Danny Cox and Phil Niekro Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Danny Cox 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 Danny Cox 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.

Danny Cox Phil Niekro
Bats Right Right
Throws Right Right
Position Starting Pitcher Starting Pitcher
Generation Baby Boomers The Silent Generation
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for Danny Cox and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
11
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
278
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
174
43
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
43
Career
162 Game Avg.
74
74
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
318
74
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
75
75
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
75
Career
162 Game Avg.
49.66
49.66
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
53.72
49.66
Career
162 Game Avg.
21
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
245
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
8
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
29
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
525
128
Career
162 Game Avg.
2012
128
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.64
3.64
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.35
3.64
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.68
3.68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.46
3.68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.95
3.95
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
3.95
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.263
0.263
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.263
Career
162 Game Avg.
3894
952
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
952
Career
162 Game Avg.
1298
317.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
317.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1292
316
Career
162 Game Avg.
5044
316
Career
162 Game Avg.
8.96
8.96
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8.4
8.96
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
102
25
Career
162 Game Avg.
482
25
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.71
0.71
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.8
0.71
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.37
0.37
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.56
0.37
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
432
106
Career
162 Game Avg.
1809
106
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
46
11
Career
162 Game Avg.
86
11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.01
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
723
177
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3342
177
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.01
5.01
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.57
5.01
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.6
2.6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.87
2.6
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.89
0.89
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.953
0.89
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
40
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
19
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
14
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
5464
1337
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22677
1337
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
602
147
Career
162 Game Avg.
2337
147
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.17
4.17
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.89
4.17
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
68
17
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
17
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
40
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
87
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
128
31
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
292
31
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.328
1.328
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.268
1.328
Career
162 Game Avg.
4905
1200
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20491
1200
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.17
2.17
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.7
2.17
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.287
0.287
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.287
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
37.89
37.89
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.76
37.89

Fielding Stats for Danny Cox and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
11
6.41
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
6.41
Career
162 Game Avg.
278
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
174
101.4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
101.4
Career
162 Game Avg.
3894
2269.17
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
2269.17
Career
162 Game Avg.
1298
756.39
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
756.39
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
71.68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
386
71.68
Career
162 Game Avg.
151
87.99
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
87.99
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
16
9.32
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
9.32
Career
162 Game Avg.
290
168.99
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1301
168.99
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
159.67
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1264
159.67
Career
162 Game Avg.
94.48
94.48
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.16
94.48
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.986
0.986
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.463
0.986
Career
162 Game Avg.
12
6.99
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
6.99
Danny Cox
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Danny Cox
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Danny Cox
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Danny Cox
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Danny Cox and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
11
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
281
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
416
240
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1707
240
Career
162 Game Avg.
359
207
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1537
207
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.109
0.109
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.109
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.355
0.355
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.355
Career
162 Game Avg.
39
22
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
260
22
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
20
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
210
20
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Danny Cox
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
2
Danny Cox
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0
Danny Cox
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.75
3.31
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55.59
3.31
Career
162 Game Avg.
44
25
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
325
25
Career
162 Game Avg.
54
31
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
289
31
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.13
0.13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.13
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.123
0.123
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.123
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.252
0.252
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.252
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.014
0.014
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0.014
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.089
0.089
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.089
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.182
0.182
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.182
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.188
0.188
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.188
Career
162 Game Avg.
17
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
80
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
12
7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
7
Career
162 Game Avg.
29
17
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
182
17
Danny Cox
Career
162 Game Avg.
-5.47
-3.15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
34.77
-3.15
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
13
7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
7
Danny Cox
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
152
88
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
88
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.74
2.74
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.44
2.74
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.09
0.09
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0.09
Career
162 Game Avg.
41
24
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
24
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
5
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
3
Danny Cox
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Danny Cox
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Danny Cox
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Danny Cox
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0