Ben Blomdahl vs. Chet Nichols Jr. — Career Comparison

Ben Blomdahl
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican 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 Ben Blomdahl 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 7.77 and 2.014 for Ben Blomdahl. 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 Ben Blomdahl and Chet Nichols Jr.

Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
5.18
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
2.82
Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.06
Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.51
Ben Blomdahl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.54
Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.57
48.57
Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.57
37.57
Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.34
Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.37
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.15
Ben Blomdahl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
7.77
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
3.64
Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.77
7.77
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.85
8.85
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
27
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1810
27
Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.1
9
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
603.1
9
Ben Blomdahl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
13.32
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
600
8.95
Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.32
13.32
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.95
8.95
Ben Blomdahl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.85
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.67
Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.85
1.85
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Ben Blomdahl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
4.81
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
4.18
Ben Blomdahl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5.55
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
3.97
Ben Blomdahl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Ben Blomdahl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.151
1.151
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.905
0.905
Ben Blomdahl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.74
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.28
Ben Blomdahl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.09
Ben Blomdahl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
42.53
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2622
39.11
Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.85
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.79
Ben Blomdahl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
7.77
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
4.27
Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.77
7.77
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Blomdahl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.22
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.014
2.014
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.459
1.459
Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
37.36
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2336
34.85
Ben Blomdahl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.383
0.383
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Ben Blomdahl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.53
42.53
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.11
39.11

Fielding Stats for Ben Blomdahl and Chet Nichols Jr.

Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
5.18
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
3.8
Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.05
Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
27
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1342
27
Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.1
9
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
447.1
9
Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.48
Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.22
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
3.02
Ben Blomdahl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.59
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
3.56
Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.59
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
3.5
Ben Blomdahl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.31
98.31
Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.921
0.921
Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.51
27.51
Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24
Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ben Blomdahl and Chet Nichols Jr.

Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 600 PA
14
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
603.19
Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
600
Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
552.13
Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
70.21
Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
67.02
Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.19
Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.19
Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.08
9.84
Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
73.4
Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
79.79
Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
25.53
Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.96
Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
41.49
Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.26
-4.02
Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.57
Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Blomdahl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
50
159.57
Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.76
3.76
Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
38.3
Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Blomdahl
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA