Brian Maxcy vs. Chet Nichols Jr. — Career Comparison

Brian Maxcy
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief 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 Brian Maxcy 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 7.28 and 1.958 for Brian Maxcy. 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 Brian Maxcy and Chet Nichols Jr.

Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
6.95
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
2.82
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.06
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.65
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.51
Brian Maxcy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.81
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.54
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.57
48.57
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.57
37.57
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.34
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.15
Brian Maxcy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
7.28
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
3.64
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.28
7.28
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.54
6.54
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
27
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1810
27
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.2
9
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
603.1
9
Brian Maxcy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
11.16
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
600
8.95
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.16
11.16
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.95
8.95
Brian Maxcy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.29
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.67
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Brian Maxcy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Brian Maxcy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
5.34
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
4.18
Brian Maxcy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.13
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
3.4
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.97
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Brian Maxcy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.905
0.905
Brian Maxcy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.97
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.28
Brian Maxcy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.32
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.32
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
43.01
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2622
39.11
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.26
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.79
Brian Maxcy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
8.57
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
4.27
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.57
8.57
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Maxcy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.46
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.832
1.832
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.459
1.459
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
36.38
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2336
34.85
Brian Maxcy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Brian Maxcy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.01
43.01
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.11
39.11

Fielding Stats for Brian Maxcy and Chet Nichols Jr.

Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
6.95
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
3.8
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.05
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
27
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1342
27
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.2
9
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
447.1
9
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.13
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.48
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.43
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
3.02
Brian Maxcy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.32
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.88
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
3.56
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.56
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
3.5
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
91.67
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.31
98.31
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.512
0.512
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.921
0.921
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.51
27.51
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian Maxcy and Chet Nichols Jr.

Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 600 PA
43
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
603.19
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
600
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
552.13
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
70.21
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
67.02
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.19
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.19
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.08
9.84
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
73.4
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
79.79
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
25.53
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.96
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
41.49
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.26
-4.02
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.57
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Maxcy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
50
159.57
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.76
3.76
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
38.3
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Maxcy
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA