Gerrit Cole and Phil Niekro Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Gerrit 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 Gerrit 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.

Gerrit Cole 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 Gerrit Cole and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
10
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
267
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
267
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
130
130
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
318
130
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
71
71
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
71
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
64.68
64.68
Career
162 Game Avg.
53.72
64.68
Career
162 Game Avg.
6
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
245
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
1
Gerrit Cole
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
29
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
593
151
Career
162 Game Avg.
2012
151
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.23
3.23
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.35
3.23
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.91
2.91
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.46
2.91
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.98
2.98
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
2.98
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.228
0.228
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.228
Career
162 Game Avg.
4950
1261
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
1261
Career
162 Game Avg.
1650
420.23
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
420.23
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1392
355
Career
162 Game Avg.
5044
355
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
7.59
7.59
Career
162 Game Avg.
8.4
7.59
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
186
47
Career
162 Game Avg.
482
47
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.01
1.01
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.8
1.01
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.7
0.7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.56
0.7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
423
108
Career
162 Game Avg.
1809
108
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
6
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
86
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.31
2.31
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.01
2.31
Career
162 Game Avg.
1930
492
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3342
492
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
10.53
10.53
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.57
10.53
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7.23
7.23
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.87
7.23
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.426
1.426
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.953
1.426
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
54
14
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
48
12
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
8
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
6650
1694
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22677
1694
Gerrit Cole
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
638
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
2337
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.48
3.48
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.89
3.48
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
34
9
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
29
7
Career
162 Game Avg.
87
7
Career
162 Game Avg.
119
30
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
292
30
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1.1
1.1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.268
1.1
Career
162 Game Avg.
6116
1558
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20491
1558
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.39
2.39
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.7
2.39
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.29
0.29
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.29
Career
162 Game Avg.
36.27
36.27
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
37.76
36.27

Fielding Stats for Gerrit Cole and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
9
6.23
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
6.23
Career
162 Game Avg.
234
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
234
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
4348
3010.15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
3010.15
Career
162 Game Avg.
1449.33
1003.38
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
1003.38
Career
162 Game Avg.
90
62.31
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
386
62.31
Career
162 Game Avg.
168
116.31
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
116.31
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
8
5.54
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
5.54
Career
162 Game Avg.
266
184.15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1301
184.15
Career
162 Game Avg.
258
178.62
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1264
178.62
Career
162 Game Avg.
96.99
96.99
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.16
96.99
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.103
1.103
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.463
1.103
Career
162 Game Avg.
13
9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
9
Gerrit Cole
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
9
6.23
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0
6.23
Gerrit Cole
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gerrit Cole and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
10
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
270
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
286
172
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1707
172
Career
162 Game Avg.
251
151
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1537
151
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.163
0.163
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.163
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.46
0.46
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.46
Career
162 Game Avg.
41
25
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
260
25
Career
162 Game Avg.
36
22
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
210
22
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
1
Gerrit Cole
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.012
0.012
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0.012
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.073
0.073
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0.073
Career
162 Game Avg.
10.08
6.05
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55.59
6.05
Career
162 Game Avg.
52
31
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
325
31
Career
162 Game Avg.
48
29
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
289
29
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.168
0.168
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.168
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.207
0.207
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.207
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.375
0.375
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.375
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.044
0.044
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0.044
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.127
0.127
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.127
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.276
0.276
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.276
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.279
0.279
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.279
Career
162 Game Avg.
17
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
80
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
15
9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
9
Career
162 Game Avg.
29
17
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
182
17
Career
162 Game Avg.
6.18
3.71
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
34.77
3.71
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
6
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
4
Gerrit Cole
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
112
67
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
67
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.55
2.55
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.44
2.55
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0.05
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0.05
Career
162 Game Avg.
28
17
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
17
Gerrit Cole
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
4
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
2
Gerrit Cole
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0