Josh Billings and Phil Niekro Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Josh Billings 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 Josh Billings 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.

Josh Billings Phil Niekro
Bats Right Right
Throws Right Right
Position Starting Pitcher Starting Pitcher
Generation The Greatest Generation The Silent Generation
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for Josh Billings and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
3
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
39
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
25
44
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
44
Career
162 Game Avg.
10
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
318
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
15
15
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
15
Career
162 Game Avg.
40
40
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
53.72
40
Career
162 Game Avg.
8
14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
245
14
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
2
Josh Billings
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
29
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
110
192
Career
162 Game Avg.
2012
192
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.03
5.03
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.35
5.03
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.67
4.67
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.46
4.67
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.59
4.59
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
4.59
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.265
0.265
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.265
Career
162 Game Avg.
591
1030
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
1030
Career
162 Game Avg.
197
343.49
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
343.49
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
209
364
Career
162 Game Avg.
5044
364
Career
162 Game Avg.
9.55
9.55
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8.4
9.55
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
7
12
Career
162 Game Avg.
482
12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.32
0.32
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.8
0.32
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.18
0.18
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.56
0.18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
107
187
Career
162 Game Avg.
1809
187
Josh Billings
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
86
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.89
4.89
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.01
4.89
Career
162 Game Avg.
67
117
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3342
117
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.06
3.06
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.57
3.06
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.72
1.72
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.87
1.72
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.883
0.883
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.953
0.883
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
6
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
12
21
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
21
Josh Billings
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
908
1583
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22677
1583
Career
162 Game Avg.
9
16
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
16
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
133
232
Career
162 Game Avg.
2337
232
Career
162 Game Avg.
6.08
6.08
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.89
6.08
Josh Billings
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
87
0
Josh Billings
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
292
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.604
1.604
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.268
1.604
Career
162 Game Avg.
789
1376
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20491
1376
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.41
3.41
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.7
3.41
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.28
0.28
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.28
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
41.48
41.48
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.76
41.48

Fielding Stats for Josh Billings and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
3
12.46
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
12.46
Career
162 Game Avg.
39
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Josh Billings
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
0
Josh Billings
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
0
Josh Billings
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
8
33.23
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
386
33.23
Career
162 Game Avg.
46
191.08
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
191.08
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2
8.31
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
8.31
Career
162 Game Avg.
56
232.62
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1301
232.62
Career
162 Game Avg.
54
224.31
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1264
224.31
Career
162 Game Avg.
96.43
96.43
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.16
96.43
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.385
1.385
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.463
1.385
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
4.15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
4.15
Josh Billings
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Josh Billings and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
3
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
39
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
77
320
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1707
320
Career
162 Game Avg.
68
282
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1537
282
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.25
0.25
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.25
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.656
0.656
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.656
Career
162 Game Avg.
17
71
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
260
71
Career
162 Game Avg.
13
54
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
210
54
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
12
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
4
Josh Billings
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
17
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
17
Josh Billings
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0
Josh Billings
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
6.88
28.58
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55.59
28.58
Career
162 Game Avg.
22
91
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
325
91
Career
162 Game Avg.
22
91
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
289
91
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.286
0.286
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.286
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.324
0.324
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.324
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.609
0.609
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.609
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.074
0.074
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0.074
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.209
0.209
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.209
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.529
0.529
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.529
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.321
0.321
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.321
Career
162 Game Avg.
11
46
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
80
46
Career
162 Game Avg.
6
25
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
25
Career
162 Game Avg.
17
71
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
182
71
Career
162 Game Avg.
7.74
32.14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
34.77
32.14
Josh Billings
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
21
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
21
Josh Billings
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
15
62
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
62
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.13
5.13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.44
5.13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.33
0.33
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0.33
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
17
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
17
Josh Billings
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
0
Josh Billings
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Josh Billings
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Josh Billings
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0