Kid Nichols Career Pitching Summary

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.

Kid Nichols Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Kid Nichols.

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    🧾 Basic Profile

    Kid Nichols
    NameKid Nichols
    Date of BirthSeptember 14, 1869
    Nationality
    United States
    MLB Debut1890

    📊 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:

    GS562 (MLB Rank: 26)
    GF56 (MLB Rank: 1,481)
    W362 (MLB Rank: 7)
    L208 (MLB Rank: 39)
    SV16 (MLB Rank: 895)
    ERA2.96 (MLB Rank: 1,289)
    IP5067.1 (MLB Rank: 11)
    SHO48 (MLB Rank: 25)
    CG532 (MLB Rank: 4)
    SO1,881 (MLB Rank: 110)
    BB1272 (MLB Rank: 37)
    H4,929 (MLB Rank: 6)
    HR156 (MLB Rank: 469)
    SO93.34 (MLB Rank: 8,288)
    BB92.26 (MLB Rank: 10,233)
    H98.75 (MLB Rank: 8,087)
    HR90.28 (MLB Rank: 8,349)
    WHIP1.224 (MLB Rank: 10,346)
    WAR116.7 (MLB Rank: 4)

    📊 Last Season Summary (1906)

    In his final season (1906), Kid Nichols recorded the following stats:

    GS2
    GF1
    W0
    L1
    ERA9.82
    IP11
    CG1
    SO1
    BB13
    H17
    HR0
    SO90.82
    BB910.64
    H913.91
    WHIP2.727
    WAR−0.9

    📈 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

    🎯 Postseason Performance

    Kid Nichols has no postseason appearances.

    Kid Nichols Career Pitching Stats Overview

    seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
    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