Chet Nichols

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Left

6-1, 165lb (185cm, 74kg)

Born: February 22, 1931 in Pawtucket, RI us

Died: March 27, 1995 in Lincoln, RI

Buried: Union Cemetery, North Smithfield, RI

High School: East HS (Pawtucket, RI)

Debut: April 19, 1951 (Age 20-056d, 10,784th in major league history)
vs. NYG 1.2 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER, W

Last Game: April 24, 1964 (Age 33-062d)
vs. SFG 1.0 IP, 3 H, 3 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1951 season

Full Name: Chester Raymond Nichols

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Relatives: Son of Chet Nichols

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.7

ERA

3.64

189

603.1

266

WHIP

1.459

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1949	18	BSN-min	B	14	7	.667	2.32	27			16	5		198.0	136	82	51		106		183	7	0	10				1.222	6.2		4.8	8.3	1.73	EVN IIIL
1950	19	BSN-min	AAA	7	14	.333	3.73	29	19		9	3		128.0	121	59	53		74		76	3	1	13				1.523	8.5		5.2	5.3	1.03	MLW AA
1951	20	BSN	NL	11	8	.579	2.88	33	19	6	12	3	2	156.0	142	61	50	4	69	1	71	1	0	8	663	128	3.25	1.353	8.2	*0.2*	4.0	4.1	1.03	RoY-2
1952			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1953			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1954	23	MLN	NL	9	11	.450	4.41	35	20	5	5	1	1	122.1	132	68	60	5	65	6	55	4	0	1	545	85	3.72	1.610	9.7	0.4	4.8	4.0	0.85
1955	24	MLN	NL	9	8	.529	4.00	34	21	5	6	0	1	144.0	139	79	64	20	67	6	44	1	2	3	625	94	4.98	1.431	8.7	1.3	4.2	2.8	0.66
1956	25	MLN-min	AA,AAA	2	4	.333	4.22	16	4		1	0		32.0	39	16	15	2	14	1	18	0	0	2				1.656	11.0	0.6	3.9	5.1	1.29	ATA,WCH SOUA,AA
1956	25	MLN	NL	0	1	.000	6.75	2	0	0	0	0	0	4.0	9	3	3	1	3	1	2	0	0	0	20	57	6.87	3.000	20.3	2.3	6.8	4.5	0.67

1957	26	MLN-min	AAA,AA	8	7	.533	3.32	28	16		7	2		111.0	109	46	41	10	52	4	68	0	0	3				1.450	8.8	0.8	4.2	5.5	1.31	AUS,WCH,ATA TL,AA,SOUA
1959	28	BOS-min	AAA	7	7	.500	2.58	31	20		5	1		143.0	105	44	41	11	62	3	88	2	0	4				1.168	6.6	0.7	3.9	5.5	1.42	MNE AA
1960	29	BAL-min	AAA	18	6	.750	3.65	33	27		13	2		190.0	175	81	77	12	57		109	0	1	12				1.221	8.3	0.6	2.7	5.2	1.91	VAN PCL
1960	29	BOS	AL	0	2	.000	4.26	6	1	3	0	0	0	12.2	12	6	6	0	4	0	11	0	0	0	55	97	1.74	1.263	8.5	0.0	2.8	7.8	2.75
1961	30	BOS	AL	3	2	.600	2.09	26	2	12	0	0	3	51.2	40	12	12	3	26	1	20	0	0	1	215	200	4.06	1.277	7.0	0.5	4.5	3.5	0.77
1962	31	BOS	AL	1	1	.500	3.00	29	1	13	0	0	3	57.0	61	25	19	3	22	1	33	0	0	2	250	139	3.30	1.456	9.6	0.5	3.5	5.2	1.50
1963	32	BOS	AL	1	3	.250	4.78	21	7	6	0	0	0	52.2	61	30	28	8	24	0	27	0	0	4	236	80	4.80	1.614	10.4	1.4	4.1	4.6	1.13
1964	33	CIN	NL	0	0		6.00	3	0	3	0	0	0	3.0	4	2	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	13	69	4.94	1.333	12.0	3.0	0.0	9.0
9 Yrs				34	36	.486	3.64	189	71	53	23	4	10	603.1	600	286	244	45	280	16	266	6	2	19	2622	105	3.97	1.459	9.0	0.7	4.2	4.0	0.95
162 Game Avg.				9	9	.486	3.64	49	19	14	6	1	3	158	157	75	64	12	73	4	70	2	1	5	686	105	3.97	1.459	9.0	0.7	4.2	4.0	0.95

MLN (4 yrs)				29	28	.509	3.74	104	60	16	23	4	4	426.1	422	211	177	30	204	14	172	6	2	12	1853	100	4.00	1.468	8.9	0.6	4.3	3.6	0.84
BOS (4 yrs)				5	8	.385	3.36	82	11	34	0	0	6	174.0	174	73	65	14	76	2	91	0	0	7	756	121	3.87	1.437	9.0	0.7	3.9	4.7	1.20
CIN (1 yr)				0	0		6.00	3	0	3	0	0	0	3.0	4	2	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	13	69	4.94	1.333	12.0	3.0	0.0	9.0

NL (5 yrs)				29	28	.509	3.75	107	60	19	23	4	4	429.1	426	213	179	31	204	14	175	6	2	12	1866	100	4.01	1.467	8.9	0.6	4.3	3.7	0.86
AL (4 yrs)				5	8	.385	3.36	82	11	34	0	0	6	174.0	174	73	65	14	76	2	91	0	0	7	756	121	3.87	1.437	9.0	0.7	3.9	4.7	1.20

Player Value--Pitching

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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