Wilbur Cooper and Phil Niekro Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Wilbur Cooper 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 Wilbur Cooper 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.

Wilbur Cooper Phil Niekro
Bats Right Right
Throws Left Right
Position Starting Pitcher Starting Pitcher
Generation The Lost Generation The Silent Generation
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for Wilbur Cooper and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
15
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
517
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
408
54
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
54
Career
162 Game Avg.
216
216
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
318
216
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
178
178
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
178
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
54.82
54.82
Career
162 Game Avg.
53.72
54.82
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
279
37
Career
162 Game Avg.
245
37
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
14
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
29
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1119
147
Career
162 Game Avg.
2012
147
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.89
2.89
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.35
2.89
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.05
3.05
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.46
3.05
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.49
3.49
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
3.49
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.254
0.254
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.254
Career
162 Game Avg.
10440
1373
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
1373
Career
162 Game Avg.
3480
457.72
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
457.72
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3415
449
Career
162 Game Avg.
5044
449
Career
162 Game Avg.
8.83
8.83
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8.4
8.83
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
103
14
Career
162 Game Avg.
482
14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.27
0.27
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.8
0.27
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.2
0.2
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.56
0.2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
853
112
Career
162 Game Avg.
1809
112
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
86
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.21
2.21
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.01
2.21
Career
162 Game Avg.
1252
165
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3342
165
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.24
3.24
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.57
3.24
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.42
2.42
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.87
2.42
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.605
0.605
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.953
0.605
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
44
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
100
13
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
13
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
14377
1891
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22677
1891
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
84
11
Career
162 Game Avg.
83
11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1406
185
Career
162 Game Avg.
2337
185
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.64
3.64
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.89
3.64
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
87
0
Wilbur Cooper
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
292
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1.226
1.226
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.268
1.226
Career
162 Game Avg.
13424
1766
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20491
1766
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.72
2.72
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.7
2.72
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.272
0.272
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.272
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.18
37.18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
37.76
37.18

Fielding Stats for Wilbur Cooper and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
15
4.68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
4.68
Career
162 Game Avg.
519
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Wilbur Cooper
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
0
Wilbur Cooper
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
0
Wilbur Cooper
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
102
31.84
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
386
31.84
Career
162 Game Avg.
785
245.03
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
245.03
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
13.11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
37
13.11
Career
162 Game Avg.
929
289.98
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1301
289.98
Career
162 Game Avg.
887
276.87
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1264
276.87
Career
162 Game Avg.
95.48
95.48
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.16
95.48
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.709
1.709
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.463
1.709
Career
162 Game Avg.
27
8.43
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
8.43
Wilbur Cooper
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wilbur Cooper and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
15
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
521
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
1316
409
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1707
409
Career
162 Game Avg.
1227
382
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1537
382
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.239
0.239
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.239
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.601
0.601
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.601
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
293
91
Career
162 Game Avg.
260
91
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
236
73
Career
162 Game Avg.
210
73
Career
162 Game Avg.
34
11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
6
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
57
18
Career
162 Game Avg.
50
18
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0.005
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0.005
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.02
0.02
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0.02
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
102.91
32
Career
162 Game Avg.
55.59
32
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
379
118
Career
162 Game Avg.
325
118
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
344
107
Career
162 Game Avg.
289
107
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.261
0.261
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.261
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.309
0.309
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.309
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.57
0.57
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.57
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.07
0.07
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0.07
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.195
0.195
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.195
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.469
0.469
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.469
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.265
0.265
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.265
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
111
35
Career
162 Game Avg.
80
35
Career
162 Game Avg.
106
33
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
33
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
211
66
Career
162 Game Avg.
182
66
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
115.74
35.99
Career
162 Game Avg.
34.77
35.99
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
47
15
Career
162 Game Avg.
17
15
Wilbur Cooper
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
140
44
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
44
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
9.4
9.4
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.44
9.4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.34
0.34
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0.34
Career
162 Game Avg.
38
12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
12
Wilbur Cooper
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
4
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
9
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
21
7
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
57.14
57.14
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
57.14