Chris Carpenter and Phil Niekro Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Chris Carpenter 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 Chris Carpenter 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.

Chris Carpenter 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 Chris Carpenter and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
15
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
350
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
332
65
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
65
Career
162 Game Avg.
144
144
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
318
144
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
94
94
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
94
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
60.5
60.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
53.72
60.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
33
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
245
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
15
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
3
Chris Carpenter
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
29
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
927
180
Career
162 Game Avg.
2012
180
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.76
3.76
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.35
3.76
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.74
3.74
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.46
3.74
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.72
3.72
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
3.72
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.26
0.26
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.26
Career
162 Game Avg.
6658
1294
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
1294
Career
162 Game Avg.
2219.33
431.19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
431.19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2205
428
Career
162 Game Avg.
5044
428
Career
162 Game Avg.
8.94
8.94
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8.4
8.94
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
220
43
Career
162 Game Avg.
482
43
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.89
0.89
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.8
0.89
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.63
0.63
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.56
0.63
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
627
122
Career
162 Game Avg.
1809
122
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
23
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
86
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.54
2.54
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.01
2.54
Career
162 Game Avg.
1697
330
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3342
330
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6.88
6.88
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.57
6.88
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4.85
4.85
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.87
4.85
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.047
1.047
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.953
1.047
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
51
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
85
17
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
17
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
9305
1808
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22677
1808
Career
162 Game Avg.
6
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1021
198
Career
162 Game Avg.
2337
198
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.14
4.14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.89
4.14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
75
15
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
48
9
Career
162 Game Avg.
87
9
Career
162 Game Avg.
223
43
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
292
43
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.276
1.276
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.268
1.276
Career
162 Game Avg.
8470
1646
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20491
1646
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.92
2.92
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.7
2.92
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.295
0.295
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.295
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.73
37.73
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
37.76
37.73

Fielding Stats for Chris Carpenter and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
15
6.94
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
6.94
Career
162 Game Avg.
350
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
332
153.67
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
153.67
Career
162 Game Avg.
6658
3081.7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
3081.7
Career
162 Game Avg.
2219.33
1027.23
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
1027.23
Career
162 Game Avg.
185
85.63
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
386
85.63
Career
162 Game Avg.
251
116.18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
116.18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
10
4.63
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
4.63
Career
162 Game Avg.
446
206.43
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1301
206.43
Career
162 Game Avg.
436
201.81
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1264
201.81
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.76
97.76
Career
162 Game Avg.
97.16
97.76
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.246
1.246
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.463
1.246
Career
162 Game Avg.
32
14.81
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
14.81
Chris Carpenter
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Carpenter and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
15
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
350
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
501
232
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1707
232
Career
162 Game Avg.
439
203
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1537
203
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.118
0.118
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.118
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.373
0.373
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.373
Career
162 Game Avg.
52
24
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
260
24
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
210
19
Career
162 Game Avg.
8
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
4
Chris Carpenter
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
10
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0.005
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0.005
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.038
0.038
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0.038
Career
162 Game Avg.
10.02
4.64
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55.59
4.64
Career
162 Game Avg.
66
31
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
325
31
Career
162 Game Avg.
66
31
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
289
31
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.132
0.132
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.132
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.15
0.15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.15
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.282
0.282
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.282
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.032
0.032
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0.032
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.097
0.097
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.097
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.204
0.204
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.204
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.17
0.17
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.17
Career
162 Game Avg.
18
8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
80
8
Career
162 Game Avg.
21
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
17
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
182
17
Chris Carpenter
Career
162 Game Avg.
-3.39
-1.57
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
34.77
-1.57
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
12
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
6
Chris Carpenter
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
144
67
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
67
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.48
3.48
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.44
3.48
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.08
0.08
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0.08
Career
162 Game Avg.
47
22
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
22
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
5
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
2
Chris Carpenter
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0