Nichols has compiled an average at the plate of .266 in his time in baseball with 156 scored runs and an OPS of .357. He has been struck out 149 times and earned a walk on 99 occasions, which contributes in part to a .326 on-base %. In his MLB career, Nichols has drilled 22 baseballs out of the park while driving in 131 runs. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .032 and he has totaled 453 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he approached the plate 1,294 times and has delivered with a base knock 308 times.