Rich Gossage vs. Kid Nichols — Career Comparison

Rich Gossage
Baby BoomersColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star
Kid Nichols
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueHall of FameRelief Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Kid Nichols posted a stronger line than Rich Gossage. Kid Nichols posted stronger numbers in WHIP (1.224 vs 1.282) and home runs allowed (0.28 per nine innings vs 0.59). By the career numbers, Kid Nichols had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Rich Gossage and Kid Nichols

Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1002
4.98
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
621
1.1
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.18
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
1
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.62
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
0.64
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
0.53
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
0.37
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.68
53.68
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.51
63.51
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.5
90.5
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
0.94
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.09
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
1.54
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.03
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
3.01
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1664
2.96
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
5428
27
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15202
27
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
1809.1
9
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5067.1
9
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1497
7.45
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
4929
8.75
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.75
8.75
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.59
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.28
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
732
3.64
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1272
2.26
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.45
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1502
7.47
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1881
3.34
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.47
7.47
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.235
1.235
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.622
0.622
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.31
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
0.3
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.23
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
0.23
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
7507
37.34
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21082
37.44
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
3.39
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.1
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
3.33
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
2480
4.4
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.53
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.33
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.62
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.232
1.232
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.224
1.224
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
6555
32.61
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19681
34.96
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.34
37.34
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.44
37.44

Fielding Stats for Rich Gossage and Kid Nichols

Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1002
4.98
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
647
1.11
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.18
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.1
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
5428
27
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15753
27
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
1809.1
9
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5251
9
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.39
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
0.66
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
0.9
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1034
1.77
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.1
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.14
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
1.39
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1497
2.57
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
1.28
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1418
2.43
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.47
92.47
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.72
94.72
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.192
2.192
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.27
9.27
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.06
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rich Gossage and Kid Nichols

Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1003
6470.97
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
650
172.26
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
93
600
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2264
600
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
85
548.39
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2090
553.89
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.602
0.602
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
9
58.06
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
472
125.09
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
8
51.61
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
374
99.12
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.45
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
15.37
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
6.36
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.24
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.45
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
25.97
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
1.2
7.73
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186.5
49.43
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
10
64.52
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
626
165.9
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
13
83.87
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
621
164.58
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.577
0.577
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.491
0.491
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.45
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
72.35
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278
73.67
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.35
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
535
141.78
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.9
-12.27
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203.11
53.83
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.18
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
4
25.81
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
36.31
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
238.71
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 600 PAverified
343
90.9
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
2.51
2.51
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.6
6.6
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
25.81
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
6.63
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
5.04
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
5.04
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100