John Briscoe vs. Chet Nichols Jr. — Career Comparison

John Briscoe
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican 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 John Briscoe 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 5.67 and 1.869 for John Briscoe. 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 John Briscoe and Chet Nichols Jr.

John Briscoe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
John Briscoe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
6.44
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
2.82
John Briscoe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.06
John Briscoe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.32
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.51
John Briscoe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.32
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.54
John Briscoe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.57
48.57
John Briscoe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.57
37.57
John Briscoe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.34
John Briscoe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
John Briscoe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.15
John Briscoe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
5.67
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
3.64
John Briscoe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
John Briscoe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
John Briscoe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
John Briscoe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
John Briscoe
Career
Per 9 Innings
419
27
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1810
27
John Briscoe
Career
Per 9 Innings
139.2
9
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
603.1
9
John Briscoe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
7.99
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
600
8.95
John Briscoe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.95
8.95
John Briscoe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.16
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.67
John Briscoe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
John Briscoe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
John Briscoe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
8.31
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
4.18
John Briscoe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
John Briscoe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.31
8.31
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
John Briscoe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
7.41
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
3.97
John Briscoe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.41
7.41
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
John Briscoe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
John Briscoe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.747
1.747
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.905
0.905
John Briscoe
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.42
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.28
John Briscoe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.19
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
John Briscoe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
John Briscoe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
649
41.82
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2622
39.11
John Briscoe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.45
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.79
John Briscoe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
6.06
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
4.27
John Briscoe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
John Briscoe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Briscoe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Briscoe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.22
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Briscoe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.812
1.812
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.459
1.459
John Briscoe
Career
Per 9 Innings
503
32.41
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2336
34.85
John Briscoe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
John Briscoe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
John Briscoe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.11
39.11

Fielding Stats for John Briscoe and Chet Nichols Jr.

John Briscoe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
John Briscoe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
6.44
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
3.8
John Briscoe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.05
John Briscoe
Career
Per 9 Innings
419
27
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1342
27
John Briscoe
Career
Per 9 Innings
139.2
9
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
447.1
9
John Briscoe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.48
John Briscoe
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.77
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
3.02
John Briscoe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
John Briscoe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.22
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
3.56
John Briscoe
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.16
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
3.5
John Briscoe
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.74
94.74
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.31
98.31
John Briscoe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.921
0.921
John Briscoe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.51
27.51
John Briscoe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.19
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24
John Briscoe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Briscoe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Briscoe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Briscoe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Briscoe and Chet Nichols Jr.

John Briscoe
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
John Briscoe
Career
Per 600 PA
102
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
603.19
John Briscoe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
600
John Briscoe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
552.13
John Briscoe
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
John Briscoe
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
John Briscoe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
70.21
John Briscoe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
67.02
John Briscoe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.19
John Briscoe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Briscoe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Briscoe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.19
John Briscoe
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
John Briscoe
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Briscoe
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Briscoe
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.08
9.84
John Briscoe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
73.4
John Briscoe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
79.79
John Briscoe
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
John Briscoe
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
John Briscoe
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
John Briscoe
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
John Briscoe
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
John Briscoe
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
John Briscoe
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
John Briscoe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
25.53
John Briscoe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.96
John Briscoe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
41.49
John Briscoe
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.26
-4.02
John Briscoe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Briscoe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.57
John Briscoe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Briscoe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
50
159.57
John Briscoe
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.76
3.76
John Briscoe
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
John Briscoe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
38.3
John Briscoe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Briscoe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Briscoe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Briscoe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Briscoe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Briscoe
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA