Bartolo Colon and Phil Niekro Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Bartolo Colon 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 Bartolo Colon 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.

Bartolo Colon 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 Bartolo Colon and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
21
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
565
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
552
66
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
66
Career
162 Game Avg.
247
247
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
318
247
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
188
188
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
188
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
56.78
56.78
Career
162 Game Avg.
53.72
56.78
Career
162 Game Avg.
38
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
245
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
13
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
2
Bartolo Colon
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
29
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1584
191
Career
162 Game Avg.
2012
191
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.12
4.12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.35
4.12
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.04
4.04
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.46
4.04
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.06
4.06
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
4.06
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.268
0.268
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.268
Career
162 Game Avg.
10385
1250
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
1250
Career
162 Game Avg.
3461.67
416.63
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
416.63
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3593
432
Career
162 Game Avg.
5044
432
Career
162 Game Avg.
9.34
9.34
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8.4
9.34
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
439
53
Career
162 Game Avg.
482
53
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.14
1.14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.8
1.14
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.78
0.78
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.56
0.78
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
948
114
Career
162 Game Avg.
1809
114
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
47
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
86
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.46
2.46
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.01
2.46
Career
162 Game Avg.
2535
305
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3342
305
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6.59
6.59
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.57
6.59
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4.49
4.49
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.87
4.49
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.006
1.006
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.953
1.006
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
45
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
64
8
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
6
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
14655
1764
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22677
1764
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1719
207
Career
162 Game Avg.
2337
207
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.47
4.47
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.89
4.47
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
121
15
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
15
Career
162 Game Avg.
91
11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
87
11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
312
38
Career
162 Game Avg.
292
38
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.312
1.312
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.268
1.312
Career
162 Game Avg.
13431
1616
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20491
1616
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.04
3.04
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.7
3.04
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.292
0.292
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.292
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
38.1
38.1
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.76
38.1

Fielding Stats for Bartolo Colon and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
21
6.02
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
6.02
Career
162 Game Avg.
565
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
552
158.27
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
158.27
Career
162 Game Avg.
10385
2977.65
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
2977.65
Career
162 Game Avg.
3461.67
992.55
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
992.55
Career
162 Game Avg.
188
53.9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
386
53.9
Career
162 Game Avg.
456
130.75
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
130.75
Career
162 Game Avg.
48
13.76
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
37
13.76
Career
162 Game Avg.
692
198.41
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1301
198.41
Career
162 Game Avg.
644
184.65
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1264
184.65
Career
162 Game Avg.
93.06
93.06
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.16
93.06
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.14
1.14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.463
1.14
Career
162 Game Avg.
47
13.48
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
13.48
Bartolo Colon
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Bartolo Colon
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Bartolo Colon
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Bartolo Colon
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bartolo Colon and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
21
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
565
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
326
93
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1707
93
Career
162 Game Avg.
299
86
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1537
86
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.084
0.084
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.084
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.262
0.262
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.262
Career
162 Game Avg.
25
7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
260
7
Career
162 Game Avg.
20
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
210
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
1
Bartolo Colon
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.003
0.003
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0.003
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.04
0.04
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0.04
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.03
0.87
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55.59
0.87
Career
162 Game Avg.
32
9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
325
9
Career
162 Game Avg.
28
8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
289
8
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.086
0.086
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.086
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.107
0.107
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.107
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.193
0.193
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.193
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.023
0.023
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0.023
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.065
0.065
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.065
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.125
0.125
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.125
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.179
0.179
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.179
Career
162 Game Avg.
11
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
80
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
11
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
21
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
182
6
Bartolo Colon
Career
162 Game Avg.
-14.23
-4.08
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
34.77
-4.08
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
0
Bartolo Colon
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
166
48
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
48
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.96
1.96
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.44
1.96
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.01
0.01
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0.01
Career
162 Game Avg.
22
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
7
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
2
Bartolo Colon
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Bartolo Colon
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Bartolo Colon
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Bartolo Colon
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0