Butch Metzger vs. Kid Nichols — Career Comparison

Butch Metzger
Baby BoomersIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherRookie of the Year
Kid Nichols
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueHall of FameRelief Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Kid Nichols posted a stronger line than Butch Metzger. Kid Nichols posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.96 vs 3.74) and WHIP (1.224 vs 1.582). 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 Butch Metzger and Kid Nichols

Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
5.86
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
621
1.1
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
1
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.55
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
0.64
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.28
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
0.37
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.51
63.51
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.5
90.5
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
0.94
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.09
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.71
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.03
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
3.74
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1664
2.96
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
880
27
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15202
27
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
293.1
9
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5067.1
9
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
8.87
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4929
8.75
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.75
8.75
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.71
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.28
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
4.3
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1272
2.26
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.07
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
5.37
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1881
3.34
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.37
5.37
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.074
1.074
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.622
0.622
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
0.3
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
0.23
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1286
39.46
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21082
37.44
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
3.44
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.1
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
4.08
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
2480
4.4
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.71
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.4
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.68
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.463
1.463
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.224
1.224
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1104
33.87
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19681
34.96
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.46
39.46
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.44
37.44

Fielding Stats for Butch Metzger and Kid Nichols

Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
5.86
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
647
1.11
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.1
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
880
27
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15753
27
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
293.1
9
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5251
9
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.37
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
0.66
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.07
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1034
1.77
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.14
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.47
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1497
2.57
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.44
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1418
2.43
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.92
97.92
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.72
94.72
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.192
2.192
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.27
9.27
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.06
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Butch Metzger and Kid Nichols

Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
191
5457.14
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
650
172.26
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2264
600
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
15
428.57
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2090
553.89
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.602
0.602
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
472
125.09
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
374
99.12
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
15.37
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
6.36
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.24
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
25.97
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-2.89
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186.5
49.43
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
626
165.9
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
621
164.58
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.577
0.577
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.491
0.491
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
72.35
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278
73.67
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
535
141.78
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.16
-33.16
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203.11
53.83
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.18
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
137
36.31
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
228.57
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 600 PAverified
343
90.9
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
2.63
2.63
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.6
6.6
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
6.63
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
5.04
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
5.04
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100