Ray Herbert vs. Rod Nichols — Career Comparison

Ray Herbert
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Rod Nichols
Baby BoomersIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Rod Nichols a clear advantage over Ray Herbert across the core pitching metrics. Rod Nichols led in home run suppression (HR9+ 147 vs 85), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 111 vs 96), and strikeout rate (K%+ 91 vs 78). Ray Herbert held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 157 vs 144). Rod Nichols was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Ray Herbert and Rod Nichols

Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
1.95
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.18
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
1.13
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.05
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.5
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.24
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.51
Rod Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.68
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.29
49.29
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.19
26.19
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.99
57.99
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
48
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.33
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.13
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
4.01
Rod Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
4.43
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5644
27
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
1238
27
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1881.1
9
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
412.2
9
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2000
9.57
Rod Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
460
10.03
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.57
9.57
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.03
10.03
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
0.8
Rod Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.92
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
571
2.73
Rod Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
2.64
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.19
Rod Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.17
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Rod Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864
4.13
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
4.67
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Rod Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.12
2.12
Rod Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.763
0.763
Rod Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.812
0.812
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.18
Rod Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.17
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11
Rod Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.31
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8010
38.32
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1791
39.06
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.35
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.31
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
927
4.43
Rod Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
5.1
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.31
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.52
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.367
1.367
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.408
1.408
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7415
35.47
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1629
35.53
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.28
2.28
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.32
38.32
Rod Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.06
39.06

Fielding Stats for Ray Herbert and Rod Nichols

Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
2.08
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.18
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
1.18
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.05
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5280
27
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
1238
27
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1760
9
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
412.2
9
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.64
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.52
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1.99
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.16
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.07
Rod Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
2.7
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
1.74
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
2.63
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.68
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.54
97.54
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.25
96.25
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.51
56.51
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
48
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ray Herbert and Rod Nichols

Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
408
374.31
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
100
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
654
600
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
569
522.02
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.564
0.564
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
100
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
73.39
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
19.27
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.42
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
26.61
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.96
35.74
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
140.37
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
140.37
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
42.2
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
46.79
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
82.57
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.1
34.04
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.83
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
38.53
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
133
122.02
Rod Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.92
4.92
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
33.94
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.67
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
13
11.93
Rod Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
Rod Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA