Ryan Dempster and Phil Niekro Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Ryan Dempster 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 Ryan Dempster 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.

Ryan Dempster Phil Niekro
Bats Right Right
Throws Right Right
Position Starting Pitcher Starting Pitcher
Generation Gen X The Silent Generation
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for Ryan Dempster and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
16
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
579
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
351
41
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
41
Career
162 Game Avg.
132
132
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
318
132
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
133
133
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
133
Career
162 Game Avg.
49.81
49.81
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
53.72
49.81
Career
162 Game Avg.
11
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
245
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
87
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
29
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1154
136
Career
162 Game Avg.
2012
136
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.35
4.35
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.35
4.35
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.39
4.39
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.46
4.39
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.18
4.18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
4.18
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.258
0.258
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.258
Career
162 Game Avg.
7161
841
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
841
Career
162 Game Avg.
2387
280.34
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
280.34
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2347
276
Career
162 Game Avg.
5044
276
Career
162 Game Avg.
8.85
8.85
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8.4
8.85
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
267
31
Career
162 Game Avg.
482
31
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.01
1.01
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.8
1.01
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.46
0.46
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.56
0.46
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1071
126
Career
162 Game Avg.
1809
126
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
47
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
86
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.04
4.04
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.01
4.04
Career
162 Game Avg.
2075
244
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3342
244
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7.82
7.82
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.57
7.82
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.58
3.58
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.87
3.58
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.318
1.318
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.953
1.318
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
80
9
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
91
11
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
10412
1223
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22677
1223
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
186
22
Career
162 Game Avg.
83
22
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1250
147
Career
162 Game Avg.
2337
147
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.71
4.71
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.89
4.71
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
100
12
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
64
8
Career
162 Game Avg.
87
8
Career
162 Game Avg.
209
25
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
292
25
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.432
1.432
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.268
1.432
Career
162 Game Avg.
9086
1067
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20491
1067
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.16
2.16
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.7
2.16
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.299
0.299
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.299
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
39.26
39.26
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.76
39.26

Fielding Stats for Ryan Dempster and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
16
4.48
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
4.48
Career
162 Game Avg.
579
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
351
98.21
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
98.21
Career
162 Game Avg.
7161
2003.6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
2003.6
Career
162 Game Avg.
2387
667.87
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
667.87
Career
162 Game Avg.
169
47.29
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
386
47.29
Career
162 Game Avg.
337
94.29
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
94.29
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
24
6.72
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
6.72
Career
162 Game Avg.
530
148.29
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1301
148.29
Career
162 Game Avg.
506
141.58
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1264
141.58
Career
162 Game Avg.
95.47
95.47
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.16
95.47
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.874
0.874
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.463
0.874
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
10.35
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
10.35
Ryan Dempster
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ryan Dempster and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
16
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
586
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
686
190
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1707
190
Career
162 Game Avg.
588
163
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1537
163
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.099
0.099
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.099
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.34
0.34
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.34
Career
162 Game Avg.
58
16
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
260
16
Career
162 Game Avg.
47
13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
210
13
Career
162 Game Avg.
9
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Ryan Dempster
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
11
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
3
Ryan Dempster
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0
Ryan Dempster
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
8.19
2.26
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55.59
2.26
Career
162 Game Avg.
71
20
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
325
20
Career
162 Game Avg.
71
20
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
289
20
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.103
0.103
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.103
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.121
0.121
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.121
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.224
0.224
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.224
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.022
0.022
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0.022
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.077
0.077
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.077
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.158
0.158
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.158
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.158
0.158
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.158
Career
162 Game Avg.
23
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
80
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
17
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
40
11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
182
11
Ryan Dempster
Career
162 Game Avg.
-13.51
-3.74
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
34.77
-3.74
Ryan Dempster
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
13
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
4
Ryan Dempster
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
221
61
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
61
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.1
3.1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.44
3.1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.06
0.06
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0.06
Career
162 Game Avg.
85
23
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
23
Ryan Dempster
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
1
Ryan Dempster
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Ryan Dempster
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Ryan Dempster
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0