Sam Covington and Phil Niekro Comparison

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Who is the better baseball player Sam Covington 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.

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Sam Covington Phil Niekro
Bats Left Right
Throws Right Right
Position First Base Starting Pitcher
Generation The Lost Generation The Silent Generation
Hall of Fame No Yes

Fielding Stats for Sam Covington and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
2
9.82
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
9.82
Career
162 Game Avg.
33
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Sam Covington
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
0
Sam Covington
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
0
Sam Covington
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
316
1551.27
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
386
1551.27
Career
162 Game Avg.
26
127.64
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
127.64
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2
9.82
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
9.82
Career
162 Game Avg.
344
1688.73
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1301
1688.73
Career
162 Game Avg.
342
1678.91
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1264
1678.91
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
99.42
99.42
Career
162 Game Avg.
97.16
99.42
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
10.364
10.364
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.463
10.364
Career
162 Game Avg.
24
117.82
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
117.82
Sam Covington
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Sam Covington
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Sam Covington
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Sam Covington
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sam Covington and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
3
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
40
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
144
583
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1707
583
Career
162 Game Avg.
129
522
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1537
522
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.178
0.178
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.178
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.53
0.53
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.53
Career
162 Game Avg.
23
93
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
260
93
Career
162 Game Avg.
19
77
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
210
77
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
8
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
16
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
16
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.008
0.008
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0.008
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.043
0.043
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0.043
Career
162 Game Avg.
8.56
34.66
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55.59
34.66
Career
162 Game Avg.
30
122
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
325
122
Career
162 Game Avg.
33
134
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
289
134
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.229
0.229
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.229
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.233
0.233
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.233
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.462
0.462
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.462
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.054
0.054
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0.054
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.161
0.161
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.161
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.415
0.415
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.415
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.188
0.188
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.188
Career
162 Game Avg.
11
45
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
80
45
Career
162 Game Avg.
14
57
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
57
Career
162 Game Avg.
24
97
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
182
97
Career
162 Game Avg.
8.51
34.46
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
34.77
34.46
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
9
36
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
36
Sam Covington
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
11
45
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
45
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
13.09
13.09
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.44
13.09
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.82
0.82
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0.82
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
20
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
20
Sam Covington
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Sam Covington
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
16
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
16
Sam Covington
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
16
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
16
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
100
100
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
100