Walter Blair and Phil Niekro Comparison

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Who is the better baseball player Walter 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.

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

Fielding Stats for Walter Blair and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
7
2.6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
2.6
Career
162 Game Avg.
437
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
101
37.44
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
37.44
Career
162 Game Avg.
2892
1072.09
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
1072.09
Career
162 Game Avg.
964
357.36
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
357.36
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1849
685.44
Career
162 Game Avg.
386
685.44
Career
162 Game Avg.
563
208.71
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
208.71
Career
162 Game Avg.
68
25.21
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
37
25.21
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2480
919.36
Career
162 Game Avg.
1301
919.36
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2412
894.15
Career
162 Game Avg.
1264
894.15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.26
97.26
Career
162 Game Avg.
97.16
97.26
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.519
5.519
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.463
5.519
Career
162 Game Avg.
52
19.28
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
19.28
Career
162 Game Avg.
40
14.83
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0
14.83
Walter Blair
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
125
46.34
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0
46.34
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
30.77
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
30.77

Hitting Stats for Walter Blair and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
7
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
442
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
1380
506
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1707
506
Career
162 Game Avg.
1255
460
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1537
460
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.217
0.217
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.217
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.583
0.583
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.583
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
272
100
Career
162 Game Avg.
260
100
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
216
79
Career
162 Game Avg.
210
79
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
15
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
11
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
56
21
Career
162 Game Avg.
50
21
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.002
0.002
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0.002
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.011
0.011
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0.011
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
102.87
37.7
Career
162 Game Avg.
55.59
37.7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
345
126
Career
162 Game Avg.
325
126
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
368
135
Career
162 Game Avg.
289
135
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.267
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.267
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.275
0.275
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.275
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.542
0.542
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.542
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.058
0.058
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0.058
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.189
0.189
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.189
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.467
0.467
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.467
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.245
0.245
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.245
Career
162 Game Avg.
80
29
Career
162 Game Avg.
80
29
Career
162 Game Avg.
106
39
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
39
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
183
67
Career
162 Game Avg.
182
67
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
112.16
41.11
Career
162 Game Avg.
34.77
41.11
Career
162 Game Avg.
10
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
86
32
Career
162 Game Avg.
17
32
Walter Blair
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
152
56
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
56
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
9.08
9.08
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.44
9.08
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.57
0.57
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0.57
Career
162 Game Avg.
29
11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
11
Walter Blair
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Walter Blair
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
18
7
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
7
Walter Blair
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
18
7
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
100
100
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
100