Lou Brissie and Phil Niekro Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Lou Brissie 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 Lou Brissie 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.

Lou Brissie 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 Lou Brissie and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
7
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
234
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
93
27
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
27
Career
162 Game Avg.
44
44
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
318
44
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
48
48
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
48
Career
162 Game Avg.
47.83
47.83
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
53.72
47.83
Career
162 Game Avg.
45
13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
245
13
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
29
8
Career
162 Game Avg.
29
8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
406
118
Career
162 Game Avg.
2012
118
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.07
4.07
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.35
4.07
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.1
4.1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.46
4.1
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.47
4.47
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
4.47
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.249
0.249
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.249
Career
162 Game Avg.
2693
783
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
783
Career
162 Game Avg.
897.67
260.86
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
260.86
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
867
252
Career
162 Game Avg.
5044
252
Career
162 Game Avg.
8.69
8.69
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8.4
8.69
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
61
18
Career
162 Game Avg.
482
18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.61
0.61
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.8
0.61
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.26
0.26
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.56
0.26
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
451
131
Career
162 Game Avg.
1809
131
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
86
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.52
4.52
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.01
4.52
Career
162 Game Avg.
436
127
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3342
127
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.37
4.37
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.57
4.37
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.86
1.86
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.87
1.86
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.988
0.988
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.953
0.988
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
31
9
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
14
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
3948
1147
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22677
1147
Career
162 Game Avg.
83
24
Career
162 Game Avg.
83
24
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
451
131
Career
162 Game Avg.
2337
131
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.52
4.52
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.89
4.52
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
87
0
Lou Brissie
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
292
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.468
1.468
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.268
1.468
Career
162 Game Avg.
3483
1012
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20491
1012
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1.93
1.93
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.7
1.93
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.265
0.265
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.265
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
39.58
39.58
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.76
39.58

Fielding Stats for Lou Brissie and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
7
4.85
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
4.85
Career
162 Game Avg.
234
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Lou Brissie
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
0
Lou Brissie
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
0
Lou Brissie
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
29
20.08
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
386
20.08
Career
162 Game Avg.
120
83.08
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
83.08
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
4
2.77
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
2.77
Career
162 Game Avg.
153
105.92
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1301
105.92
Career
162 Game Avg.
149
103.15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1264
103.15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.39
97.39
Career
162 Game Avg.
97.16
97.39
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.637
0.637
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.463
0.637
Career
162 Game Avg.
13
9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
9
Lou Brissie
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Brissie and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
7
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
234
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
319
221
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1707
221
Career
162 Game Avg.
295
204
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1537
204
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.227
0.227
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.227
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.528
0.528
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.528
Career
162 Game Avg.
67
46
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
260
46
Career
162 Game Avg.
61
42
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
210
42
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Lou Brissie
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
6
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
4
Lou Brissie
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0
Lou Brissie
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
15.02
10.4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55.59
10.4
Career
162 Game Avg.
74
51
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
325
51
Career
162 Game Avg.
74
51
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
289
51
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.232
0.232
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.232
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.251
0.251
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.251
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.483
0.483
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.483
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.024
0.024
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0.024
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.167
0.167
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.167
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.34
0.34
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.34
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.246
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.246
Career
162 Game Avg.
17
12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
80
12
Career
162 Game Avg.
26
18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
18
Career
162 Game Avg.
43
30
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
182
30
Career
162 Game Avg.
17.52
12.13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
34.77
12.13
Lou Brissie
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
7
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
5
Lou Brissie
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
23
16
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
16
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
13.87
13.87
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.44
13.87
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.3
0.3
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0.3
Career
162 Game Avg.
17
12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
12
Lou Brissie
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
10
7
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
7
Lou Brissie
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Lou Brissie
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Lou Brissie
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0