Matt Chico vs. Chet Nichols — Career Comparison

Matt Chico
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chet Nichols
Lost GenerationRhode IslandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Matt Chico built a career as a starting pitcher and Chet Nichols as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Chico posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.95 and WHIP 1.577 compared to 7.19 and 1.818 for Chet Nichols. By the career numbers, Matt Chico had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Chico and Chet Nichols

Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.76
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.23
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.64
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.37
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.29
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.61
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.59
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.82
31.82
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.02
93.02
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.36
11.36
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
4.95
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
7.19
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.4
6.4
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
5.1
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660
27
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
27
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
9
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
122.2
9
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
10.31
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
12.25
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.31
10.31
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.25
12.25
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.47
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.81
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
3.72
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
4.11
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.16
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
5.24
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
2.42
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.24
5.24
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.726
0.726
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.22
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.29
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
988
40.42
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
43.36
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.88
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
5.4
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
8.51
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.51
8.51
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.49
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.65
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.559
1.559
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.818
1.818
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
868
35.51
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
38.96
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.42
40.42
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.36
43.36

Fielding Stats for Matt Chico and Chet Nichols

Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.76
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.64
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
660
27
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
9
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.1
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.19
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.19
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.674
0.674
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.841
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.02
93.02
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Chico and Chet Nichols

Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
43
348.65
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
830.77
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
600
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
39
600
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
510.81
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
584.62
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0.419
0.419
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
123.08
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
107.69
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
1.26
10.25
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.02
31.1
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
138.46
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
138.46
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
6
48.65
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
92.31
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
3.65
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.15
33.15
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
15
121.62
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
107.69
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
4.93
4.93
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.57
5.57
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA