Art Decatur and Phil Niekro Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Art Decatur 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 Art Decatur 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.

Art Decatur Phil Niekro
Bats Right Right
Throws Right Right
Position Relief Pitcher Starting Pitcher
Generation The Lost Generation The Silent Generation
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for Art Decatur and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
6
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
153
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
36
16
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
16
Career
162 Game Avg.
23
23
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
318
23
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
34
34
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
34
Career
162 Game Avg.
40.35
40.35
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
53.72
40.35
Career
162 Game Avg.
10
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
245
4
Art Decatur
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
7
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
29
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
270
120
Career
162 Game Avg.
2012
120
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.51
4.51
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.35
4.51
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.57
4.57
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.46
4.57
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.33
4.33
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
4.33
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.287
0.287
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.287
Career
162 Game Avg.
1615
718
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
718
Career
162 Game Avg.
538.33
239.26
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
239.26
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
653
290
Career
162 Game Avg.
5044
290
Career
162 Game Avg.
10.92
10.92
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8.4
10.92
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
42
19
Career
162 Game Avg.
482
19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.7
0.7
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.8
0.7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.27
0.27
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.56
0.27
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
145
64
Career
162 Game Avg.
1809
64
Art Decatur
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
86
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.42
2.42
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.01
2.42
Career
162 Game Avg.
152
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3342
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.54
2.54
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.57
2.54
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.99
0.99
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.87
0.99
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.552
0.552
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.953
0.552
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
6
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
13
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
2431
1080
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22677
1080
Career
162 Game Avg.
67
30
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
30
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
326
145
Career
162 Game Avg.
2337
145
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.45
5.45
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.89
5.45
Art Decatur
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
0
Art Decatur
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
87
0
Art Decatur
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
292
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.482
1.482
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.268
1.482
Career
162 Game Avg.
2273
1010
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20491
1010
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.13
2.13
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.7
2.13
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.288
0.288
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.288
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
40.64
40.64
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.76
40.64

Fielding Stats for Art Decatur and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
6
6.35
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
6.35
Career
162 Game Avg.
153
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Art Decatur
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
0
Art Decatur
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
0
Art Decatur
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
12
12.71
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
386
12.71
Career
162 Game Avg.
84
88.94
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
88.94
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
6
6.35
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
6.35
Career
162 Game Avg.
102
108
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1301
108
Career
162 Game Avg.
96
101.65
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1264
101.65
Career
162 Game Avg.
94.12
94.12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.16
94.12
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.627
0.627
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.463
0.627
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
4.24
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
4.24
Art Decatur
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Art Decatur
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Art Decatur
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Art Decatur
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Art Decatur and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
6
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
153
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
173
183
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1707
183
Career
162 Game Avg.
159
168
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1537
168
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.094
0.094
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.094
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.291
0.291
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.291
Career
162 Game Avg.
15
16
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
260
16
Career
162 Game Avg.
12
13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
210
13
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
3
Art Decatur
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Art Decatur
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
3
Art Decatur
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0
Art Decatur
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.37
2.51
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55.59
2.51
Career
162 Game Avg.
18
19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
325
19
Career
162 Game Avg.
20
21
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
289
21
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.116
0.116
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.116
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.113
0.113
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.113
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.229
0.229
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.229
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.019
0.019
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0.019
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.08
0.08
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.08
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.167
0.167
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.167
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.155
0.155
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.155
Career
162 Game Avg.
9
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
80
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
11
12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
182
12
Art Decatur
Career
162 Game Avg.
-3.94
-4.17
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
34.77
-4.17
Art Decatur
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
5
Art Decatur
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
62
66
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
66
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.79
2.79
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.44
2.79
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.08
0.08
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0.08
Career
162 Game Avg.
9
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
10
Art Decatur
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Art Decatur
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
1
Art Decatur
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
100
100
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
100