Dan Driessen and Phil Niekro Comparison

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Dan Driessen Phil Niekro
Bats Left Right
Throws Right Right
Position First Base Starting Pitcher
Generation Baby Boomers The Silent Generation
Hall of Fame No Yes

Fielding Stats for Dan Driessen and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
15
1.48
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1.48
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1641
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1467
144.82
Career
162 Game Avg.
716
144.82
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
38687
3819.19
Career
162 Game Avg.
16213
3819.19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12895.7
1273.06
Career
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
1273.06
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
11058
1091.65
Career
162 Game Avg.
386
1091.65
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1076
106.22
Career
162 Game Avg.
878
106.22
Career
162 Game Avg.
96
9.48
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
37
9.48
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12230
1207.35
Career
162 Game Avg.
1301
1207.35
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12134
1197.87
Career
162 Game Avg.
1264
1197.87
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
99.22
99.22
Career
162 Game Avg.
97.16
99.22
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7.394
7.394
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.463
7.394
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1017
100.4
Career
162 Game Avg.
83
100.4
Dan Driessen
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Dan Driessen
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Dan Driessen
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Dan Driessen
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dan Driessen and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
15
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1732
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6344
593
Career
162 Game Avg.
1707
593
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5479
512
Career
162 Game Avg.
1537
512
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.267
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.267
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.794
0.794
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.794
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1464
137
Career
162 Game Avg.
260
137
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1006
94
Career
162 Game Avg.
210
94
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
282
26
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
26
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
23
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
153
14
Career
162 Game Avg.
7
14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
458
43
Career
162 Game Avg.
50
43
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.028
0.028
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0.028
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.105
0.105
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0.105
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
853.95
79.87
Career
162 Game Avg.
55.59
79.87
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2251
211
Career
162 Game Avg.
325
211
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2253
211
Career
162 Game Avg.
289
211
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.355
0.355
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.355
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.411
0.411
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.411
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.766
0.766
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.766
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.144
0.144
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0.144
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.263
0.263
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.263
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.759
0.759
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.759
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.281
0.281
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.281
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
746
70
Career
162 Game Avg.
80
70
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
763
71
Career
162 Game Avg.
109
71
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1356
127
Career
162 Game Avg.
182
127
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
857.86
80.24
Career
162 Game Avg.
34.77
80.24
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
28
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
12
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
761
71
Career
162 Game Avg.
17
71
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
100
9
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
9
Career
162 Game Avg.
719
67
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
314
67
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8.82
8.82
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.44
8.82
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.06
1.06
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.05
1.06
Career
162 Game Avg.
11
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
65
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
12
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
128
12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
35
12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
154
14
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
63
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
217
20
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
20
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
70.97
70.97
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
70.97