Chet Nichols vs. Faustino Valdés — Career Comparison

Chet Nichols
Lost GenerationRhode IslandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Faustino Valdés
UnknownCubaCaribbeanCuban Stars WestNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Faustino Valdés built a career as a starting pitcher and Chet Nichols as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Faustino Valdés posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.62 and WHIP 1.549 compared to 7.19 and 1.818 for Chet Nichols. By the career numbers, Faustino Valdés had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chet Nichols and Faustino Valdés

Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.23
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.25
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.37
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.1
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.44
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.59
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.66
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.36
11.36
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.24
88.24
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.88
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
7.19
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.62
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.4
6.4
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
27
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
27
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
122.2
9
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
122.2
9
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
12.25
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
9.98
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.25
12.25
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.98
9.98
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.81
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.37
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
4.11
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
3.96
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
2.42
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.15
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.726
0.726
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.791
0.791
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.22
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
43.36
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
40.5
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.88
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
8.51
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.43
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.51
8.51
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.43
5.43
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.61
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.44
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.818
1.818
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.549
1.549
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
38.96
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
475
34.85
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.36
43.36
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Chet Nichols and Faustino Valdés

Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.29
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.11
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
27
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153.2
9
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.58
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.4
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
4.22
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
3.98
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.841
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.091
3.091
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.36
86.36
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chet Nichols and Faustino Valdés

Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
830.77
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
22
183.33
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
39
600
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
600
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
584.62
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
541.67
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0.474
0.474
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
123.08
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
108.33
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
107.69
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
100
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.33
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.33
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
2.02
31.1
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.93
32.74
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
138.46
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
116.67
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
9
138.46
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
150
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0.468
0.468
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
3
46.15
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
58.33
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
92.31
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
83.33
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
2.15
33.15
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.58
38.13
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
41.67
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
7
107.69
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.57
5.57
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.67
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Chet Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100