Chris Nichting vs. Charlie Smith — Career Comparison

Chris Nichting
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charlie Smith
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charlie Smith 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. Charlie Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.81 and WHIP 1.232 compared to 5.22 and 1.589 for Chris Nichting. By the career numbers, Charlie Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Nichting and Charlie Smith

Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
7.39
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
1.41
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.99
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.44
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.32
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.58
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.14
43.14
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.81
69.81
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.58
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
5.22
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
2.81
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
27
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
27
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
9
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.1
9
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
11.57
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1309
8.73
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.29
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.15
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
2.49
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
2.35
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.49
2.49
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
6.27
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
3.8
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.27
6.27
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.973
0.973
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.684
0.684
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.56
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.21
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.19
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
40.82
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5479
36.54
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.61
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.33
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
5.71
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
3.92
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.48
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.563
1.563
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
37.13
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5097
34
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.82
40.82
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.54
36.54

Fielding Stats for Chris Nichting and Charlie Smith

Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
7.39
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
1.86
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.99
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
27
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3087
27
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
9
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1029
9
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.31
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.61
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.48
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.21
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.49
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
4.01
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.49
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.8
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.76
94.76
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.337
0.337
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.038
2.038
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Nichting and Charlie Smith

Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
11040
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
266.94
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
600
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
447
547.35
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
82.04
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
73.47
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.12
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.57
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
27.22
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.19
17.37
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
94.29
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
101.63
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
26.94
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.94
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
52.65
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
39
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.56
10.49
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.12
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.47
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
120
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
104.08
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.76
5.76
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
33.06
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA