Lew Burdette and Phil Niekro Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Lew Burdette 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 Lew Burdette 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.

Lew Burdette Phil Niekro
Bats Right Right
Throws Right Right
Position Starting Pitcher Starting Pitcher
Generation The Greatest Generation The Silent Generation
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for Lew Burdette and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
18
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
626
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
373
41
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
41
Career
162 Game Avg.
203
203
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
318
203
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
144
144
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
144
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
58.5
58.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
53.72
58.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
158
17
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
245
17
Career
162 Game Avg.
33
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
31
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
29
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1246
135
Career
162 Game Avg.
2012
135
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.66
3.66
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.35
3.66
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.55
3.55
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.46
3.55
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.19
4.19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
4.19
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.264
0.264
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.264
Career
162 Game Avg.
9202
1000
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
1000
Career
162 Game Avg.
3067.33
333.19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
333.19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3186
346
Career
162 Game Avg.
5044
346
Career
162 Game Avg.
9.35
9.35
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8.4
9.35
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
289
31
Career
162 Game Avg.
482
31
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.85
0.85
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.8
0.85
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.46
0.46
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.56
0.46
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
628
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
1809
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
63
7
Career
162 Game Avg.
86
7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1.84
1.84
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.01
1.84
Career
162 Game Avg.
1074
117
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3342
117
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.15
3.15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.57
3.15
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.72
1.72
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.87
1.72
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.555
0.555
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.953
0.555
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
23
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
56
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
7
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
12745
1384
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22677
1384
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
128
14
Career
162 Game Avg.
83
14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1400
152
Career
162 Game Avg.
2337
152
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.11
4.11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.89
4.11
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
87
0
Lew Burdette
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
292
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1.243
1.243
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.268
1.243
Career
162 Game Avg.
12061
1310
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20491
1310
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.24
2.24
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.7
2.24
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.264
0.264
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.264
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.4
37.4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
37.76
37.4

Fielding Stats for Lew Burdette and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
18
4.66
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
4.66
Career
162 Game Avg.
626
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
351
90.83
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
90.83
Career
162 Game Avg.
8251
2135.24
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
2135.24
Career
162 Game Avg.
2750.33
711.75
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
711.75
Career
162 Game Avg.
245
63.4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
386
63.4
Career
162 Game Avg.
622
160.97
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
160.97
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
27
6.99
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
6.99
Career
162 Game Avg.
894
231.36
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1301
231.36
Career
162 Game Avg.
867
224.37
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1264
224.37
Career
162 Game Avg.
96.98
96.98
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.16
96.98
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.385
1.385
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.463
1.385
Career
162 Game Avg.
55
14.23
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
14.23
Lew Burdette
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Lew Burdette
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Lew Burdette
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Lew Burdette
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lew Burdette and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
18
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
666
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
1124
273
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1707
273
Career
162 Game Avg.
1011
246
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1537
246
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.183
0.183
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.183
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.514
0.514
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.514
Career
162 Game Avg.
185
45
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
260
45
Career
162 Game Avg.
142
35
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
210
35
Career
162 Game Avg.
27
7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
7
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
43
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.012
0.012
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0.012
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.065
0.065
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0.065
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
57.93
14.09
Career
162 Game Avg.
55.59
14.09
Career
162 Game Avg.
256
62
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
325
62
Career
162 Game Avg.
229
56
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
289
56
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.204
0.204
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.204
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.253
0.253
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.253
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.457
0.457
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.457
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.07
0.07
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0.07
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.155
0.155
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.155
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.36
0.36
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.36
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.236
0.236
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.236
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
101
25
Career
162 Game Avg.
80
25
Career
162 Game Avg.
75
18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
18
Career
162 Game Avg.
164
40
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
182
40
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50.49
12.28
Career
162 Game Avg.
34.77
12.28
Career
162 Game Avg.
12
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
12
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
32
8
Career
162 Game Avg.
17
8
Lew Burdette
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
271
66
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
66
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.15
4.15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.44
4.15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.12
0.12
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0.12
Career
162 Game Avg.
63
15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
15
Career
162 Game Avg.
6
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
14
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Lew Burdette
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
100
100
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
100