For some reason, Kid Nichols’ name doesn’t roll off the tongue when people discuss the greatest pitchers of all time. But why not? He excels through both sabermetric and traditional lenses. He earned 116.3 WAR—fourth among Hall of Fame pitchers and fourteenth overall—and 73.4 WAA. He also won 361 games (with a .634 winning percentage) and posted an ERA+ of 140. He’s the only pitcher to win thirty games seven times.
WAR | WAA | adjWAR | adjWAA |
---|---|---|---|
About the stats | |||
116.3 | 73.4 | 112.0 | 75.0 |
Bat | Run | DP | Fld | Pos | Pit |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
-159 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 154 | 668 |
Year | Team | WAA | WAR |
---|---|---|---|
1890 | BSN (ATL) | 9.8 | 13.0 |
1891 | BSN (ATL) | 5.6 | 9.3 |
1892 | BSN (ATL) | 4.8 | 8.8 |
1893 | BSN (ATL) | 8.1 | 11.7 |
1894 | BSN (ATL) | 4.7 | 8.2 |
1895 | BSN (ATL) | 6.1 | 9.4 |
1896 | BSN (ATL) | 3.0 | 6.3 |
1897 | BSN (ATL) | 7.9 | 11.1 |
1898 | BSN (ATL) | 7.8 | 11.2 |
1899 | BSN (ATL) | 3.9 | 6.8 |
1900 | BSN (ATL) | 2.6 | 4.6 |
1901 | BSN (ATL) | 4.3 | 6.9 |
1904 | STL | 5.9 | 8.4 |
1905 | 2 teams | 0.1 | 1.6 |
1905 | STL | -1.7 | -1.3 |
1905 | PHI | 1.8 | 2.9 |
1906 | PHI | -1.0 | -0.9 |
Year | Percentage |
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Inducted to Hall of Fame in 1949 via Old Timers | |
1938
|
1.1% |
1939
|
2.6% |
1942
|
2.1% |
1945
|
2.0% |
1946
|
0.5% (Nominating Vote) |
Player (Hall Rating) | Similarity |
---|---|
Pete Alexander (245) | 155 |
Tom Seaver (216) | 261 |
Greg Maddux (217) | 319 |
Lefty Grove (235) | 366 |
Christy Mathewson (218) | 390 |
Randy Johnson (214) | 414 |
Phil Niekro (184) | 511 |
Gaylord Perry (170) | 573 |
Warren Spahn (174) | 611 |
Tim Keefe (138) | 620 |
Steve Carlton (164) | 636 |
Bert Blyleven (186) | 648 |
Eddie Plank (169) | 669 |
Walter Johnson (333) | 711 |
Robin Roberts (154) | 713 |
John Clarkson (129) | 735 |
Bob Gibson (167) | 745 |
Curt Schilling (170) | 750 |
Roger Clemens (288) | 764 |
Tom Glavine (146) | 770 |