Jim Burton and Phil Niekro Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Jim Burton 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 Jim Burton 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.

Jim Burton Phil Niekro
Bats Right Right
Throws Left Right
Position Relief Pitcher Starting Pitcher
Generation Baby Boomers The Silent Generation
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for Jim Burton and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
30
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
9
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
318
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
33.33
33.33
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
53.72
33.33
Jim Burton
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
245
0
Jim Burton
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
29
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
17
39
Career
162 Game Avg.
2012
39
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.75
2.75
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.35
2.75
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.32
4.32
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.46
4.32
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.97
3.97
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
3.97
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.273
0.273
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.273
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
379
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
379
Career
162 Game Avg.
55.67
126.18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
126.18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
60
136
Career
162 Game Avg.
5044
136
Career
162 Game Avg.
9.7
9.7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8.4
9.7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
6
14
Career
162 Game Avg.
482
14
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.97
0.97
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.8
0.97
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.2
0.2
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.56
0.2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
20
45
Career
162 Game Avg.
1809
45
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
86
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.23
3.23
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.01
3.23
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
95
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3342
95
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6.79
6.79
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.57
6.79
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.4
1.4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.87
1.4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.114
1.114
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.953
1.114
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
2
Jim Burton
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
0
Jim Burton
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
243
551
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22677
551
Career
162 Game Avg.
9
20
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
20
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
30
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
2337
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.85
4.85
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.89
4.85
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
87
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
292
7
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.437
1.437
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.268
1.437
Career
162 Game Avg.
220
499
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20491
499
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.7
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.307
0.307
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.307
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
39.29
39.29
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.76
39.29

Fielding Stats for Jim Burton and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
2
10.8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
10.8
Career
162 Game Avg.
30
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
21.6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
21.6
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
901.8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
901.8
Career
162 Game Avg.
55.67
300.6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
300.6
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
10.8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
386
10.8
Career
162 Game Avg.
7
37.8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
37.8
Jim Burton
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
9
48.6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1301
48.6
Career
162 Game Avg.
9
48.6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1264
48.6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
100
100
Career
162 Game Avg.
97.16
100
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.3
0.3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.463
0.3
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
5.4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
5.4
Jim Burton
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Jim Burton
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Jim Burton
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Jim Burton
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Burton and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
30
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Jim Burton
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1707
0
Jim Burton
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1537
0
Jim Burton
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0
Jim Burton
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0
Jim Burton
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
260
0
Jim Burton
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
210
0
Jim Burton
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
0
Jim Burton
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Jim Burton
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
0
Jim Burton
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
0
Jim Burton
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0
Jim Burton
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0
Jim Burton
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55.59
0
Jim Burton
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
325
0
Jim Burton
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
289
0
Jim Burton
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0
Jim Burton
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0
Jim Burton
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0
Jim Burton
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0
Jim Burton
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0
Jim Burton
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0
Jim Burton
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0
Jim Burton
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
80
0
Jim Burton
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
0
Jim Burton
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
182
0
Jim Burton
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
34.77
0
Jim Burton
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Jim Burton
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
0
Jim Burton
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Jim Burton
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
0
Jim Burton
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.44
0
Jim Burton
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0
Jim Burton
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
0
Jim Burton
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Jim Burton
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
0
Jim Burton
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Jim Burton
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Jim Burton
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Jim Burton
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0