Joel Johnston vs. Kid Nichols — Career Comparison

Joel Johnston
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kid Nichols
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueHall of FameRelief Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Kid Nichols posted a stronger line than Joel Johnston. Kid Nichols posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.96 vs 4.31) and WHIP (1.224 vs 1.296). 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 Joel Johnston and Kid Nichols

Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.2
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
621
1.1
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
1
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
0.64
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.53
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
0.37
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.51
63.51
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.5
90.5
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
0.94
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.09
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.03
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
4.31
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1664
2.96
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
27
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15202
27
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.2
9
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5067.1
9
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
6.93
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
4929
8.75
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.93
6.93
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.75
8.75
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.05
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.28
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
3.89
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1272
2.26
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.84
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
6.41
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1881
3.34
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.41
6.41
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.144
1.144
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.622
0.622
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
0.3
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.23
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
37.4
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21082
37.44
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.89
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.1
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
4.41
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2480
4.4
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.53
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.63
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.202
1.202
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.224
1.224
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
32.67
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19681
34.96
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.4
37.4
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.44
37.44

Fielding Stats for Joel Johnston and Kid Nichols

Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.2
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
647
1.11
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.1
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
27
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15753
27
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.2
9
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5251
9
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.53
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
0.66
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.84
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1034
1.77
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.14
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.58
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1497
2.57
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.37
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1418
2.43
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.67
86.67
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.72
94.72
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.192
2.192
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.27
9.27
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.06
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joel Johnston and Kid Nichols

Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
5057.14
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
650
172.26
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2264
600
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2090
553.89
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0.602
0.602
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
472
125.09
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
374
99.12
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
15.37
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
6.36
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.24
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
25.97
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
77.5
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186.5
49.43
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
626
165.9
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
621
164.58
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0.491
0.491
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
273
72.35
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278
73.67
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
535
141.78
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
82.88
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
203.11
53.83
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.18
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
36.31
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 600 PAverified
343
90.9
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.6
6.6
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
6.63
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
5.04
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
5.04
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100