Chet Nichols Jr. vs. Skel Roach — Career Comparison

Chet Nichols Jr.
Silent GenerationRhode IslandThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Skel Roach
Pre-GenerationalGermanyThrows RightBats RightEuropeChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chet Nichols Jr. built a career as a starting pitcher and Skel Roach as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Skel Roach posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.556 compared to 3.64 and 1.473 for Chet Nichols Jr.. By the career numbers, Skel Roach had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chet Nichols Jr. and Skel Roach

Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
2.82
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.06
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.51
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.54
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.57
48.57
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.57
37.57
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.34
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.15
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
3.64
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1810
27
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
603.1
9
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
600
8.95
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.95
8.95
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.67
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
4.18
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.97
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.905
0.905
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.111
0.111
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.28
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.09
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2622
39.11
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.79
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
4.27
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.459
1.459
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.556
1.556
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2336
34.85
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.11
39.11
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40

Fielding Stats for Chet Nichols Jr. and Skel Roach

Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
3.8
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.05
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1342
27
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
447.1
9
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.48
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
3.02
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
3.56
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
3.5
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.31
98.31
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.921
0.921
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.51
27.51
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chet Nichols Jr. and Skel Roach

Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
603.19
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
600
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
552.13
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
70.21
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
67.02
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.19
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.19
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.08
9.84
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
73.4
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
79.79
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
25.53
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.96
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
41.49
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.26
-4.02
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-61.6
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.57
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
50
159.57
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
3.76
3.76
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
38.3
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA