Ralph Birkofer and Phil Niekro Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Ralph Birkofer 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 Ralph Birkofer 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.

Ralph Birkofer Phil Niekro
Bats Left Right
Throws Left Right
Position Starting Pitcher Starting Pitcher
Generation The Greatest Generation The Silent Generation
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for Ralph Birkofer and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
5
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
132
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
64
33
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
33
Career
162 Game Avg.
31
31
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
318
31
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
28
28
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
28
Career
162 Game Avg.
52.54
52.54
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
53.72
52.54
Career
162 Game Avg.
24
12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
245
12
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
29
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
253
130
Career
162 Game Avg.
2012
130
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.19
4.19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.35
4.19
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.18
4.18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.46
4.18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.81
3.81
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
3.81
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.277
0.277
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.277
Career
162 Game Avg.
1632
841
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
841
Career
162 Game Avg.
544
280.24
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
280.24
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
618
318
Career
162 Game Avg.
5044
318
Career
162 Game Avg.
10.22
10.22
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8.4
10.22
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
24
12
Career
162 Game Avg.
482
12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.4
0.4
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.8
0.4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.18
0.18
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.56
0.18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
175
90
Career
162 Game Avg.
1809
90
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
86
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.9
2.9
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.01
2.9
Career
162 Game Avg.
224
115
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3342
115
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.71
3.71
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.57
3.71
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.7
1.7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.87
1.7
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.733
0.733
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.953
0.733
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
8
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
17
9
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
9
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
2420
1247
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22677
1247
Career
162 Game Avg.
45
23
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
23
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
316
163
Career
162 Game Avg.
2337
163
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.23
5.23
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.89
5.23
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
87
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
292
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.458
1.458
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.268
1.458
Career
162 Game Avg.
2228
1148
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20491
1148
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.39
2.39
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.7
2.39
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.296
0.296
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.296
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
40.04
40.04
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.76
40.04

Fielding Stats for Ralph Birkofer and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
5
6.14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
6.14
Career
162 Game Avg.
132
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Ralph Birkofer
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
7
8.59
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
386
8.59
Career
162 Game Avg.
86
105.55
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
105.55
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
14
17.18
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
17.18
Career
162 Game Avg.
107
131.32
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1301
131.32
Career
162 Game Avg.
93
114.14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1264
114.14
Career
162 Game Avg.
86.92
86.92
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.16
86.92
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.705
0.705
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.463
0.705
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
2.45
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
2.45
Ralph Birkofer
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ralph Birkofer and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
5
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
134
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
213
258
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1707
258
Career
162 Game Avg.
207
250
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1537
250
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.242
0.242
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.242
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.549
0.549
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.549
Career
162 Game Avg.
50
60
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
260
60
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
51
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
210
51
Career
162 Game Avg.
7
8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
8
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Ralph Birkofer
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
8
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
10
Ralph Birkofer
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
14.12
17.08
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55.59
17.08
Career
162 Game Avg.
59
71
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
325
71
Career
162 Game Avg.
54
65
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
289
65
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.254
0.254
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.254
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.285
0.285
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.285
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.539
0.539
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.539
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.043
0.043
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0.043
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.185
0.185
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.185
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.396
0.396
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.396
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.298
0.298
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.298
Career
162 Game Avg.
18
22
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
80
22
Career
162 Game Avg.
22
27
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
27
Career
162 Game Avg.
40
48
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
182
48
Career
162 Game Avg.
15.99
19.33
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
34.77
19.33
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
4
Ralph Birkofer
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
39
47
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
47
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.46
5.46
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.44
5.46
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.08
0.08
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0.08
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
2
Ralph Birkofer
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
2
Ralph Birkofer
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0