Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.
| Walter Johnson | Stat | Kid Nichols |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Seasons | 15 |
| 238.1 | Career VAL | 198.0 |
| 23.9 (1912) | Peak-season VAL | 21.2 (1890) |
| Inducted 1936 | Hall of Fame | Inducted 1949 |
| 2× | MVP Awards | — |
VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board).
| Walter Johnson | Stat | Kid Nichols |
|---|---|---|
| Career | ||
| 937 | Games | 649 |
| Batting | ||
| 547 | Hits | 472 |
| 24 | Home runs | 16 |
| 255 | RBI | 278 |
| 241 | Runs | 273 |
| 13 | Stolen bases | 19 |
| 110 | ||
| Walks |
|---|
| 137 |
| .235 | Batting avg | .226 |
|---|
| .274 | On-base % | .278 |
|---|
| .342 | Slugging % | .300 |
|---|
| 80 | OPS+ | 65 |
|---|
| Pitching | ||
|---|---|---|
| 417 | Wins | 361 |
| 279 | Losses | 208 |
| 34 | Saves | 17 |
| 5914.1 | Innings pitched | 5056.1 |
| 3,508 | Strikeouts (pitching) | 1,873 |
| 2.17 | ERA | 2.95 |
| 1.06 | WHIP | 1.22 |
| 152 | ERA+ | 131 |
| Age | Walter Johnson | Kid Nichols |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | 3.4 | — |
| 20 | 8.8 | 21.2 |
| 21 | 6.9 | 16.3 |
| 22 | 19.5 | 13.1 |
| 23 | 14.9 | 20.9 |
| 24 | 23.9 | 16.1 |
| 25 | 21.3 | 17.4 |
| 26 | 18.1 | 16.1 |
| 27 | 18.1 | 19.2 |
| 28 | 15.1 | 17.4 |
| 29 | 10.4 | 11.9 |
| 30 | 12 | 5.9 |
| 31 | 16.1 | 8.6 |
| 32 | 3.4 | — |
| 33 | 4.7 | — |
| 34 | 8.1 | 11.3 |
| 35 | 6.7 | 2.6 |
| 36 | 11.1 | — |
| 37 | 8.5 | — |
| 38 | 6 | — |
| 39 | 1.1 | — |