Fernando Cortez and Phil Niekro Comparison

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Fernando Cortez Phil Niekro
Bats Left Right
Throws Right Right
Position Second Base Starting Pitcher
Generation Gen X The Silent Generation
Hall of Fame No Yes

Fielding Stats for Fernando Cortez and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
2
27
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
27
Career
162 Game Avg.
12
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
6
81
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
81
Career
162 Game Avg.
180
2430
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
2430
Career
162 Game Avg.
60
810
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
810
Career
162 Game Avg.
13
175.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
386
175.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
16
216
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
216
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1
13.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
13.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
30
405
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1301
405
Career
162 Game Avg.
29
391.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1264
391.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
96.67
96.67
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.16
96.67
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.417
2.417
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.463
2.417
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
54
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
54
Fernando Cortez
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Fernando Cortez
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Fernando Cortez
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Fernando Cortez
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fernando Cortez and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
16
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
30
304
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1707
304
Career
162 Game Avg.
27
273
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1537
273
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.185
0.185
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.185
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.5
0.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
51
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
260
51
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
41
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
210
41
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
10
Fernando Cortez
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Fernando Cortez
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
10
Fernando Cortez
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0
Fernando Cortez
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.53
15.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55.59
15.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
6
61
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
325
61
Career
162 Game Avg.
7
71
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
289
71
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.233
0.233
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.233
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.222
0.222
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.222
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.456
0.456
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.456
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.037
0.037
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0.037
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.161
0.161
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.161
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.364
0.364
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.364
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.208
0.208
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.208
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
30
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
80
30
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
20
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
20
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
51
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
182
51
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.57
15.89
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
34.77
15.89
Fernando Cortez
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
20
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
20
Fernando Cortez
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3
30
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
30
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
10
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.44
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.67
0.67
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0.67
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
10
Fernando Cortez
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Fernando Cortez
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
0
Fernando Cortez
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Fernando Cortez
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Fernando Cortez
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Fernando Cortez
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0