Chet Nichols Jr. vs. Billy Sadler — Career Comparison

Chet Nichols Jr.
Silent GenerationRhode IslandThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Billy Sadler
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chet Nichols Jr. built a career as a starting pitcher and Billy Sadler 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 4.53 and 1.510 for Billy Sadler. 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 Chet Nichols Jr. and Billy Sadler

Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
2.82
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
7.07
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.06
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.51
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.54
Billy Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.57
48.57
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.57
37.57
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.34
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.15
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
3.64
Billy Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
4.53
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Billy Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1810
27
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
27
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
603.1
9
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.2
9
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
600
8.95
Billy Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
7.43
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.95
8.95
Billy Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.67
Billy Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.45
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Billy Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
4.18
Billy Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
5.44
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
Billy Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.72
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
3.97
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
9.06
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Billy Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.06
9.06
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.905
0.905
Billy Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.611
1.611
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.28
Billy Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.45
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.63
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Billy Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2622
39.11
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
40.59
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.79
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.81
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
4.27
Billy Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.71
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.54
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.459
1.459
Billy Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2336
34.85
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
32.8
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Billy Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Billy Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.11
39.11
Billy Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.59
40.59

Fielding Stats for Chet Nichols Jr. and Billy Sadler

Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
3.8
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
7.07
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.05
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1342
27
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
27
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
447.1
9
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.2
9
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.48
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.72
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
3.02
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.72
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Billy Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
3.56
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.45
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
3.5
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.45
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.31
98.31
Billy Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.921
0.921
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.205
0.205
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.51
27.51
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chet Nichols Jr. and Billy Sadler

Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
189
603.19
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
11700
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
600
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
552.13
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
70.21
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
67.02
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.19
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.19
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.08
9.84
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
73.4
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
79.79
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
25.53
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.96
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
41.49
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.26
-4.02
Billy Sadler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.57
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
159.57
Billy Sadler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.76
3.76
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
38.3
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nichols Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA