Steve Avery and Phil Niekro Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Steve Avery or Phil Niekro? It is a simple question that does not always have a simple answer. I assume that if you are here, you have questions about who is best in your match up or you need help changing someone's mind. I can't guarantee it will work, but good luck nonetheless.

If you are less interested in a Steve Avery vs. Phil Niekro comparison and are more interested to see if one is tracking the other, then you are in luck! Click the “View Charts” link in the stat box to see how they compare over their careers. The data table and charts on these pages visualize how each player has progressed through their careers. They also summarizes both players' career performance.

Steve Avery Phil Niekro
Bats Left Right
Throws Left Right
Position Starting Pitcher Starting Pitcher
Generation Gen X The Silent Generation
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for Steve Avery and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
11
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
297
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
261
60
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
60
Career
162 Game Avg.
96
96
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
318
96
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
83
83
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
83
Career
162 Game Avg.
53.63
53.63
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
53.72
53.63
Career
162 Game Avg.
14
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
245
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
6
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
1
Steve Avery
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
29
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
723
166
Career
162 Game Avg.
2012
166
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.19
4.19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.35
4.19
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.88
3.88
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.46
3.88
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.13
4.13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
4.13
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.259
0.259
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.259
Career
162 Game Avg.
4664
1068
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
1068
Career
162 Game Avg.
1554.67
355.95
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
355.95
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1529
350
Career
162 Game Avg.
5044
350
Career
162 Game Avg.
8.85
8.85
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8.4
8.85
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
148
34
Career
162 Game Avg.
482
34
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.86
0.86
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.8
0.86
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.5
0.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.56
0.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
569
130
Career
162 Game Avg.
1809
130
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
27
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
86
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.29
3.29
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.01
3.29
Career
162 Game Avg.
980
224
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3342
224
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.67
5.67
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.57
5.67
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.3
3.3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.87
3.3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.996
0.996
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.953
0.996
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
47
11
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
26
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
9
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
6609
1513
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22677
1513
Career
162 Game Avg.
11
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
800
183
Career
162 Game Avg.
2337
183
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.63
4.63
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.89
4.63
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
71
16
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
16
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
47
11
Career
162 Game Avg.
87
11
Career
162 Game Avg.
129
30
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
292
30
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.349
1.349
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.268
1.349
Career
162 Game Avg.
5896
1350
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20491
1350
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.69
2.69
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.7
2.69
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.284
0.284
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.284
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
38.26
38.26
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.76
38.26

Fielding Stats for Steve Avery and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
11
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
297
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
261
142.36
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
142.36
Career
162 Game Avg.
4664
2544
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
2544
Career
162 Game Avg.
1554.67
848
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
848
Career
162 Game Avg.
63
34.36
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
386
34.36
Career
162 Game Avg.
302
164.73
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
164.73
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
13
7.09
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
7.09
Career
162 Game Avg.
378
206.18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1301
206.18
Career
162 Game Avg.
365
199.09
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1264
199.09
Career
162 Game Avg.
96.56
96.56
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.16
96.56
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.229
1.229
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.463
1.229
Career
162 Game Avg.
13
7.09
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
7.09
Steve Avery
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Avery and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
11
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
306
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
495
262
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1707
262
Career
162 Game Avg.
437
231
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1537
231
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.174
0.174
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.174
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.506
0.506
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.506
Career
162 Game Avg.
76
40
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
260
40
Career
162 Game Avg.
54
29
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
210
29
Career
162 Game Avg.
14
7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
22
12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.009
0.009
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0.009
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.053
0.053
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0.053
Career
162 Game Avg.
22.5
11.91
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55.59
11.91
Career
162 Game Avg.
110
58
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
325
58
Career
162 Game Avg.
88
47
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
289
47
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.178
0.178
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.178
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.252
0.252
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.252
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.429
0.429
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.429
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.078
0.078
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0.078
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.143
0.143
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.143
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.336
0.336
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.336
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.238
0.238
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.238
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
80
19
Career
162 Game Avg.
32
17
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
17
Career
162 Game Avg.
63
33
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
182
33
Career
162 Game Avg.
17.93
9.49
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
34.77
9.49
Steve Avery
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
12
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
6
Steve Avery
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
135
71
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
71
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.67
3.67
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.44
3.67
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.09
0.09
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0.09
Career
162 Game Avg.
41
22
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
22
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
4
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
50
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
50