John Firth vs. Chet Nichols Jr. — Career Comparison

John Firth
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsNorth AmericaRichmond VirginiansAmerican AssociationRelief 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 Firth 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 8 and 2.111 for John Firth. 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 Firth and Chet Nichols Jr.

John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
2.82
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.06
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.51
John Firth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.54
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.57
48.57
John Firth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.57
37.57
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.34
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.15
John Firth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
3.64
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.74
6.74
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1810
27
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
603.1
9
John Firth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
600
8.95
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.95
8.95
John Firth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.67
John Firth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
John Firth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
John Firth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
4.18
John Firth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.97
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.905
0.905
John Firth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.28
John Firth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.09
John Firth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2622
39.11
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.79
John Firth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
4.27
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.111
2.111
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.459
1.459
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
43
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2336
34.85
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
John Firth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.11
39.11

Fielding Stats for John Firth and Chet Nichols Jr.

John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
3.8
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.05
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1342
27
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
447.1
9
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.48
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
3.02
John Firth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
3.56
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
3.5
John Firth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.31
98.31
John Firth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.921
0.921
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.51
27.51
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Firth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Firth and Chet Nichols Jr.

John Firth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
John Firth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
603.19
John Firth
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
600
John Firth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
552.13
John Firth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
John Firth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
John Firth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
70.21
John Firth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
67.02
John Firth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.19
John Firth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Firth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Firth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.19
John Firth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
John Firth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Firth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Firth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.08
9.84
John Firth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
73.4
John Firth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
79.79
John Firth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
John Firth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
John Firth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
John Firth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
John Firth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
John Firth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
John Firth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
John Firth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
25.53
John Firth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.96
John Firth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
41.49
John Firth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
82.59
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.26
-4.02
John Firth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Firth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.57
John Firth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Firth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
50
159.57
John Firth
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.76
3.76
John Firth
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
John Firth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
38.3
John Firth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Firth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Firth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Firth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Firth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Firth
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA