Nelson Cruz and Phil Niekro Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Nelson Cruz 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 Nelson Cruz 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.

Nelson Cruz Phil Niekro
Bats Right Right
Throws Right Right
Position Relief Pitcher Starting Pitcher
Generation Gen X The Silent Generation
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for Nelson Cruz and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
6
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
204
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
18
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
15
15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
318
15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
23
23
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
23
Career
162 Game Avg.
39.47
39.47
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
53.72
39.47
Nelson Cruz
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
245
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
29
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
195
65
Career
162 Game Avg.
2012
65
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.04
5.04
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.35
5.04
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.76
4.76
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.46
4.76
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.76
4.76
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
4.76
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.271
0.271
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.271
Career
162 Game Avg.
1045
348
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
348
Career
162 Game Avg.
348.33
116.11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
116.11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
369
123
Career
162 Game Avg.
5044
123
Career
162 Game Avg.
9.53
9.53
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8.4
9.53
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
59
20
Career
162 Game Avg.
482
20
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.52
1.52
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.8
1.52
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.29
0.29
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.56
0.29
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
109
36
Career
162 Game Avg.
1809
36
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
15
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
86
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.82
2.82
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.01
2.82
Career
162 Game Avg.
277
92
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3342
92
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7.16
7.16
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.57
7.16
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.36
1.36
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.87
1.36
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.108
1.108
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.953
1.108
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
14
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
24
8
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1518
506
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22677
506
Career
162 Game Avg.
55
18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
205
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
2337
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.3
5.3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.89
5.3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
12
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
13
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
87
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
22
7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
292
7
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.372
1.372
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.268
1.372
Career
162 Game Avg.
1360
453
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20491
453
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.7
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.29
0.29
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.29
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
39.22
39.22
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.76
39.22

Fielding Stats for Nelson Cruz and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
6
4.76
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
4.76
Career
162 Game Avg.
204
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
18
14.29
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
14.29
Career
162 Game Avg.
1045
829.85
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
829.85
Career
162 Game Avg.
348.33
276.62
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
276.62
Career
162 Game Avg.
31
24.62
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
386
24.62
Career
162 Game Avg.
56
44.47
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
44.47
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3
2.38
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
2.38
Career
162 Game Avg.
90
71.47
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1301
71.47
Career
162 Game Avg.
87
69.09
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1264
69.09
Career
162 Game Avg.
96.67
96.67
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.16
96.67
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.426
0.426
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.463
0.426
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
2.38
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
2.38
Nelson Cruz
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nelson Cruz and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
6
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
204
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
38
30
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1707
30
Career
162 Game Avg.
33
26
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1537
26
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.091
0.091
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.091
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.329
0.329
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.329
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
260
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
210
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
1
Nelson Cruz
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
1
Nelson Cruz
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.5
0.4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55.59
0.4
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
325
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
289
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.105
0.105
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.105
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.121
0.121
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.121
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.226
0.226
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.226
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.03
0.03
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0.03
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.078
0.078
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.078
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.167
0.167
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.167
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.143
0.143
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.143
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
80
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
182
2
Nelson Cruz
Career
162 Game Avg.
-0.81
-0.64
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
34.77
-0.64
Nelson Cruz
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
1
Nelson Cruz
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
12
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.17
3.17
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.44
3.17
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.08
0.08
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0.08
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
3
Nelson Cruz
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0