs 75). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Chet Nichols Jr..

Pitching Stats for Keith Atherton and Chet Nichols Jr.

Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
2.82
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.06
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.52
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.51
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.65
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.54
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.59
44.59
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.57
48.57
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.57
37.57
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.34
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.15
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
3.99
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
3.64
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1810
27
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
603.1
9
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
8.68
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
600
8.95
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.95
8.95
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.67
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
3.42
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
4.18
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.57
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
5.55
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
3.97
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.905
0.905
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.28
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2431
38.63
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2622
39.11
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.51
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.79
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
4.26
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
4.27
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.37
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.4
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.459
1.459
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2156
34.26
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2336
34.85
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.63
38.63
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.11
39.11

Fielding Stats for Keith Atherton and Chet Nichols Jr.

Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
3.8
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.05
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1342
27
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
447.1
9
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.41
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.48
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.81
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
3.02
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.3
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
3.56
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.22
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
3.5
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.9
93.9
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.31
98.31
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.225
0.225
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.921
0.921
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.51
27.51
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Keith Atherton and Chet Nichols Jr.

Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
342
205200
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
189
603.19
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
600
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
552.13
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
70.21
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
67.02
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.19
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.19
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.08
9.84
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
73.4
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
79.79
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
25.53
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.96
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
41.49
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.26
-4.02
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.57
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
159.57
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.76
3.76
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
38.3
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA