Ed Cole and Phil Niekro Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Ed Cole 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 Ed Cole 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.

Ed Cole Phil Niekro
Bats Right Right
Throws Right Right
Position Relief Pitcher Starting Pitcher
Generation The Greatest Generation The Silent Generation
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for Ed Cole and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
6
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
318
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
7
7
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
7
Career
162 Game Avg.
12.5
12.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
53.72
12.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
245
2
Ed Cole
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
29
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
56
91
Career
162 Game Avg.
2012
91
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.31
5.31
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.35
5.31
Career
162 Game Avg.
6.64
6.64
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.46
6.64
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.44
5.44
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
5.44
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.305
0.305
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.305
Career
162 Game Avg.
285
461
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
461
Career
162 Game Avg.
95
153.81
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
153.81
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
124
201
Career
162 Game Avg.
5044
201
Career
162 Game Avg.
11.75
11.75
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8.4
11.75
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
9
15
Career
162 Game Avg.
482
15
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.85
0.85
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.8
0.85
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.21
0.21
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.56
0.21
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
54
87
Career
162 Game Avg.
1809
87
Ed Cole
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
86
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.12
5.12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.01
5.12
Career
162 Game Avg.
31
50
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3342
50
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.94
2.94
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.57
2.94
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.74
0.74
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.87
0.74
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.895
0.895
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.953
0.895
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
5
8
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
466
754
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22677
754
Career
162 Game Avg.
26
42
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
42
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
76
123
Career
162 Game Avg.
2337
123
Career
162 Game Avg.
7.2
7.2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.89
7.2
Ed Cole
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
87
0
Ed Cole
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
292
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.874
1.874
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.268
1.874
Career
162 Game Avg.
407
659
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20491
659
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1.81
1.81
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.7
1.81
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.306
0.306
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.306
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
44.15
44.15
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.76
44.15

Fielding Stats for Ed Cole and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
2
7.71
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
7.71
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Ed Cole
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
0
Ed Cole
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
0
Ed Cole
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
0
Ed Cole
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
386
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
16
61.71
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
61.71
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2
7.71
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
7.71
Career
162 Game Avg.
18
69.43
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1301
69.43
Career
162 Game Avg.
16
61.71
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1264
61.71
Career
162 Game Avg.
88.89
88.89
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.16
88.89
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.381
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.463
0.381
Ed Cole
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
0
Ed Cole
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Cole and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
22
85
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1707
85
Career
162 Game Avg.
22
85
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1537
85
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.136
0.136
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.136
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.273
0.273
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.273
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
260
12
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
210
12
Ed Cole
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
0
Ed Cole
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Ed Cole
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
0
Ed Cole
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
0
Ed Cole
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0
Ed Cole
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.37
1.41
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55.59
1.41
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
325
12
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
289
12
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.136
0.136
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.136
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.136
0.136
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.136
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.273
0.273
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.273
Ed Cole
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.095
0.095
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.095
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.158
0.158
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.158
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.2
0.2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.2
Ed Cole
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
80
0
Ed Cole
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
0
Ed Cole
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
182
0
Ed Cole
Career
162 Game Avg.
-0.22
-0.86
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
34.77
-0.86
Ed Cole
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Ed Cole
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
0
Ed Cole
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
7
27
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
27
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.14
3.14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.44
3.14
Ed Cole
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0
Ed Cole
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
0
Ed Cole
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
0
Ed Cole
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Ed Cole
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Ed Cole
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0