Bill Bell vs. Chet Nichols Jr. — Career Comparison

Bill Bell
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational 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 Bill Bell 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 4.32 and 1.800 for Bill Bell. 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 Bill Bell and Chet Nichols Jr.

Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.7
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
2.82
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.54
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.06
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.51
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.54
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.54
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.57
48.57
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.57
37.57
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.34
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.15
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
4.32
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
3.64
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.05
6.05
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.38
7.38
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
27
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1810
27
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.2
9
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
603.1
9
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
8.64
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
600
8.95
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.64
8.64
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.95
8.95
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.62
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.67
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.62
1.62
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
7.56
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
4.18
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.56
7.56
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.16
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.97
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.905
0.905
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.54
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.28
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.09
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
43.74
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2622
39.11
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.62
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.79
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.94
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
4.27
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.459
1.459
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
36.18
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2336
34.85
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.74
43.74
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.11
39.11

Fielding Stats for Bill Bell and Chet Nichols Jr.

Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
45
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
3.8
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.05
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1342
27
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
447.1
9
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.48
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
36
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
3.02
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
45
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
3.56
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
45
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
3.5
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.31
98.31
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.921
0.921
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.51
27.51
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Bell and Chet Nichols Jr.

Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
750
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
189
603.19
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
600
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
552.13
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
70.21
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
67.02
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.19
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.19
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.08
9.84
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
73.4
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
79.79
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
25.53
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.96
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
41.49
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.44
-66.4
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.26
-4.02
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.57
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
600
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
159.57
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.76
3.76
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
38.3
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA