Mike Caldwell and Phil Niekro Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Mike Caldwell 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 Mike Caldwell 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.

Mike Caldwell Phil Niekro
Bats Right Right
Throws Left Right
Position Starting Pitcher Starting Pitcher
Generation Baby Boomers The Silent Generation
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for Mike Caldwell and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
14
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
475
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
307
44
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
44
Career
162 Game Avg.
137
137
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
318
137
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
130
130
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
130
Career
162 Game Avg.
51.31
51.31
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
53.72
51.31
Career
162 Game Avg.
98
14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
245
14
Career
162 Game Avg.
23
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
18
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
29
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1020
146
Career
162 Game Avg.
2012
146
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.81
3.81
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.35
3.81
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.85
3.85
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.46
3.85
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.18
4.18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
4.18
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.276
0.276
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.276
Career
162 Game Avg.
7226
1034
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
1034
Career
162 Game Avg.
2408.67
344.82
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
344.82
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2581
369
Career
162 Game Avg.
5044
369
Career
162 Game Avg.
9.64
9.64
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8.4
9.64
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
218
31
Career
162 Game Avg.
482
31
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.81
0.81
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.8
0.81
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.46
0.46
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.56
0.46
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
597
85
Career
162 Game Avg.
1809
85
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
62
9
Career
162 Game Avg.
86
9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.23
2.23
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.01
2.23
Career
162 Game Avg.
939
134
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3342
134
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.51
3.51
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.57
3.51
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.98
1.98
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.87
1.98
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.638
0.638
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.953
0.638
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
65
9
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
35
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
9
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
10156
1454
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22677
1454
Career
162 Game Avg.
77
11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1182
169
Career
162 Game Avg.
2337
169
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.42
4.42
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.89
4.42
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
109
16
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
16
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
60
9
Career
162 Game Avg.
87
9
Career
162 Game Avg.
281
40
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
292
40
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.319
1.319
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.268
1.319
Career
162 Game Avg.
9355
1339
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20491
1339
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.49
2.49
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.7
2.49
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.283
0.283
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.283
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
37.95
37.95
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.76
37.95

Fielding Stats for Mike Caldwell and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
14
4.77
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
4.77
Career
162 Game Avg.
475
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
308
105.04
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
105.04
Career
162 Game Avg.
7228
2465.13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
2465.13
Career
162 Game Avg.
2409.33
821.71
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
821.71
Career
162 Game Avg.
116
39.56
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
386
39.56
Career
162 Game Avg.
499
170.19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
170.19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
15
5.12
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
5.12
Career
162 Game Avg.
630
214.86
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1301
214.86
Career
162 Game Avg.
615
209.75
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1264
209.75
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.62
97.62
Career
162 Game Avg.
97.16
97.62
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.295
1.295
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.463
1.295
Career
162 Game Avg.
39
13.3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
13.3
Mike Caldwell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Caldwell and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
14
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
476
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
243
83
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1707
83
Career
162 Game Avg.
216
74
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1537
74
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.157
0.157
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.157
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.428
0.428
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.428
Career
162 Game Avg.
34
12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
260
12
Career
162 Game Avg.
27
9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
210
9
Career
162 Game Avg.
7
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
2
Mike Caldwell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Mike Caldwell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
7
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
2
Mike Caldwell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0
Mike Caldwell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.66
1.92
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55.59
1.92
Career
162 Game Avg.
41
14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
325
14
Career
162 Game Avg.
38
13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
289
13
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.156
0.156
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.156
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.19
0.19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.19
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.346
0.346
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.346
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.032
0.032
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0.032
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.118
0.118
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.118
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.237
0.237
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.237
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.219
0.219
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.219
Career
162 Game Avg.
11
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
80
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
8
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
19
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
182
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.28
0.44
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
34.77
0.44
Mike Caldwell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
1
Mike Caldwell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
62
21
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
21
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.92
3.92
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.44
3.92
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.06
0.06
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0.06
Career
162 Game Avg.
22
7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
7
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
8
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
3
Mike Caldwell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Mike Caldwell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Mike Caldwell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0