Kid Nichols Career Pitching Summary

  • May 7, 2025

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.

🧾 Basic Profile

Kid Nichols
NameKid Nichols
Date of BirthSeptember 14, 1869
Nationality
United States
PositionPitcher
ThrowsRight
BatsBoth
MLB Debut1890
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Kid Nichols Yearly Pitching Stats

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

Parsing Data

Data Source: Baseball Reference

Image Source: Wikipedia

📊 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: 1,497)
W362 (MLB Rank: 7)
L208 (MLB Rank: 39)
SV16 (MLB Rank: 907)
ERA2.96 (MLB Rank: 1,300)
IP5067.1 (MLB Rank: 11)
SHO48 (MLB Rank: 25)
CG532 (MLB Rank: 4)
SO1,881 (MLB Rank: 112)
BB1272 (MLB Rank: 37)
H4,929 (MLB Rank: 6)
HR156 (MLB Rank: 480)
SO93.34 (MLB Rank: 8,426)
BB92.26 (MLB Rank: 10,389)
H98.75 (MLB Rank: 8,198)
HR90.28 (MLB Rank: 8,504)
WHIP1.224 (MLB Rank: 10,487)
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
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