John Danks and Phil Niekro Comparison

Who is the better baseball player John Danks 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 John Danks 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.

John Danks Phil Niekro
Bats Left Right
Throws Left Right
Position Starting Pitcher Starting Pitcher
Generation Millenial The Silent Generation
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for John Danks and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
10
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
247
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
247
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
79
79
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
318
79
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
104
104
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
104
Career
162 Game Avg.
43.17
43.17
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
53.72
43.17
Career
162 Game Avg.
6
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
245
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
1
John Danks
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
29
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
731
201
Career
162 Game Avg.
2012
201
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.38
4.38
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.35
4.38
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.23
4.23
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.46
4.23
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.3
4.3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
4.3
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.264
0.264
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.264
Career
162 Game Avg.
4510
1242
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
1242
Career
162 Game Avg.
1503.33
413.87
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
413.87
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1533
422
Career
162 Game Avg.
5044
422
Career
162 Game Avg.
9.18
9.18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8.4
9.18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
197
54
Career
162 Game Avg.
482
54
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.18
1.18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.8
1.18
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.8
0.8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.56
0.8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
491
135
Career
162 Game Avg.
1809
135
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
15
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
86
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.94
2.94
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.01
2.94
Career
162 Game Avg.
1102
303
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3342
303
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6.6
6.6
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.57
6.6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4.46
4.46
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.87
4.46
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.06
1.06
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.953
1.06
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
43
12
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
41
11
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
6415
1766
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22677
1766
John Danks
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
783
216
Career
162 Game Avg.
2337
216
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.69
4.69
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.89
4.69
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
39
11
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
40
11
Career
162 Game Avg.
87
11
Career
162 Game Avg.
131
36
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
292
36
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.346
1.346
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.268
1.346
Career
162 Game Avg.
5804
1598
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20491
1598
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.17
3.17
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.7
3.17
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.287
0.287
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.287
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
38.4
38.4
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.76
38.4

Fielding Stats for John Danks and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
10
6.56
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
6.56
Career
162 Game Avg.
247
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
247
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
4510
2957.98
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
2957.98
Career
162 Game Avg.
1503.33
985.99
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
985.99
Career
162 Game Avg.
55
36.07
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
386
36.07
Career
162 Game Avg.
216
141.67
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
141.67
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
10
6.56
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
6.56
Career
162 Game Avg.
281
184.3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1301
184.3
Career
162 Game Avg.
271
177.74
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1264
177.74
Career
162 Game Avg.
96.44
96.44
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.16
96.44
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.097
1.097
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.463
1.097
Career
162 Game Avg.
11
7.21
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
7.21
John Danks
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
John Danks
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
John Danks
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
John Danks
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Danks and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
10
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
247
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
28
18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1707
18
Career
162 Game Avg.
24
16
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1537
16
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.083
0.083
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.083
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.304
0.304
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.304
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
260
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
210
1
John Danks
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
0
John Danks
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
John Danks
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
0
John Danks
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
0
John Danks
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0
John Danks
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.11
0.07
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55.59
0.07
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
325
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
289
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.107
0.107
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.107
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.083
0.083
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.083
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.19
0.19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.19
John Danks
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.069
0.069
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.069
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.13
0.13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.13
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.125
0.125
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.125
John Danks
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
80
0
John Danks
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
0
John Danks
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
182
0
John Danks
Career
162 Game Avg.
-1.05
-0.69
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
34.77
-0.69
John Danks
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
1
John Danks
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
8
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.5
3.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.44
3.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.13
0.13
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0.13
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
2
John Danks
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
1
John Danks
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
John Danks
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
John Danks
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
John Danks
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0