Chris Nichting vs. Norman Plitt — Career Comparison

Chris Nichting
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Norman Plitt
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Norman Plitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Chris Nichting as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Norman Plitt posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.77 and WHIP 1.716 compared to 5.22 and 1.589 for Chris Nichting. By the career numbers, Norman Plitt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Nichting and Norman Plitt

Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
7.39
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
2.89
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.38
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.32
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.75
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.78
34.78
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
5.22
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.77
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.42
5.42
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
27
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
27
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
9
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.2
9
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
11.57
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
10.67
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.67
10.67
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.29
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.38
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.49
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
4.77
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
6.27
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.13
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.27
6.27
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.973
0.973
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.656
0.656
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.56
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.25
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
508
40.82
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
41.07
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.61
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.75
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
5.71
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
5.53
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.53
5.53
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.48
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.563
1.563
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.716
1.716
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
37.13
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
36.04
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.82
40.82
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.07
41.07

Fielding Stats for Chris Nichting and Norman Plitt

Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
7.39
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
27
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
9
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.61
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.49
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.49
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.337
0.337
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Nichting and Norman Plitt

Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
11040
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
23
627.27
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
600
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
545.45
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.546
0.546
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
27.22
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
30.93
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
109.09
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
39
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.52
41.46
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
5
136.36
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
4.4
4.4
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA