B. Brown vs. Kid Nichols — Career Comparison

B. Brown
UnknownSchenectady Mohawk GiantsEastern Colored League (Independent)Starting Pitcher
Kid Nichols
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueHall of FameRelief Pitcher

B. Brown built a career as a starting pitcher and Kid Nichols as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. B. Brown posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.23 and WHIP 0.970 compared to 2.96 and 1.224 for Kid Nichols. By the career numbers, B. Brown had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for B. Brown and Kid Nichols

B. Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
B. Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.62
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
621
1.1
B. Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.61
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
1
B. Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.61
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
0.64
B. Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.81
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
0.37
B. Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.51
63.51
B. Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.5
90.5
B. Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
0.94
B. Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.09
B. Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.03
B. Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.23
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
1664
2.96
B. Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
B. Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
B. Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
B. Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.204
0.204
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
B. Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
27
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15202
27
B. Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.1
9
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5067.1
9
B. Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
6.7
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
4929
8.75
B. Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.7
6.7
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.75
8.75
B. Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
0.28
B. Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
B. Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
B. Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.03
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
1272
2.26
B. Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
B. Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
B. Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
4.87
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1881
3.34
B. Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
B. Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
B. Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.767
0.767
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.622
0.622
B. Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
0.3
B. Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.61
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.23
B. Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
B. Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
36.34
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21082
37.44
B. Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.1
B. Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.47
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2480
4.4
B. Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
B. Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.81
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
B. Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
B. Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
B. Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.224
1.224
B. Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
32.89
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19681
34.96
B. Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
B. Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
B. Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.34
36.34
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.44
37.44

Fielding Stats for B. Brown and Kid Nichols

B. Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
B. Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.5
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
647
1.11
B. Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.1
B. Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
27
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15753
27
B. Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
9
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5251
9
B. Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.5
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
384
0.66
B. Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.5
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1034
1.77
B. Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.14
B. Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.17
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1497
2.57
B. Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
4
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1418
2.43
B. Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.72
94.72
B. Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.667
2.667
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.192
2.192
B. Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.27
9.27
B. Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.06
B. Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
B. Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
B. Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
B. Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for B. Brown and Kid Nichols

B. Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
B. Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
257.14
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
650
172.26
B. Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2264
600
B. Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
19
542.86
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2090
553.89
B. Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
B. Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.602
0.602
B. Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
472
125.09
B. Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
374
99.12
B. Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
15.37
B. Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
6.36
B. Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.24
B. Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
25.97
B. Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
B. Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
B. Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
B. Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.76
21.59
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186.5
49.43
B. Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
626
165.9
B. Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
621
164.58
B. Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
B. Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
B. Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.577
0.577
B. Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
B. Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
B. Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.491
0.491
B. Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
B. Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
72.35
B. Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278
73.67
B. Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
535
141.78
B. Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
11.52
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203.11
53.83
B. Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.18
B. Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
137
36.31
B. Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
B. Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
343
90.9
B. Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.6
6.6
B. Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
B. Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
6.63
B. Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
B. Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
B. Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
5.04
B. Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
B. Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
5.04
B. Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100