Yamil Benitez and Phil Niekro Comparison

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Who is the better baseball player Yamil Benitez 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.

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Yamil Benitez Phil Niekro
Bats Right Right
Throws Right Right
Position Left Field Starting Pitcher
Generation Gen X The Silent Generation
Hall of Fame No Yes

Fielding Stats for Yamil Benitez and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
4
4.91
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
4.91
Career
162 Game Avg.
132
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
107
131.32
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
131.32
Career
162 Game Avg.
2775
3405.68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
3405.68
Career
162 Game Avg.
925
1135.23
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
1135.23
Career
162 Game Avg.
231
283.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
386
283.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
6.14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
6.14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
9
11.05
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
11.05
Career
162 Game Avg.
245
300.68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1301
300.68
Career
162 Game Avg.
236
289.64
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1264
289.64
Career
162 Game Avg.
96.33
96.33
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.16
96.33
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.788
1.788
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.463
1.788
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1.23
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
1.23
Yamil Benitez
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Yamil Benitez
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Yamil Benitez
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Yamil Benitez
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Yamil Benitez and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
4
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
169
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
481
461
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1707
461
Career
162 Game Avg.
448
429
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1537
429
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.243
0.243
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.243
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.715
0.715
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.715
Career
162 Game Avg.
109
104
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
260
104
Career
162 Game Avg.
71
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
210
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
16
15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
19
18
Career
162 Game Avg.
7
18
Career
162 Game Avg.
38
36
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
36
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0.042
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0.042
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.174
0.174
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0.174
Career
162 Game Avg.
54.39
52.13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55.59
52.13
Career
162 Game Avg.
188
180
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
325
180
Career
162 Game Avg.
139
133
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
289
133
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.289
0.289
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.289
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.42
0.42
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.42
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.709
0.709
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.709
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.176
0.176
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0.176
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.235
0.235
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.235
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.627
0.627
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.627
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.278
0.278
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.278
Career
162 Game Avg.
47
45
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
80
45
Career
162 Game Avg.
60
58
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
58
Career
162 Game Avg.
88
84
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
182
84
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
53.28
51.07
Career
162 Game Avg.
34.77
51.07
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
25
24
Career
162 Game Avg.
17
24
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
106
102
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
102
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.54
4.54
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.44
4.54
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.24
0.24
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0.24
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
9
9
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
4
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
10
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
40
40
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
40