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Chet Nichols
Chester Raymond Nichols Jr.

Bats Both, Throws Left
Weight 195 lb.

Debut April 19, 1951
Final Game April 24, 1964
Born February 22, 1931 in Pawtucket, RI
Died March 27, 1995 in Lincoln, RI

Son of Chet Nichols

Signed by the Boston Braves as an amateur free agent in 1949. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1951 20 BSN NL  11   8  33  19  12   3   6  2  156.0  142   61   50   4   69   71   1   8   663       0  2.88  3.68  128 1.353 RoY-2
 1954 23 MLN NL   9  11  35  20   5   1   5  1  122.3  132   68   60   5   65   55   4   1   545       0  4.41  3.75   85 1.610
 1955 24 MLN NL   9   8  34  21   6   0   5  1  144.0  139   79   64  20   67   44   1   3   625   6   2  4.00  3.76   94 1.431
 1956 25 MLN NL   0   1   2   0   0   0   0  0    4.0    9    3    3   1    3    2   0   0    20   1   0  6.75  3.47   51 3.000
 1960 29 BOS AL   0   2   6   1   0   0   3  0   12.7   12    6    6   0    4   11   0   0    55   0   0  4.26  3.99   94 1.263
 1961 30 BOS AL   3   2  26   2   0   0  12  3   51.7   40   12   12   3   26   20   0   1   215   1   0  2.09  4.15  198 1.277
 1962 31 BOS AL   1   1  29   1   0   0  13  3   57.0   61   25   19   3   22   33   0   2   250   1   0  3.00  4.13  138 1.456
 1963 32 BOS AL   1   3  21   7   0   0   6  0   52.7   61   30   28   8   24   27   0   4   236   0   0  4.78  3.78   79 1.614
 1964 33 CIN NL   0   0   3   0   0   0   3  0    3.0    4    2    2   1    0    3   0   0    13   0   0  6.00  3.61   60 1.333
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  9 Yr WL% .486  34  36 189  71  23   4  53 10  603.3  600  286  244  45  280  266   6  19  2622   9   2  3.64  3.81  105 1.459
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     8   9  49  18   6   1  13  2  157.7  156   74   63  11   73   69   1   4   685   2   0  3.64  3.81  105 1.459
 Career High     11  11  35  21  12   3  13  3  156.0  142   79   64  20   69   71   4   8   663   6   2  2.09  4.15  198 1.277

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1951 20 BSN NL  33   51    2    7   0  0   0    1   0  0   0  18  .137  .137  .137  -24    7   4           0   0 RoY-2
 1954 23 MLN NL  35   35    1    3   0  0   0    2   0  0   0  12  .086  .086  .086  -54    3   4   0       0   0
 1955 24 MLN NL  34   52    2    8   1  0   0    1   0  0   0  12  .154  .154  .173  -11    9   1   0   0   0   0
 1956 25 MLN NL   2    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1960 29 BOS AL   6    3    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1961 30 BOS AL  26    9    1    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   1  .111  .200  .111  -15    1   0   0   0   0   0
 1962 31 BOS AL  29    9    1    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   2   2  .000  .182  .000  -46    0   2   0   0   0   0
 1963 32 BOS AL  21   13    1    3   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   4  .231  .231  .231   29    3   1   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 9 Seasons      189  173    8   22   1  0   0    5   0  0   3  50  .127  .142  .133  -25   23  12   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        148    7   19   1  0   0    4   0  0   3  43  .127  .142  .133  -25   20  10   0   0   0   0
 Career High     35   52    2    8   1  0   0    2   0  0   2  18                           9   4   0   0   0   0
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1951 20 BSN NL   55   48    1   0.6    97| .137  .259| .137  .332| .137  .392| .274  .724| -24  .021  -8.7  -0.9   0%
 1954 23 MLN NL   39   36    0   0.0   104| .086  .267| .086  .337| .086  .412| .172  .749| -54  .000  -7.8  -0.8   0%
 1955 24 MLN NL   53   45    1   0.6   101| .154  .260| .154  .330| .173  .411| .327  .740| -11  .022  -8.2  -0.8   0%
 1956 25 MLN NL    1    1    0   0.0    98| .000  .257| .000  .323| .000  .406| .000  .729|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 1960 29 BOS AL    3    3    0   0.0   104| .000  .267| .000  .341| .000  .408| .000  .749|-100  .000  -0.9  -0.1   0%
 1961 30 BOS AL   10    8    0   0.0   106| .111  .266| .200  .342| .111  .414| .311  .756| -15  .000  -1.5  -0.1   0%
 1962 31 BOS AL   13   11    0   0.0   105| .000  .267| .182  .339| .000  .415| .182  .754| -46  .000  -1.9  -0.2   0%
 1963 32 BOS AL   14   11    1   2.5    97| .231  .259| .231  .325| .231  .399| .462  .725|  29  .273  -1.3  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 9 Seasons       188  163    3   0.5   101| .127  .262| .142  .333| .133  .405| .275  .738| -25  .016 -30.5  -3.0   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1951 20 BSN NL P 33 6 36 0 2 1.000 .961 1.27 0.96 2.42 2.14 19 156.0 1954 23 MLN NL P 35 3 27 0 3 1.000 .958 0.86 0.87 2.21 2.07 20 122.3 1955 24 MLN NL P 34 6 35 2 3 .953 .949 1.21 0.83 2.56 2.04 21 144.0 1956 25 MLN NL P 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 0.85 4.50 2.02 0 4.0 1960 29 BOS AL P 6 0 4 0 0 1.000 .976 0.67 0.78 2.83 1.98 1 12.7 1961 30 BOS AL P 26 3 23 0 1 1.000 .952 1.00 0.83 4.53 2.05 2 51.7 1962 31 BOS AL P 29 4 15 0 2 1.000 .960 0.66 0.79 3.00 2.08 1 57.0 1963 32 BOS AL P 21 2 8 1 1 .909 .952 0.48 0.79 1.71 2.00 7 52.7 1964 33 CIN NL P 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.83 0.00 2.10 0 3.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1951 20 BSN NL P 33 6 36 0 2 1.000 .961 1.27 0.96 2.42 2.14 19 156.0 1954 23 MLN NL P 35 3 27 0 3 1.000 .958 0.86 0.87 2.21 2.07 20 122.3 1955 24 MLN NL P 34 6 35 2 3 .953 .949 1.21 0.83 2.56 2.04 21 144.0 1956 25 MLN NL P 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 0.85 4.50 2.02 0 4.0 1960 29 BOS AL P 6 0 4 0 0 1.000 .976 0.67 0.78 2.83 1.98 1 12.7 1961 30 BOS AL P 26 3 23 0 1 1.000 .952 1.00 0.83 4.53 2.05 2 51.7 1962 31 BOS AL P 29 4 15 0 2 1.000 .960 0.66 0.79 3.00 2.08 1 57.0 1963 32 BOS AL P 21 2 8 1 1 .909 .952 0.48 0.79 1.71 2.00 7 52.7 1964 33 CIN NL P 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.83 0.00 2.10 0 3.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 189 24 150 3 12 .983 .956 0.92 0.85 2.60 2.07 71 603.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 189 24 150 3 12 .983 .956 0.92 0.85 2.60 2.07 71 603
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

ERA
1951 NL-2.88-1

Shutouts
1951 NL-3-7

Wild Pitches
1951 NL-8-3

Adjusted ERA+
1951 NL-128-5

Youngest Player
1951 NL-20-6

Black Ink: Pitching - 4 (458) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 5 (1826) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 4.0 (1472) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 3.0 (1467) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

Before 1949 Season: Signed by the Boston Braves as an amateur free agent.

Before 1958 Season: Released by the Milwaukee Braves.

Before 1959 Season: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.

October 4, 1963: Released by the Boston Red Sox.

Before 1964 Season: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.

May 15, 1964: Released by the Cincinnati Reds.


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