Rocky Childress vs. Chet Nichols Jr. — Career Comparison

Rocky Childress
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican 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 Rocky Childress 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 4.76 and 1.570 for Rocky Childress. 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 Rocky Childress and Chet Nichols Jr.

Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
5.1
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
2.82
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.06
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.51
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.25
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.54
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.57
48.57
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.57
37.57
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.34
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.15
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
4.76
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
3.64
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
27
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1810
27
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
107.2
9
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
603.1
9
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
10.11
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
600
8.95
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.11
10.11
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.95
8.95
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.84
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.67
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
3.09
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
4.18
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.92
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
5.43
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
3.97
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.43
5.43
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.947
0.947
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.905
0.905
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.28
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.09
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
467
39.04
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2622
39.11
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.5
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.79
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
5.02
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
4.27
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.84
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.459
1.459
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
35.02
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2336
34.85
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.04
39.04
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.11
39.11

Fielding Stats for Rocky Childress and Chet Nichols Jr.

Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
5.1
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
3.8
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.05
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
27
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1342
27
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
107.2
9
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
447.1
9
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.48
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.92
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
3.02
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.25
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
3.56
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.17
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
3.5
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.31
98.31
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.921
0.921
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.51
27.51
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rocky Childress and Chet Nichols Jr.

Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
2614.29
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
189
603.19
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
600
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
12
514.29
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
552.13
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
70.21
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
67.02
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.19
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.19
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
12.83
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.08
9.84
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
73.4
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
79.79
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
25.53
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.96
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
41.49
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
9.31
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.26
-4.02
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.57
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
128.57
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
50
159.57
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.67
4.67
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
3.76
3.76
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
38.3
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA