Chris Holt vs. Kid Nichols — Career Comparison

Chris Holt
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Kid Nichols
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueHall of FameRelief Pitcher

Chris Holt built a career as a starting pitcher and Kid Nichols as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kid Nichols posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.96 and WHIP 1.224 compared to 4.76 and 1.519 for Chris Holt. By the career numbers, Kid Nichols had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Holt and Kid Nichols

Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.62
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
621
1.1
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.37
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
562
1
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.34
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
0.64
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.62
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
0.37
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.44
35.44
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.51
63.51
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.21
84.21
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.5
90.5
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
0.94
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.09
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.03
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
4.76
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1664
2.96
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2210
27
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15202
27
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
736.2
9
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5067.1
9
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
853
10.42
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4929
8.75
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.42
10.42
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.75
8.75
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.84
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.28
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
3.09
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1272
2.26
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.16
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
5.2
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1881
3.34
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.922
0.922
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.622
0.622
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
0.3
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.23
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3236
39.53
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21082
37.44
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.1
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
426
5.2
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2480
4.4
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.38
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.37
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.1
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.501
1.501
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.224
1.224
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2890
35.31
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19681
34.96
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.44
37.44

Fielding Stats for Chris Holt and Kid Nichols

Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.62
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
647
1.11
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.37
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.1
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2210
27
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15753
27
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
736.2
9
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5251
9
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.6
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
0.66
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
1.2
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1034
1.77
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.14
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
1.87
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1497
2.57
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
1.8
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1418
2.43
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.08
96.08
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.72
94.72
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.105
1.105
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.192
2.192
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.21
84.21
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.27
9.27
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.06
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Holt and Kid Nichols

Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
133
385.51
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
650
172.26
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
207
600
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2264
600
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
177
513.04
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2090
553.89
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.602
0.602
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
16
46.38
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
472
125.09
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
14
40.58
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
374
99.12
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.8
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
15.37
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
6.36
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.24
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.8
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
25.97
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.39
6.94
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186.5
49.43
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
18
52.17
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
626
165.9
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
25
72.46
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
621
164.58
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.577
0.577
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.491
0.491
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
12
34.78
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
72.35
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
6
17.39
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278
73.67
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
18
52.17
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
535
141.78
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.17
-12.1
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203.11
53.83
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.9
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.18
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
8
23.19
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
36.31
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
240.58
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 600 PAverified
343
90.9
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.49
2.49
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.6
6.6
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
60.87
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
6.63
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.9
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
5.04
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
5.04
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100