Luis Ayala vs. Chet Nichols Jr. — Career Comparison

Luis Ayala
Gen XMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational 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 Ayala as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Luis Ayala led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 140 vs 75), run prevention (ERA+ 126 vs 101), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 97). Chet Nichols Jr. held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 188 vs 100). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Luis Ayala.

Pitching Stats for Luis Ayala and Chet Nichols Jr.

Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
8.67
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
2.82
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.06
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.62
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.51
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.76
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.54
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.71
44.71
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.57
48.57
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.57
37.57
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.34
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.31
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.15
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
3.34
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
3.64
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1663
27
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1810
27
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
554.1
9
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
603.1
9
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
581
9.43
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
600
8.95
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.95
8.95
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.88
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.67
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.26
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
4.18
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.39
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
5.96
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
3.97
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.96
5.96
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.913
0.913
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.905
0.905
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.18
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.28
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.57
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2340
37.99
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2622
39.11
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
2.61
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.79
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
3.78
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
4.27
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.49
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.34
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.17
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.299
1.299
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.459
1.459
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2115
34.34
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2336
34.85
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.99
37.99
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.11
39.11

Fielding Stats for Luis Ayala and Chet Nichols Jr.

Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
8.67
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
3.8
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.05
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1663
27
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1342
27
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
554.1
9
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
447.1
9
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.6
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.48
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
1.88
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
3.02
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
2.5
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
3.56
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
2.48
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
3.5
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.35
99.35
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.31
98.31
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.921
0.921
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.51
27.51
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luis Ayala and Chet Nichols Jr.

Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
534
18847.06
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
189
603.19
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
600
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
14
494.12
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
552.13
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.706
0.706
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
70.21
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
67.02
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.19
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.19
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.34
47.43
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.08
9.84
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
176.47
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
73.4
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
79.79
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.643
0.643
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
25.53
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.96
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
41.49
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.62
57.29
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.26
-4.02
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.57
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
50
159.57
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
3.76
3.76
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
38.3
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA