Alex Cobb and Phil Niekro Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Alex Cobb 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 Alex Cobb 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.

Alex Cobb Phil Niekro
Bats Right Right
Throws Right Right
Position Starting Pitcher Starting Pitcher
Generation Millenial The Silent Generation
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for Alex Cobb and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
11
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
202
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
202
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
70
70
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
318
70
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
68
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
50.72
50.72
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
53.72
50.72
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
245
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
0
Alex Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
29
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
496
167
Career
162 Game Avg.
2012
167
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.85
3.85
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.35
3.85
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.69
3.69
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.46
3.69
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.67
3.67
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
3.67
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.254
0.254
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.254
Career
162 Game Avg.
3480
1171
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
1171
Career
162 Game Avg.
1160
390.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
390.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1130
380
Career
162 Game Avg.
5044
380
Career
162 Game Avg.
8.77
8.77
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8.4
8.77
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
120
40
Career
162 Game Avg.
482
40
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.93
0.93
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.8
0.93
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.59
0.59
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.56
0.59
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
343
115
Career
162 Game Avg.
1809
115
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
15
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
86
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.66
2.66
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.01
2.66
Career
162 Game Avg.
967
326
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3342
326
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7.5
7.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.57
7.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4.79
4.79
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.87
4.79
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.129
1.129
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.953
1.129
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
44
15
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
41
14
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
5
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
4869
1639
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22677
1639
Alex Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
544
183
Career
162 Game Avg.
2337
183
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.22
4.22
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.89
4.22
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
15
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
26
9
Career
162 Game Avg.
87
9
Career
162 Game Avg.
113
38
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
292
38
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.27
1.27
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.268
1.27
Career
162 Game Avg.
4444
1496
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20491
1496
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.69
2.69
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.7
2.69
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.293
0.293
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.293
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
37.78
37.78
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.76
37.78

Fielding Stats for Alex Cobb and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
10
9.31
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
9.31
Career
162 Game Avg.
174
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
174
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
3031
2821.97
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
2821.97
Career
162 Game Avg.
1010.33
940.66
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
940.66
Career
162 Game Avg.
75
69.83
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
386
69.83
Career
162 Game Avg.
149
138.72
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
138.72
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
14
13.03
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
13.03
Career
162 Game Avg.
238
221.59
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1301
221.59
Career
162 Game Avg.
224
208.55
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1264
208.55
Career
162 Game Avg.
94.12
94.12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.16
94.12
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.287
1.287
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.463
1.287
Career
162 Game Avg.
9
8.38
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
8.38
Alex Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
6
5.59
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0
5.59
Alex Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Cobb and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
11
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
202
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
26
21
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1707
21
Career
162 Game Avg.
24
19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1537
19
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.083
0.083
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.083
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.288
0.288
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.288
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
260
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
210
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
1
Alex Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Alex Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
1
Alex Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0
Alex Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.29
0.23
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55.59
0.23
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
325
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
289
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.115
0.115
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.115
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.125
0.125
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.125
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.24
0.24
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.24
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0.042
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0.042
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.083
0.083
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.083
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.174
0.174
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.174
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.125
0.125
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.125
Alex Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
80
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
182
1
Alex Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
-1
-0.8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
34.77
-0.8
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
1
Alex Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
0
Alex Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
8
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.25
3.25
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.44
3.25
Alex Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
1
Alex Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
1
Alex Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Alex Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Alex Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0