Brian Bannister and Phil Niekro Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Brian Bannister 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 Brian Bannister 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.

Brian Bannister Phil Niekro
Bats Right Right
Throws Right Right
Position Starting Pitcher Starting Pitcher
Generation Gen X The Silent Generation
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for Brian Bannister and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
5
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
117
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
114
66
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
66
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
37
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
318
37
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
50
50
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
50
Career
162 Game Avg.
42.53
42.53
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
53.72
42.53
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
245
1
Brian Bannister
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
0
Brian Bannister
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
29
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
377
219
Career
162 Game Avg.
2012
219
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.08
5.08
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.35
5.08
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.61
4.61
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.46
4.61
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.63
4.63
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
4.63
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.276
0.276
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.276
Career
162 Game Avg.
2002
1164
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
1164
Career
162 Game Avg.
667.33
387.85
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
387.85
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
724
421
Career
162 Game Avg.
5044
421
Career
162 Game Avg.
9.76
9.76
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8.4
9.76
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
86
50
Career
162 Game Avg.
482
50
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.16
1.16
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.8
1.16
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.74
0.74
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.56
0.74
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
224
130
Career
162 Game Avg.
1809
130
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
8
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
86
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.02
3.02
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.01
3.02
Career
162 Game Avg.
384
223
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3342
223
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.18
5.18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.57
5.18
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.28
3.28
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.87
3.28
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.911
0.911
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.953
0.911
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
35
20
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
20
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
22
13
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
2914
1694
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22677
1694
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
407
237
Career
162 Game Avg.
2337
237
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.49
5.49
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.89
5.49
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
11
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
30
17
Career
162 Game Avg.
87
17
Career
162 Game Avg.
47
27
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
292
27
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.421
1.421
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.268
1.421
Career
162 Game Avg.
2627
1527
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20491
1527
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.48
3.48
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.7
3.48
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.288
0.288
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.288
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
39.3
39.3
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.76
39.3

Fielding Stats for Brian Bannister and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
5
6.92
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
6.92
Career
162 Game Avg.
117
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
114
157.85
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
157.85
Career
162 Game Avg.
2002
2772
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
2772
Career
162 Game Avg.
667.33
924
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
924
Career
162 Game Avg.
51
70.62
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
386
70.62
Career
162 Game Avg.
96
132.92
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
132.92
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3
4.15
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
4.15
Career
162 Game Avg.
150
207.69
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1301
207.69
Career
162 Game Avg.
147
203.54
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1264
203.54
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
98
98
Career
162 Game Avg.
97.16
98
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.256
1.256
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.463
1.256
Career
162 Game Avg.
6
8.31
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
8.31
Brian Bannister
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Brian Bannister
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Brian Bannister
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Brian Bannister
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian Bannister and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
5
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
117
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
33
46
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1707
46
Career
162 Game Avg.
29
40
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1537
40
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.276
0.276
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.276
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.742
0.742
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.742
Career
162 Game Avg.
8
11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
260
11
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
210
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
6
Brian Bannister
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Brian Bannister
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
6
Brian Bannister
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0
Brian Bannister
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.23
4.47
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55.59
4.47
Career
162 Game Avg.
12
17
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
325
17
Career
162 Game Avg.
9
12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
289
12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.273
0.273
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.273
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.414
0.414
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.414
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.687
0.687
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.687
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.138
0.138
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0.138
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.226
0.226
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.226
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.591
0.591
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.591
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.4
0.4
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.4
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
80
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
7
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
182
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.23
4.48
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
34.77
4.48
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
1
Brian Bannister
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
0
Brian Bannister
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
9
12
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
12
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.67
3.67
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.44
3.67
Brian Bannister
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
4
Brian Bannister
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
1
Brian Bannister
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Brian Bannister
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Brian Bannister
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Brian Bannister
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0