Kid Nichols vs. Chick Smith — Career Comparison

Kid Nichols
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueHall of FameRelief Pitcher
Chick Smith
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Kid Nichols posted a stronger line than Chick Smith. Kid Nichols posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.96 vs 3.57) and WHIP (1.224 vs 1.472). 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 Kid Nichols and Chick Smith

Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
621
1.1
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.55
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
1
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.51
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
0.64
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
0.37
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.51
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.51
63.51
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.5
90.5
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
0.94
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.09
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.03
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1664
2.96
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
3.57
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15202
27
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
27
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5067.1
9
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.2
9
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
4929
8.75
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
7.64
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.75
8.75
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.64
7.64
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.28
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.51
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1272
2.26
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.6
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1881
3.34
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.6
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.6
5.6
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.622
0.622
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
0.3
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.51
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
0.23
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.51
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21082
37.44
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
39.23
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.1
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.53
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
2480
4.4
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4.08
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.224
1.224
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.472
1.472
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19681
34.96
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
33.62
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.44
37.44
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.23
39.23

Fielding Stats for Kid Nichols and Chick Smith

Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
1.11
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.1
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15753
27
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5251
9
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
0.66
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1034
1.77
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.14
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1497
2.57
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1418
2.43
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.72
94.72
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.192
2.192
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.27
9.27
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.06
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Kid Nichols and Chick Smith

Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
650
172.26
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2264
600
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2090
553.89
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.602
0.602
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
472
125.09
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
374
99.12
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
15.37
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
6.36
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.24
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
25.97
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186.5
49.43
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
626
165.9
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
621
164.58
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.577
0.577
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.491
0.491
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
72.35
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278
73.67
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
535
141.78
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203.11
53.83
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-49.38
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.18
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
36.31
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 600 PAverified
343
90.9
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
480
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.6
6.6
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.25
1.25
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
6.63
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
5.04
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
5.04
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA