Bill Blair and Phil Niekro Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Bill Blair 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 Bill Blair 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.

Bill Blair Phil Niekro
Bats Left Right
Throws Left Right
Position Relief Pitcher Starting Pitcher
Generation Pre-Generational The Silent Generation
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for Bill Blair and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
318
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
25
25
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
53.72
25
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
51
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
245
51
Bill Blair
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
0
Bill Blair
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
29
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
9
153
Career
162 Game Avg.
2012
153
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.61
2.61
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.35
2.61
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.59
2.59
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.46
2.59
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.84
2.84
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
2.84
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.238
0.238
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.238
Career
162 Game Avg.
93
1581
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
1581
Career
162 Game Avg.
31
527
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
527
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
29
493
Career
162 Game Avg.
5044
493
Career
162 Game Avg.
8.42
8.42
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8.4
8.42
Bill Blair
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
482
0
Bill Blair
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.8
0
Bill Blair
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.56
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
8
136
Career
162 Game Avg.
1809
136
Bill Blair
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
86
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.32
2.32
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.01
2.32
Career
162 Game Avg.
16
272
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3342
272
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.65
4.65
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.57
4.65
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.87
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.774
0.774
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.953
0.774
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1
17
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
17
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1
17
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
17
Bill Blair
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
131
2227
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22677
2227
Bill Blair
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
21
357
Career
162 Game Avg.
2337
357
Career
162 Game Avg.
6.1
6.1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.89
6.1
Bill Blair
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
0
Bill Blair
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
87
0
Bill Blair
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
292
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1.194
1.194
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.268
1.194
Career
162 Game Avg.
122
2074
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20491
2074
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.25
5.25
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.7
5.25
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.274
0.274
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.274
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
38.03
38.03
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.76
38.03

Fielding Stats for Bill Blair and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
1
32.4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
32.4
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Bill Blair
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
99
3207.6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
3207.6
Career
162 Game Avg.
33
1069.2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
1069.2
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
64.8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
386
64.8
Career
162 Game Avg.
12
388.8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
388.8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3
97.2
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
97.2
Career
162 Game Avg.
17
550.8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1301
550.8
Career
162 Game Avg.
14
453.6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1264
453.6
Career
162 Game Avg.
82.35
82.35
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.16
82.35
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.8
2.8
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.463
2.8
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
32.4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
32.4
Bill Blair
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Bill Blair
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Bill Blair
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Bill Blair
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Blair and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
14
567
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1707
567
Career
162 Game Avg.
13
527
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1537
527
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.308
0.308
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.308
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.75
0.75
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.75
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
260
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
122
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
210
122
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
41
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
41
Bill Blair
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Bill Blair
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
41
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
41
Bill Blair
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0
Bill Blair
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.82
73.88
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55.59
73.88
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
203
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
325
203
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
203
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
289
203
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.357
0.357
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.357
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.385
0.385
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.385
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.742
0.742
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.742
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.077
0.077
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0.077
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.257
0.257
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.257
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.667
0.667
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.667
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.444
0.444
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.444
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
41
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
80
41
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
41
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
41
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
81
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
182
81
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.97
79.91
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
34.77
79.91
Bill Blair
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
41
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
41
Bill Blair
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
4
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.5
3.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.44
3.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.25
0.25
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0.25
Bill Blair
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
0
Bill Blair
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Bill Blair
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
0
Bill Blair
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Bill Blair
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Bill Blair
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Bill Blair
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0