Dick Burns and Phil Niekro Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Dick Burns 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 Dick Burns 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.

Dick Burns Phil Niekro
Bats Left Right
Throws Left Right
Position Relief Pitcher Starting Pitcher
Generation Pre-Generational The Silent Generation
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for Dick Burns and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
3
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
58
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
53
62
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
62
Career
162 Game Avg.
25
25
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
318
25
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
27
27
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
27
Career
162 Game Avg.
48.08
48.08
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
53.72
48.08
Career
162 Game Avg.
47
55
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
245
55
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
1
Dick Burns
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
29
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
157
184
Career
162 Game Avg.
2012
184
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.07
3.07
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.35
3.07
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.76
2.76
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.46
2.76
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.08
3.08
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
3.08
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.248
0.248
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.248
Career
162 Game Avg.
1381
1619
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
1619
Career
162 Game Avg.
460.33
539.7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
539.7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
473
555
Career
162 Game Avg.
5044
555
Career
162 Game Avg.
9.25
9.25
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8.4
9.25
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
15
18
Career
162 Game Avg.
482
18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.29
0.29
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.8
0.29
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.26
0.26
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.56
0.26
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
80
94
Career
162 Game Avg.
1809
94
Dick Burns
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
86
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1.56
1.56
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.01
1.56
Career
162 Game Avg.
199
233
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3342
233
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.89
3.89
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.57
3.89
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.43
3.43
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.87
3.43
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.606
0.606
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.953
0.606
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
24
28
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
28
Dick Burns
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
0
Dick Burns
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1987
2330
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22677
2330
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
304
356
Career
162 Game Avg.
2337
356
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.94
5.94
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.89
5.94
Dick Burns
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
0
Dick Burns
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
87
0
Dick Burns
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
292
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1.201
1.201
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.268
1.201
Career
162 Game Avg.
1907
2236
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20491
2236
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.24
5.24
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.7
5.24
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.268
0.268
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.268
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
38.85
38.85
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.76
38.85

Fielding Stats for Dick Burns and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
3
3.42
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
3.42
Career
162 Game Avg.
142
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Dick Burns
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
3213
3665.54
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
3665.54
Career
162 Game Avg.
1071
1221.85
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
1221.85
Career
162 Game Avg.
122
139.18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
386
139.18
Career
162 Game Avg.
118
134.62
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
134.62
Career
162 Game Avg.
47
53.62
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
37
53.62
Career
162 Game Avg.
287
327.42
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1301
327.42
Career
162 Game Avg.
240
273.8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1264
273.8
Career
162 Game Avg.
83.62
83.62
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.16
83.62
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.69
1.69
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.463
1.69
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
4.56
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
4.56
Dick Burns
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Burns and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
3
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
130
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
554
690
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1707
690
Career
162 Game Avg.
544
678
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1537
678
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.267
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.267
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.67
0.67
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.67
Career
162 Game Avg.
145
181
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
260
181
Career
162 Game Avg.
101
126
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
210
126
Career
162 Game Avg.
26
32
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
32
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
14
17
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
17
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
44
55
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
55
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.007
0.007
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0.007
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.028
0.028
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0.028
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
57.22
71.3
Career
162 Game Avg.
55.59
71.3
Career
162 Game Avg.
211
263
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
325
263
Career
162 Game Avg.
155
193
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
289
193
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.28
0.28
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.28
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.388
0.388
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.388
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.668
0.668
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.668
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.121
0.121
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0.121
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.223
0.223
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.223
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.554
0.554
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.554
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.276
0.276
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.276
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97
121
Career
162 Game Avg.
80
121
Career
162 Game Avg.
9
11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
11
Career
162 Game Avg.
102
127
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
182
127
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
64.48
80.35
Career
162 Game Avg.
34.77
80.35
Dick Burns
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
10
12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
12
Dick Burns
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
30
37
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
37
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
18.47
18.47
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.44
18.47
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.33
0.33
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0.33
Dick Burns
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
0
Dick Burns
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Dick Burns
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
0
Dick Burns
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Dick Burns
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Dick Burns
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0