Joe Benz and Phil Niekro Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Joe Benz 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 Joe Benz 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.

Joe Benz Phil Niekro
Bats Right Right
Throws Right Right
Position Starting Pitcher Starting Pitcher
Generation The Lost Generation The Silent Generation
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for Joe Benz and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
9
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
251
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
163
44
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
44
Career
162 Game Avg.
76
76
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
318
76
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
75
75
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
75
Career
162 Game Avg.
50.33
50.33
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
53.72
50.33
Career
162 Game Avg.
75
20
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
245
20
Career
162 Game Avg.
17
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
29
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
367
99
Career
162 Game Avg.
2012
99
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.43
2.43
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.35
2.43
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.58
2.58
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.46
2.58
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.15
3.15
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
3.15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.245
0.245
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.245
Career
162 Game Avg.
4079
1105
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
1105
Career
162 Game Avg.
1359.67
368.36
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
368.36
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1225
332
Career
162 Game Avg.
5044
332
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
8.11
8.11
Career
162 Game Avg.
8.4
8.11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
16
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
482
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.11
0.11
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.8
0.11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.06
0.06
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.56
0.06
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
334
90
Career
162 Game Avg.
1809
90
Joe Benz
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
86
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.21
2.21
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.01
2.21
Career
162 Game Avg.
539
146
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3342
146
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.57
3.57
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.57
3.57
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.15
2.15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.87
2.15
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.642
0.642
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.953
0.642
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
29
8
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
24
7
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
5364
1453
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22677
1453
Career
162 Game Avg.
51
14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
509
138
Career
162 Game Avg.
2337
138
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.37
3.37
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.89
3.37
Joe Benz
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
87
0
Joe Benz
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
292
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1.147
1.147
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.268
1.147
Career
162 Game Avg.
5006
1356
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20491
1356
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.03
2.03
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.7
2.03
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.271
0.271
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.271
Career
162 Game Avg.
35.51
35.51
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
37.76
35.51

Fielding Stats for Joe Benz and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
9
5.81
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
5.81
Career
162 Game Avg.
251
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Joe Benz
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
0
Joe Benz
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
0
Joe Benz
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
23.88
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
386
23.88
Career
162 Game Avg.
504
325.29
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
325.29
Career
162 Game Avg.
45
29.04
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
37
29.04
Career
162 Game Avg.
586
378.22
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1301
378.22
Career
162 Game Avg.
541
349.17
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1264
349.17
Career
162 Game Avg.
92.32
92.32
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.16
92.32
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.155
2.155
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.463
2.155
Career
162 Game Avg.
18
11.62
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
11.62
Joe Benz
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Benz and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
9
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
251
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
474
306
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1707
306
Career
162 Game Avg.
441
285
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1537
285
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.138
0.138
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.138
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.361
0.361
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.361
Career
162 Game Avg.
61
39
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
260
39
Career
162 Game Avg.
51
33
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
210
33
Career
162 Game Avg.
8
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Joe Benz
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
10
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
6
Joe Benz
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0
Joe Benz
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
10.9
7.03
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55.59
7.03
Career
162 Game Avg.
73
47
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
325
47
Career
162 Game Avg.
67
43
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
289
43
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.141
0.141
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.141
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.166
0.166
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.166
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.307
0.307
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.307
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0.027
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0.027
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.105
0.105
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.105
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.211
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.211
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.185
0.185
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.185
Career
162 Game Avg.
29
19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
80
19
Career
162 Game Avg.
17
11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
11
Career
162 Game Avg.
46
30
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
182
30
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.57
1.02
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
34.77
1.02
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
3
Joe Benz
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
112
72
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
72
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.23
4.23
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.44
4.23
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.04
0.04
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0.04
Career
162 Game Avg.
27
17
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
17
Joe Benz
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
1
Joe Benz
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
100
100
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
100