Don Bessent and Phil Niekro Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Don Bessent 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 Don Bessent 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.

Don Bessent Phil Niekro
Bats Right Right
Throws Right Right
Position Relief Pitcher Starting Pitcher
Generation The Silent Generation The Silent Generation
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for Don Bessent and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
4
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
108
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
14
14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
318
14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
7
7
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
66.67
66.67
Career
162 Game Avg.
53.72
66.67
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
245
1
Don Bessent
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
12
8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
29
8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
78
49
Career
162 Game Avg.
2012
49
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.33
3.33
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.35
3.33
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.69
3.69
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.46
3.69
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.38
4.38
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
4.38
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.245
0.245
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.245
Career
162 Game Avg.
633
399
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
399
Career
162 Game Avg.
211
132.85
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
132.85
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
196
123
Career
162 Game Avg.
5044
123
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
8.36
8.36
Career
162 Game Avg.
8.4
8.36
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
20
13
Career
162 Game Avg.
482
13
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.85
0.85
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.8
0.85
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.19
0.19
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.56
0.19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
88
55
Career
162 Game Avg.
1809
55
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
11
7
Career
162 Game Avg.
86
7
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.75
3.75
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.01
3.75
Career
162 Game Avg.
118
74
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3342
74
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.03
5.03
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.57
5.03
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.09
1.09
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.87
1.09
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.976
0.976
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.953
0.976
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
6
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
1
Don Bessent
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
890
560
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22677
560
Career
162 Game Avg.
45
28
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
28
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
84
53
Career
162 Game Avg.
2337
53
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.58
3.58
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.89
3.58
Don Bessent
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
0
Don Bessent
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
87
0
Don Bessent
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
292
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.346
1.346
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.268
1.346
Career
162 Game Avg.
801
504
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20491
504
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.78
0.78
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.7
0.78
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.258
0.258
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.258
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
37.96
37.96
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.76
37.96

Fielding Stats for Don Bessent and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
4
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
108
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
633
949.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
949.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
211
316.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
316.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
12
18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
386
18
Career
162 Game Avg.
29
43.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
43.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1
1.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
1.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
63
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1301
63
Career
162 Game Avg.
41
61.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1264
61.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.62
97.62
Career
162 Game Avg.
97.16
97.62
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.38
0.38
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.463
0.38
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
4.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
4.5
Don Bessent
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Don Bessent
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Don Bessent
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Don Bessent
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Don Bessent and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
4
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
108
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
50
75
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1707
75
Career
162 Game Avg.
44
66
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1537
66
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.114
0.114
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.114
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.32
0.32
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.32
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
260
8
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
210
8
Don Bessent
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
0
Don Bessent
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Don Bessent
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
0
Don Bessent
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
0
Don Bessent
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0
Don Bessent
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.28
0.42
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55.59
0.42
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
325
8
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
289
8
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.1
0.1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.1
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.114
0.114
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.114
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.214
0.214
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.214
Don Bessent
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.073
0.073
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.073
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.122
0.122
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.122
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.161
0.161
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.161
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
80
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
182
6
Don Bessent
Career
162 Game Avg.
-1.64
-2.46
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
34.77
-2.46
Don Bessent
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Don Bessent
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
0
Don Bessent
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
14
21
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
21
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.57
3.57
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.44
3.57
Don Bessent
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
8
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
3
Don Bessent
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Don Bessent
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Don Bessent
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Don Bessent
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0