Dave Boswell and Phil Niekro Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Dave Boswell 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 Dave Boswell 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.

Dave Boswell Phil Niekro
Bats Right Right
Throws Right Right
Position Starting Pitcher Starting Pitcher
Generation The Silent Generation The Silent Generation
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for Dave Boswell and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
8
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
205
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
151
50
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
50
Career
162 Game Avg.
68
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
318
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
56
56
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
56
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
54.84
54.84
Career
162 Game Avg.
53.72
54.84
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
245
12
Career
162 Game Avg.
6
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
2
Dave Boswell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
29
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
417
138
Career
162 Game Avg.
2012
138
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.52
3.52
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.35
3.52
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.33
3.33
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.46
3.33
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.14
4.14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
4.14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.216
0.216
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.216
Career
162 Game Avg.
3196
1060
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
1060
Career
162 Game Avg.
1065.33
353.38
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
353.38
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
858
285
Career
162 Game Avg.
5044
285
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
7.25
7.25
Career
162 Game Avg.
8.4
7.25
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
110
36
Career
162 Game Avg.
482
36
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.93
0.93
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.8
0.93
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.54
0.54
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.56
0.54
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
481
160
Career
162 Game Avg.
1809
160
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
16
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
86
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.06
4.06
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.01
4.06
Career
162 Game Avg.
882
293
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3342
293
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7.45
7.45
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.57
7.45
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4.3
4.3
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.87
4.3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.279
1.279
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.953
1.279
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
44
15
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
34
11
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
11
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
4487
1488
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22677
1488
Career
162 Game Avg.
13
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
462
153
Career
162 Game Avg.
2337
153
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.9
3.9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.89
3.9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
5
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
87
2
Dave Boswell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
292
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1.257
1.257
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.268
1.257
Career
162 Game Avg.
3965
1315
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20491
1315
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.25
2.25
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.7
2.25
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.243
0.243
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.243
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
37.91
37.91
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.76
37.91

Fielding Stats for Dave Boswell and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
8
6.32
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
6.32
Career
162 Game Avg.
205
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
151
119.33
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
119.33
Career
162 Game Avg.
3197
2526.41
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
2526.41
Career
162 Game Avg.
1065.67
842.14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
842.14
Career
162 Game Avg.
62
49
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
386
49
Career
162 Game Avg.
129
101.94
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
101.94
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
8
6.32
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
6.32
Career
162 Game Avg.
199
157.26
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1301
157.26
Career
162 Game Avg.
191
150.94
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1264
150.94
Career
162 Game Avg.
95.98
95.98
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.16
95.98
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.932
0.932
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.463
0.932
Career
162 Game Avg.
7
5.53
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
5.53
Dave Boswell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Dave Boswell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Dave Boswell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Dave Boswell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Boswell and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
8
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
231
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
395
277
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1707
277
Career
162 Game Avg.
367
257
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1537
257
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.202
0.202
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.202
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.534
0.534
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.534
Career
162 Game Avg.
74
52
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
260
52
Career
162 Game Avg.
56
39
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
210
39
Career
162 Game Avg.
10
7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
18
13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.011
0.011
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0.011
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.054
0.054
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0.054
Career
162 Game Avg.
22.42
15.72
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55.59
15.72
Career
162 Game Avg.
104
73
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
325
73
Career
162 Game Avg.
84
59
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
289
59
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.213
0.213
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.213
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.283
0.283
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.283
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.496
0.496
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.496
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.082
0.082
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0.082
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.167
0.167
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.167
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.377
0.377
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.377
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.286
0.286
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.286
Career
162 Game Avg.
41
29
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
80
29
Career
162 Game Avg.
22
15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
15
Career
162 Game Avg.
59
41
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
182
41
Career
162 Game Avg.
20.29
14.23
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
34.77
14.23
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
6
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
4
Dave Boswell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
119
83
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
83
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.32
3.32
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.44
3.32
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0.05
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0.05
Career
162 Game Avg.
17
12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
12
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
9
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
6
Dave Boswell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Dave Boswell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Dave Boswell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Dave Boswell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0