Dennis Aust vs. Chet Nichols Jr. — Career Comparison

Dennis Aust
Silent GenerationNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational 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 Dennis Aust 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 5.82 and 1.706 for Dennis Aust. 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 Dennis Aust and Chet Nichols Jr.

Dennis Aust
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
7.94
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
2.82
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.06
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.51
Dennis Aust
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.53
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.54
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.57
48.57
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.57
37.57
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.34
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.06
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.15
Dennis Aust
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.82
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
3.64
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Dennis Aust
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Dennis Aust
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
27
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1810
27
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
9
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
603.1
9
Dennis Aust
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
9.53
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
600
8.95
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.53
9.53
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.95
8.95
Dennis Aust
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.53
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.67
Dennis Aust
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Dennis Aust
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Dennis Aust
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
4.24
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
4.18
Dennis Aust
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.59
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
7.41
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
3.97
Dennis Aust
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.41
7.41
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Dennis Aust
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.905
0.905
Dennis Aust
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.28
Dennis Aust
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.09
Dennis Aust
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
40.76
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2622
39.11
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4.24
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.79
Dennis Aust
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.82
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
4.27
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.529
1.529
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.459
1.459
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
36.53
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2336
34.85
Dennis Aust
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Dennis Aust
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.76
40.76
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.11
39.11

Fielding Stats for Dennis Aust and Chet Nichols Jr.

Dennis Aust
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
7.94
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
3.8
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.05
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
27
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1342
27
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
9
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
447.1
9
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.53
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.48
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.12
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
3.02
Dennis Aust
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.65
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
3.56
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.65
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
3.5
Dennis Aust
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.31
98.31
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.921
0.921
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.51
27.51
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dennis Aust and Chet Nichols Jr.

Dennis Aust
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
4500
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
189
603.19
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
600
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
552.13
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
70.21
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
67.02
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.19
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.19
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.08
9.84
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
73.4
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
79.79
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
25.53
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.96
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
41.49
Dennis Aust
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.26
-4.02
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.57
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Aust
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
159.57
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.76
3.76
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
38.3
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Aust
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA