Bob Cain and Phil Niekro Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Bob Cain 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 Bob Cain 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.

Bob Cain 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 Bob Cain and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
5
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
140
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
89
43
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
43
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
37
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
318
37
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
44
44
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
44
Career
162 Game Avg.
45.68
45.68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
53.72
45.68
Career
162 Game Avg.
27
13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
245
13
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
8
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
29
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
314
153
Career
162 Game Avg.
2012
153
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.5
4.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.35
4.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.41
4.41
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.46
4.41
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.86
4.86
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
4.86
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.255
0.255
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.255
Career
162 Game Avg.
1884
915
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
915
Career
162 Game Avg.
628
305.03
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
305.03
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
618
300
Career
162 Game Avg.
5044
300
Career
162 Game Avg.
8.86
8.86
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8.4
8.86
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
50
24
Career
162 Game Avg.
482
24
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.72
0.72
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.8
0.72
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.36
0.36
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.56
0.36
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
316
153
Career
162 Game Avg.
1809
153
Bob Cain
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
86
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.53
4.53
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.01
4.53
Career
162 Game Avg.
249
121
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3342
121
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.57
3.57
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.57
3.57
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.78
1.78
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.87
1.78
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.9
0.9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.953
0.9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
10
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
22
11
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
2761
1341
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22677
1341
Career
162 Game Avg.
28
14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
338
164
Career
162 Game Avg.
2337
164
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.84
4.84
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.89
4.84
Bob Cain
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
87
0
Bob Cain
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
292
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.487
1.487
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.268
1.487
Career
162 Game Avg.
2423
1177
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20491
1177
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.41
2.41
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.7
2.41
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.261
0.261
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.261
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
39.57
39.57
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.76
39.57

Fielding Stats for Bob Cain and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
5
5.79
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
5.79
Career
162 Game Avg.
140
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Bob Cain
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
0
Bob Cain
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
0
Bob Cain
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
28
32.4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
386
32.4
Career
162 Game Avg.
91
105.3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
105.3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3
3.47
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
3.47
Career
162 Game Avg.
122
141.17
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1301
141.17
Career
162 Game Avg.
119
137.7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1264
137.7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.54
97.54
Career
162 Game Avg.
97.16
97.54
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.85
0.85
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.463
0.85
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
5.79
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
5.79
Bob Cain
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Cain and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
6
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
150
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
238
257
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1707
257
Career
162 Game Avg.
214
231
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1537
231
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.196
0.196
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.196
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.525
0.525
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.525
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
45
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
260
45
Career
162 Game Avg.
33
36
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
210
36
Career
162 Game Avg.
8
9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
9
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Bob Cain
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
9
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
10
Bob Cain
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0
Bob Cain
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
12.38
13.37
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55.59
13.37
Career
162 Game Avg.
52
56
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
325
56
Career
162 Game Avg.
56
60
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
289
60
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.235
0.235
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.235
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.243
0.243
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.243
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.478
0.478
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.478
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.047
0.047
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0.047
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.167
0.167
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.167
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.375
0.375
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.375
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.249
0.249
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.249
Career
162 Game Avg.
28
30
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
80
30
Career
162 Game Avg.
14
15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
15
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
45
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
182
45
Career
162 Game Avg.
12.44
13.43
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
34.77
13.43
Bob Cain
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
14
15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
15
Bob Cain
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
45
49
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
49
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.29
5.29
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.44
5.29
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.31
0.31
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0.31
Career
162 Game Avg.
10
11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
11
Bob Cain
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
4
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
4
Bob Cain
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Bob Cain
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Bob Cain
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0