A. J. Burnett and Phil Niekro Comparison

Who is the better baseball player A. J. Burnett 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 A. J. Burnett 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.

A. J. Burnett 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 A. J. Burnett and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
17
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
435
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
430
67
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
67
Career
162 Game Avg.
164
164
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
318
164
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
157
157
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
157
Career
162 Game Avg.
51.09
51.09
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
53.72
51.09
Career
162 Game Avg.
24
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
245
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
10
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
2
A. J. Burnett
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
29
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1210
189
Career
162 Game Avg.
2012
189
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.99
3.99
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.35
3.99
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.83
3.83
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.46
3.83
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.78
3.78
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
3.78
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.246
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.246
Career
162 Game Avg.
8194
1281
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
1281
Career
162 Game Avg.
2731.33
426.97
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
426.97
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2519
394
Career
162 Game Avg.
5044
394
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
8.3
8.3
Career
162 Game Avg.
8.4
8.3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
263
41
Career
162 Game Avg.
482
41
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.87
0.87
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.8
0.87
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.6
0.6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.56
0.6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1100
172
Career
162 Game Avg.
1809
172
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
35
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
86
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.62
3.62
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.01
3.62
Career
162 Game Avg.
2513
393
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3342
393
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8.28
8.28
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.57
8.28
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.78
5.78
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.87
5.78
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.323
1.323
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.953
1.323
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
161
25
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
25
Career
162 Game Avg.
143
22
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
123
22
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
6
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
11665
1823
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22677
1823
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1328
208
Career
162 Game Avg.
2337
208
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.38
4.38
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.89
4.38
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
85
13
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
13
Career
162 Game Avg.
88
14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
87
14
Career
162 Game Avg.
241
38
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
292
38
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.325
1.325
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.268
1.325
Career
162 Game Avg.
10249
1602
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20491
1602
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.05
3.05
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.7
3.05
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.295
0.295
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.295
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
38.44
38.44
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.76
38.44

Fielding Stats for A. J. Burnett and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
17
6.33
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
6.33
Career
162 Game Avg.
435
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
430
160.14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
160.14
Career
162 Game Avg.
8194
3051.56
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
3051.56
Career
162 Game Avg.
2731.33
1017.19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
1017.19
Career
162 Game Avg.
169
62.94
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
386
62.94
Career
162 Game Avg.
318
118.43
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
118.43
Career
162 Game Avg.
39
14.52
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
37
14.52
Career
162 Game Avg.
526
195.89
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1301
195.89
Career
162 Game Avg.
487
181.37
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1264
181.37
Career
162 Game Avg.
92.59
92.59
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.16
92.59
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.12
1.12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.463
1.12
Career
162 Game Avg.
16
5.96
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
5.96
A. J. Burnett
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
A. J. Burnett
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
A. J. Burnett
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
A. J. Burnett
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for A. J. Burnett and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
17
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
436
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
575
214
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1707
214
Career
162 Game Avg.
493
183
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1537
183
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.114
0.114
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.114
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.402
0.402
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.402
Career
162 Game Avg.
56
21
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
260
21
Career
162 Game Avg.
41
15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
210
15
Career
162 Game Avg.
8
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
15
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.008
0.008
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0.008
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.071
0.071
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0.071
Career
162 Game Avg.
13.99
5.2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55.59
5.2
Career
162 Game Avg.
82
30
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
325
30
Career
162 Game Avg.
78
29
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
289
29
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.136
0.136
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.136
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.166
0.166
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.166
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.302
0.302
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.302
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.053
0.053
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0.053
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.103
0.103
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.103
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.233
0.233
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.233
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.209
0.209
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.209
Career
162 Game Avg.
20
7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
80
7
Career
162 Game Avg.
19
7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
7
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
182
13
A. J. Burnett
Career
162 Game Avg.
-2.3
-0.85
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
34.77
-0.85
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20
7
Career
162 Game Avg.
17
7
A. J. Burnett
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
241
90
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
90
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.39
2.39
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.44
2.39
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.08
0.08
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0.08
Career
162 Game Avg.
59
22
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
22
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
9
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
3
A. J. Burnett
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
A. J. Burnett
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
A. J. Burnett
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
A. J. Burnett
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0