Sam Clay and Phil Niekro Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Sam Clay 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 Sam Clay 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.

Sam Clay Phil Niekro
Bats Left Right
Throws Left Right
Position Relief Pitcher Starting Pitcher
Generation Millenial The Silent Generation
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for Sam Clay and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
65
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
68
Sam Clay
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
0
Sam Clay
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
318
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
5
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
5
Sam Clay
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
53.72
0
Sam Clay
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
245
0
Sam Clay
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
0
Sam Clay
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
29
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
33
35
Career
162 Game Avg.
2012
35
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.9
5.9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.35
5.9
Career
162 Game Avg.
6.01
6.01
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.46
6.01
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.83
4.83
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
4.83
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.286
0.286
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.286
Career
162 Game Avg.
151
158
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
158
Career
162 Game Avg.
50.33
52.66
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
52.66
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
59
62
Career
162 Game Avg.
5044
62
Career
162 Game Avg.
10.55
10.55
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8.4
10.55
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
5
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
482
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.89
0.89
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.8
0.89
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.08
0.08
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.56
0.08
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
26
27
Career
162 Game Avg.
1809
27
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
5
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
86
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.65
4.65
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.01
4.65
Career
162 Game Avg.
39
41
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3342
41
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6.97
6.97
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.57
6.97
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.6
0.6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.87
0.6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.291
1.291
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.953
1.291
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
9
9
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
9
Sam Clay
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
243
254
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22677
254
Career
162 Game Avg.
10
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
38
40
Career
162 Game Avg.
2337
40
Career
162 Game Avg.
6.79
6.79
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.89
6.79
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
87
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
292
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.689
1.689
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.268
1.689
Career
162 Game Avg.
206
216
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20491
216
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.58
0.58
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.7
0.58
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.325
0.325
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.325
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
43.45
43.45
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.76
43.45

Fielding Stats for Sam Clay and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
1
2.79
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
2.79
Career
162 Game Avg.
58
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Sam Clay
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
135
377.07
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
377.07
Career
162 Game Avg.
45
125.69
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
125.69
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
2.79
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
386
2.79
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
11.17
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
11.17
Sam Clay
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
13.97
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1301
13.97
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
13.97
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1264
13.97
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
100
100
Career
162 Game Avg.
97.16
100
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.086
0.086
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.463
0.086
Sam Clay
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
0
Sam Clay
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
2.79
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0
2.79
Sam Clay
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sam Clay and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
65
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1707
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1537
5
Sam Clay
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0
Sam Clay
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0
Sam Clay
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
260
0
Sam Clay
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
210
0
Sam Clay
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
0
Sam Clay
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Sam Clay
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
0
Sam Clay
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
0
Sam Clay
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0
Sam Clay
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0
Sam Clay
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55.59
0
Sam Clay
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
325
0
Sam Clay
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
289
0
Sam Clay
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0
Sam Clay
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0
Sam Clay
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0
Sam Clay
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0
Sam Clay
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0
Sam Clay
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0
Sam Clay
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0
Sam Clay
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
80
0
Sam Clay
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
0
Sam Clay
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
182
0
Sam Clay
Career
162 Game Avg.
-0.21
-0.53
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
34.77
-0.53
Sam Clay
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Sam Clay
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
0
Sam Clay
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.44
2
Sam Clay
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0
Sam Clay
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
0
Sam Clay
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Sam Clay
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
0
Sam Clay
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Sam Clay
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Sam Clay
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0