Dave Danforth and Phil Niekro Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Dave Danforth 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 Dave Danforth 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.

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

Pitching Stats for Dave Danforth and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
10
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
286
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
109
26
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
26
Career
162 Game Avg.
71
71
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
318
71
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
66
66
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
66
Career
162 Game Avg.
51.82
51.82
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
53.72
51.82
Career
162 Game Avg.
43
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
245
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
23
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
29
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
512
122
Career
162 Game Avg.
2012
122
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.89
3.89
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.35
3.89
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.46
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.91
3.91
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
3.91
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.27
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.27
Career
162 Game Avg.
3558
846
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
846
Career
162 Game Avg.
1186
281.99
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
281.99
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1235
294
Career
162 Game Avg.
5044
294
Career
162 Game Avg.
9.37
9.37
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8.4
9.37
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
45
11
Career
162 Game Avg.
482
11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.34
0.34
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.8
0.34
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.16
0.16
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.56
0.16
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
455
108
Career
162 Game Avg.
1809
108
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
86
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.45
3.45
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.01
3.45
Career
162 Game Avg.
484
115
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3342
115
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.67
3.67
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.57
3.67
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.69
1.69
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.87
1.69
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.792
0.792
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.953
0.792
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
8
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
34
8
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
13
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
5055
1202
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22677
1202
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
107
25
Career
162 Game Avg.
83
25
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
618
147
Career
162 Game Avg.
2337
147
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.69
4.69
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.89
4.69
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
0
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
87
0
Dave Danforth
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
292
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.425
1.425
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.268
1.425
Career
162 Game Avg.
4566
1086
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20491
1086
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.16
2.16
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.7
2.16
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.292
0.292
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.292
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
38.36
38.36
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.76
38.36

Fielding Stats for Dave Danforth and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
10
5.66
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
5.66
Career
162 Game Avg.
286
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Dave Danforth
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
0
Dave Danforth
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
0
Dave Danforth
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
19.83
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
386
19.83
Career
162 Game Avg.
262
148.41
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
148.41
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
13
7.36
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
7.36
Career
162 Game Avg.
310
175.59
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1301
175.59
Career
162 Game Avg.
297
168.23
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1264
168.23
Career
162 Game Avg.
95.81
95.81
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.16
95.81
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.038
1.038
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.463
1.038
Career
162 Game Avg.
8
4.53
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
4.53
Dave Danforth
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Dave Danforth
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Dave Danforth
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Dave Danforth
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Danforth and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
10
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
286
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
416
236
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1707
236
Career
162 Game Avg.
350
198
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1537
198
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.16
0.16
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.16
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.521
0.521
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.521
Career
162 Game Avg.
56
32
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
260
32
Career
162 Game Avg.
41
23
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
210
23
Career
162 Game Avg.
11
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
2
Dave Danforth
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
15
8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
8
Dave Danforth
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0
Dave Danforth
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
20.54
11.63
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55.59
11.63
Career
162 Game Avg.
75
42
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
325
42
Career
162 Game Avg.
92
52
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
289
52
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.221
0.221
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.221
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.214
0.214
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.214
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.435
0.435
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.435
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.054
0.054
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0.054
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.153
0.153
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.153
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.384
0.384
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.384
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.207
0.207
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.207
Career
162 Game Avg.
23
13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
80
13
Career
162 Game Avg.
27
15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
15
Career
162 Game Avg.
50
28
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
182
28
Career
162 Game Avg.
19.62
11.11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
34.77
11.11
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
33
19
Career
162 Game Avg.
17
19
Dave Danforth
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
80
45
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
45
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.2
5.2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.44
5.2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.41
0.41
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0.41
Career
162 Game Avg.
30
17
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
17
Dave Danforth
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
1
Dave Danforth
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
100
100
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
100