Kid Nichols played in Major League Baseball from 1890 to 1906, appearing in 621 games over 15 seasons. He recorded a total of 362 W and 208 L, an ERA of 2.96, 1,881 SO, a WHIP of 1.224, and a WAR of 116.7.
๐งพ Basic Profile
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Name | Kid Nichols |
Date of Birth | September 14, 1869 |
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MLB Debut | 1890 |
๐ Career Summary
Kid Nichols appeared in 621 games over 15 MLB seasons from 1890 to 1906. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:
GS | 562 (MLB Rank: 26) |
GF | 56 (MLB Rank: 1,481) |
W | 362 (MLB Rank: 7) |
L | 208 (MLB Rank: 39) |
SV | 16 (MLB Rank: 895) |
ERA | 2.96 (MLB Rank: 1,289) |
IP | 5067.1 (MLB Rank: 11) |
SHO | 48 (MLB Rank: 25) |
CG | 532 (MLB Rank: 4) |
SO | 1,881 (MLB Rank: 110) |
BB | 1272 (MLB Rank: 37) |
H | 4,929 (MLB Rank: 6) |
HR | 156 (MLB Rank: 469) |
SO9 | 3.34 (MLB Rank: 8,288) |
BB9 | 2.26 (MLB Rank: 10,233) |
H9 | 8.75 (MLB Rank: 8,087) |
HR9 | 0.28 (MLB Rank: 8,349) |
WHIP | 1.224 (MLB Rank: 10,346) |
WAR | 116.7 (MLB Rank: 4) |
๐ Last Season Summary (1906)
In his final season (1906), Kid Nichols recorded the following stats:
GS | 2 |
GF | 1 |
W | 0 |
L | 1 |
ERA | 9.82 |
IP | 11 |
CG | 1 |
SO | 1 |
BB | 13 |
H | 17 |
HR | 0 |
SO9 | 0.82 |
BB9 | 10.64 |
H9 | 13.91 |
WHIP | 2.727 |
WAR | โ0.9 |
๐ Seasonal Highlights
- Most Wins: 1892, 35 W
- Most SO: 1891, 240 SO
- Most IP: 1892, 453 IP
- Best WAR: 1890, 12.9 WAR
- Best ERA: 1904, 2.02 ERA
๐ฏ Postseason Performance
Kid Nichols has no postseason appearances.
Kid Nichols Career Pitching Stats Overview
season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1890 | 27 | 19 | 2.23 | 0.587 | 0 | 222 | 424 | 12.9 | 1.146 | 8 | 374 | 112 | 175 | 105 | 170 | 2.98 | 4.7 | 1.98 | 47 | 48 | 1 | 47 | 7 | 0.2 | 7.9 | 2.4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 30 | 1755 |
1891 | 30 | 17 | 2.39 | 0.638 | 3 | 240 | 425.1 | 9.6 | 1.213 | 15 | 413 | 103 | 219 | 113 | 151 | 2.71 | 5.1 | 2.33 | 48 | 52 | 4 | 45 | 5 | 0.3 | 8.7 | 2.2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 16 | 1805 |
1892 | 35 | 16 | 2.84 | 0.686 | 0 | 192 | 453 | 9 | 1.159 | 15 | 404 | 121 | 211 | 143 | 124 | 2.89 | 3.8 | 1.59 | 51 | 53 | 1 | 49 | 5 | 0.3 | 8 | 2.4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 24 | 1893 |
1893 | 34 | 14 | 3.52 | 0.708 | 1 | 94 | 425 | 12 | 1.28 | 15 | 426 | 118 | 222 | 166 | 139 | 4.2 | 2 | 0.8 | 44 | 52 | 7 | 43 | 1 | 0.3 | 9 | 2.5 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 1817 |
1894 | 32 | 13 | 4.75 | 0.711 | 0 | 113 | 407 | 8 | 1.496 | 23 | 488 | 121 | 308 | 215 | 124 | 4.95 | 2.5 | 0.93 | 46 | 50 | 4 | 40 | 3 | 0.5 | 10.8 | 2.7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 1790 |
1895 | 27 | 16 | 3.41 | 0.628 | 2 | 148 | 390.2 | 9.9 | 1.341 | 15 | 434 | 90 | 222 | 148 | 146 | 4.05 | 3.4 | 1.64 | 43 | 48 | 5 | 43 | 1 | 0.3 | 10 | 2.1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 1661 |
1896 | 30 | 14 | 2.83 | 0.682 | 1 | 102 | 372.1 | 6.7 | 1.311 | 14 | 387 | 101 | 211 | 117 | 160 | 4.1 | 2.5 | 1.01 | 43 | 49 | 6 | 37 | 3 | 0.3 | 9.4 | 2.4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 1564 |
1897 | 31 | 11 | 2.64 | 0.738 | 3 | 127 | 368 | 10.7 | 1.168 | 9 | 362 | 68 | 152 | 108 | 168 | 3.53 | 3.1 | 1.87 | 40 | 46 | 6 | 37 | 2 | 0.2 | 8.9 | 1.7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1490 |
1898 | 31 | 12 | 2.13 | 0.721 | 4 | 138 | 388 | 10.8 | 1.034 | 7 | 316 | 85 | 136 | 92 | 174 | 3.06 | 3.2 | 1.62 | 42 | 50 | 8 | 40 | 5 | 0.2 | 7.3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 15 | 1528 |
1899 | 21 | 19 | 2.99 | 0.525 | 1 | 108 | 343.1 | 7.3 | 1.188 | 11 | 326 | 82 | 155 | 114 | 138 | 3.49 | 2.8 | 1.32 | 37 | 42 | 5 | 37 | 4 | 0.3 | 8.5 | 2.1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 1391 |
1900 | 13 | 16 | 3.07 | 0.448 | 0 | 53 | 231.1 | 4.8 | 1.241 | 11 | 215 | 72 | 116 | 79 | 134 | 4.06 | 2.1 | 0.74 | 27 | 29 | 2 | 25 | 4 | 0.4 | 8.4 | 2.8 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 957 |
1901 | 19 | 16 | 3.22 | 0.543 | 0 | 143 | 321 | 5.6 | 1.234 | 8 | 306 | 90 | 146 | 115 | 112 | 3.29 | 4 | 1.59 | 34 | 38 | 4 | 33 | 4 | 0.2 | 8.6 | 2.5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 1326 |
1904 | 21 | 13 | 2.02 | 0.618 | 1 | 134 | 317 | 8.6 | 1.003 | 3 | 268 | 50 | 97 | 71 | 133 | 2.22 | 3.8 | 2.68 | 35 | 36 | 1 | 35 | 3 | 0.1 | 7.6 | 1.4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1281 |
1905 | 11 | 11 | 3.12 | 0.5 | 0 | 66 | 190.1 | 1.7 | 1.256 | 2 | 193 | 46 | 94 | 66 | 93 | 2.75 | 3.1 | 1.43 | 23 | 24 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 0.1 | 9.1 | 2.2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 782 |
1906 | 0 | 1 | 9.82 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | -0.9 | 2.727 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 6.28 | 0.8 | 0.08 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13.9 | 10.6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 59 |