Don Drysdale and Joe Niekro Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Don Drysdale or Joe 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 Don Drysdale vs. Joe 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.

Don Drysdale Joe Niekro
Bats Right Right
Throws Right Right
Position Starting Pitcher Starting Pitcher
Generation The Silent Generation The Silent Generation
Hall of Fame Yes No

Pitching Stats for Don Drysdale and Joe Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
14
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
518
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
702
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
465
61
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
500
61
Career
162 Game Avg.
209
209
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
221
209
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
166
166
Career
162 Game Avg.
204
166
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55.73
55.73
Career
162 Game Avg.
52
55.73
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
167
22
Career
162 Game Avg.
107
22
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
49
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
29
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
6
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1124
148
Career
162 Game Avg.
1431
148
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.95
2.95
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.59
2.95
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.96
2.96
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.61
2.96
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.49
3.49
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.14
3.49
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.236
0.236
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.254
0.236
Career
162 Game Avg.
10296
1352
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
10752
1352
Career
162 Game Avg.
3432
450.53
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3584
450.53
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3084
405
Career
162 Game Avg.
3466
405
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
8.09
8.09
Career
162 Game Avg.
8.7
8.09
Career
162 Game Avg.
280
37
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
276
37
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.73
0.73
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.69
0.73
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.54
0.54
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.39
0.54
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
855
112
Career
162 Game Avg.
1262
112
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
16
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
71
16
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.24
2.24
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.17
2.24
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2486
326
Career
162 Game Avg.
1747
326
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6.52
6.52
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.39
6.52
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4.8
4.8
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.49
4.8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.973
0.973
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.84
0.973
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
82
11
Career
162 Game Avg.
172
11
Career
162 Game Avg.
154
20
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
65
20
Career
162 Game Avg.
10
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
14097
1851
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
15166
1851
Career
162 Game Avg.
34
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
93
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1292
170
Career
162 Game Avg.
1620
170
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.39
3.39
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.07
3.39
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
106
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
96
0
Don Drysdale
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
200
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1.148
1.148
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.319
1.148
Career
162 Game Avg.
13088
1718
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
13637
1718
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.49
2.49
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.31
2.49
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.264
0.264
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.264
Career
162 Game Avg.
36.97
36.97
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
38.08
36.97

Fielding Stats for Don Drysdale and Joe Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
14
4.38
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22
4.38
Career
162 Game Avg.
518
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
702
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
465
145.43
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
500
145.43
Career
162 Game Avg.
10296
3219.98
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
10752
3219.98
Career
162 Game Avg.
3432
1073.33
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3584
1073.33
Career
162 Game Avg.
188
58.8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
253
58.8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
686
214.54
Career
162 Game Avg.
532
214.54
Career
162 Game Avg.
59
18.45
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
25
18.45
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
933
291.79
Career
162 Game Avg.
810
291.79
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
874
273.34
Career
162 Game Avg.
785
273.34
Career
162 Game Avg.
93.68
93.68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
96.91
93.68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.687
1.687
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.118
1.687
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55
17.2
Career
162 Game Avg.
41
17.2
Don Drysdale
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Don Drysdale and Joe Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
14
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
547
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
706
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1309
388
Career
162 Game Avg.
1165
388
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1169
346
Career
162 Game Avg.
973
346
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.186
0.186
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.156
0.186
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.561
0.561
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.47
0.561
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
218
65
Career
162 Game Avg.
152
65
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
156
46
Career
162 Game Avg.
124
46
Career
162 Game Avg.
26
8
Career
162 Game Avg.
26
8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
29
9
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
62
18
Career
162 Game Avg.
28
18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.025
0.025
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.001
0.025
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.133
0.133
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.007
0.133
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
82.48
24.43
Career
162 Game Avg.
32.52
24.43
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
345
102
Career
162 Game Avg.
183
102
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
283
84
Career
162 Game Avg.
191
84
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.216
0.216
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.164
0.216
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.295
0.295
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.188
0.295
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.511
0.511
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.352
0.511
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.109
0.109
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.032
0.109
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.171
0.171
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.121
0.171
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.415
0.415
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.266
0.415
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.244
0.244
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.244
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
96
28
Career
162 Game Avg.
55
28
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
113
33
Career
162 Game Avg.
72
33
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
180
53
Career
162 Game Avg.
126
53
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
69.13
20.47
Career
162 Game Avg.
21.46
20.47
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
60
18
Career
162 Game Avg.
38
18
Don Drysdale
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
370
110
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
262
110
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.54
3.54
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4.45
3.54
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.16
0.16
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.15
0.16
Career
162 Game Avg.
69
20
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
147
20
Career
162 Game Avg.
6
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
6
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
34
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
10
Don Drysdale
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Joe Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Don Drysdale
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
100
0