| Season | League | Apps | Min | Goals | Assists | G+A / 90 | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014/2015 | Championship | 29 | 0 | 5 | 6 | — | — |
| 2013/2014 | Premiership | 25 | 1425 | 2 | 0 | 0.13 | — |
| 2015/2016 | Premiership | 36 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| 2016/2017 | Premiership | 19 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | — |
| 2017 | Major League Soccer | 11 | 572 | 1 | 1 | 0.31 | — |
| 2018 | Major League Soccer | 8 | 540 | 1 | 0 | 0.17 | 6.14 |
| 2019 | Major League Soccer | 27 | 1769 | 2 | 3 | 0.25 | — |
| 2020 | Major League Soccer | 2 | 175 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| 2020/2021 | League One | 30 | 1948 | 6 | 4 | 0.46 | 6.81 |
| 2021/2022 | League Two | 35 | 2265 | 4 | 5 | 0.36 | 6.94 |
| 2022 | Major League Soccer | 15 | 832 | 1 | 0 | 0.11 | 6.74 |
| 2023 | Major League Soccer | 8 | 538 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.79 |
| 2023/2024 | Premiership | 16 | 574 | 2 | 0 | 0.31 | 6.8 |
| 2024/2025 | Premiership | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6.58 |
| 2025/2026 | Premiership | 14 | 74 | 0 | 0 | — | 6.67 |
Domestic league competitions only; G+A/90 computed from minutes actually played.
Cohort: 86 Premiership midfielders, 2023/2024, min. 450 minutes. Computed by ranking the full league corpus, not taken from any feed.
Figures computed from the GioScore season-stats database · as of 2026-07-05
Player stats against each opponent club
| Team | MP | W | D | L | G | A | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Aberdeen | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Celtic | 14 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 St. Johnstone | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Hibernian | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ross County | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Partick Thistle | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Rangers | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Kilmarnock | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Inverness CT | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Motherwell | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Livingston | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dundee United | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 St. Mirren | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dundee | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Falkirk | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Alloa Athletic | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Raith Rovers | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rochdale | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hamilton Academical | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Dumbarton | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Sam Nicholson went through 14 Premiership appearances in 2025/2026 (74 minutes) without a goal or an assist. His average match rating for that season computes to 6.67. Measured against 86 Premiership midfielders with at least 450 minutes in 2023/2024, he sits in the 35th percentile by match rating — goals rank: 14th of 86.
His best-rated season remains 2021/2022 (6.94, League Two); his lowest was 2018 (6.14).
| Club | Period | Apps | Goals | Assists | Minutes | YC | RC | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hearts | 2012/2013 - 2016/2017 | 122 | 16 | 13 | 1595 | — | — | — |
| Bristol Rovers | 2020/2021 - 2021/2022 | 76 | 14 | 10 | 5073 | — | — | 6.73 |
| Colorado Rapids | 2017/2018 - 2023/2024 | 56 | 5 | 3 | 3445 | — | — | 6.68 |
| Motherwell | 2023/2024 - now | 46 | 2 | 0 | 956 | — | — | 6.68 |
| Minnesota United | 2017/2018 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1234 | — | — | 6.14 |
| Total | 320 | 39 | 27 | 12303 |
| Season | Club | Apps | Goals | Assists | Minutes | YC | RC | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | Motherwell | 15 | 0 | — | 103 | 1 | 0 | 6.67 |
| 24/25 | Motherwell | 13 | 0 | — | 279 | 0 | 0 | 6.58 |
| 23/24 | Motherwell | 18 | 2 | — | 574 | 2 | 0 | 6.80 |
| 22/23 | Colorado Rapids | 10 | 2 | — | 549 | 4 | 0 | 6.79 |
| 21/22 | Colorado Rapids | 15 | 1 | — | 832 | 0 | 0 | 6.74 |
| 21/22 | Bristol Rovers | 41 | 6 | — | 2737 | 1 | 0 | 6.94 |
| 20/21 | Bristol Rovers | 35 | 8 | — | 2336 | 2 | 0 | 6.63 |
| 18/19 | Colorado Rapids | 28 | 2 | — | 1799 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 17/18 | Minnesota United | 9 | 1 | — | 662 | 2 | 0 | 6.14 |
| 16/17 | Minnesota United | 11 | 1 | — | 572 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 16/17 | Hearts | 25 | 4 | — | 170 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 15/16 | Hearts | 43 | 5 | — | 0 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 14/15 | Hearts | 29 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 13/14 | Hearts | 25 | 2 | — | 1425 | 0 | 0 | — |
