Ricky Bones and Phil Niekro Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Ricky Bones 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 Ricky Bones 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.

Ricky Bones Phil Niekro
Bats Right Right
Throws Right Right
Position Starting Pitcher Starting Pitcher
Generation Gen X The Silent Generation
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for Ricky Bones and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
11
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
375
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
164
30
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
30
Career
162 Game Avg.
63
63
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
318
63
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
82
82
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
82
Career
162 Game Avg.
43.45
43.45
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
53.72
43.45
Career
162 Game Avg.
11
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
245
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
29
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
689
125
Career
162 Game Avg.
2012
125
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.85
4.85
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.35
4.85
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.92
4.92
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.46
4.92
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.02
5.02
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
5.02
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.283
0.283
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.283
Career
162 Game Avg.
3835
695
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
695
Career
162 Game Avg.
1278.33
231.8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
231.8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1422
258
Career
162 Game Avg.
5044
258
Career
162 Game Avg.
10.01
10.01
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8.4
10.01
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
167
30
Career
162 Game Avg.
482
30
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.18
1.18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.8
1.18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.45
0.45
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.56
0.45
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
464
84
Career
162 Game Avg.
1809
84
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
34
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
86
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.27
3.27
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.01
3.27
Career
162 Game Avg.
564
102
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3342
102
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.97
3.97
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.57
3.97
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.5
1.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.87
1.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.804
0.804
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.953
0.804
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
36
7
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
50
9
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
6
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
5634
1022
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22677
1022
Career
162 Game Avg.
58
11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
754
137
Career
162 Game Avg.
2337
137
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.31
5.31
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.89
5.31
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
37
7
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
54
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
87
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
133
24
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
292
24
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.475
1.475
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.268
1.475
Career
162 Game Avg.
5029
912
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20491
912
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.01
2.01
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.7
2.01
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.285
0.285
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.285
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
39.67
39.67
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.76
39.67

Fielding Stats for Ricky Bones and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
11
4.74
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
4.74
Career
162 Game Avg.
376
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
164
70.66
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
70.66
Career
162 Game Avg.
3838
1653.61
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
1653.61
Career
162 Game Avg.
1279.33
551.2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
551.2
Career
162 Game Avg.
107
46.1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
386
46.1
Career
162 Game Avg.
157
67.64
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
67.64
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
9
3.88
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
3.88
Career
162 Game Avg.
273
117.62
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1301
117.62
Career
162 Game Avg.
264
113.75
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1264
113.75
Career
162 Game Avg.
96.7
96.7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.16
96.7
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.702
0.702
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.463
0.702
Career
162 Game Avg.
22
9.48
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
9.48
Ricky Bones
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Ricky Bones
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Ricky Bones
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Ricky Bones
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ricky Bones and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
11
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
379
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
29
12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1707
12
Career
162 Game Avg.
20
9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1537
9
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.1
0.1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.5
0.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
260
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
210
1
Ricky Bones
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
0
Ricky Bones
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Ricky Bones
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
0
Ricky Bones
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
0
Ricky Bones
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0
Ricky Bones
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.52
0.22
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55.59
0.22
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
325
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
289
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.172
0.172
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.172
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.1
0.1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.1
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.272
0.272
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.272
Ricky Bones
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.103
0.103
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.103
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.278
0.278
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.278
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.125
0.125
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.125
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
80
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
6
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
182
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.51
0.22
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
34.77
0.22
Ricky Bones
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
1
Ricky Bones
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
6
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.83
4.83
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.44
4.83
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.5
0.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
1
Ricky Bones
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
0
Ricky Bones
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Ricky Bones
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Ricky Bones
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Ricky Bones
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0