Sammy Ellis and Phil Niekro Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Sammy Ellis 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 Sammy Ellis 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.

Sammy Ellis Phil Niekro
Bats Left Right
Throws Right Right
Position Starting Pitcher Starting Pitcher
Generation The Silent Generation The Silent Generation
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for Sammy Ellis and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
7
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
229
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
140
42
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
42
Career
162 Game Avg.
63
63
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
318
63
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
58
58
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
58
Career
162 Game Avg.
52.07
52.07
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
53.72
52.07
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
245
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
18
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
29
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
463
137
Career
162 Game Avg.
2012
137
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.15
4.15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.35
4.15
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.94
3.94
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.46
3.94
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.37
4.37
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
4.37
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.248
0.248
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.248
Career
162 Game Avg.
3012
894
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
894
Career
162 Game Avg.
1004
298.13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
298.13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
967
287
Career
162 Game Avg.
5044
287
Career
162 Game Avg.
8.67
8.67
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8.4
8.67
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
118
35
Career
162 Game Avg.
482
35
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.06
1.06
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.8
1.06
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.52
0.52
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.56
0.52
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
378
112
Career
162 Game Avg.
1809
112
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
27
8
Career
162 Game Avg.
86
8
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.39
3.39
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.01
3.39
Career
162 Game Avg.
677
201
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3342
201
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6.07
6.07
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.57
6.07
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.96
2.96
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.87
2.96
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.051
1.051
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.953
1.051
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
28
8
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
22
7
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
4
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
4296
1276
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22677
1276
Career
162 Game Avg.
51
15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
503
149
Career
162 Game Avg.
2337
149
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.51
4.51
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.89
4.51
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
0
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
87
0
Sammy Ellis
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
292
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.34
1.34
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.268
1.34
Career
162 Game Avg.
3896
1157
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20491
1157
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.2
2.2
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.7
2.2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.264
0.264
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.264
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
38.51
38.51
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.76
38.51

Fielding Stats for Sammy Ellis and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
7
4.95
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
4.95
Career
162 Game Avg.
229
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
140
99.04
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
99.04
Career
162 Game Avg.
3012
2130.76
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
2130.76
Career
162 Game Avg.
1004
710.25
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
710.25
Career
162 Game Avg.
56
39.62
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
386
39.62
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
87.01
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
87.01
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
13
9.2
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
9.2
Career
162 Game Avg.
192
135.83
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1301
135.83
Career
162 Game Avg.
179
126.63
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1264
126.63
Career
162 Game Avg.
93.23
93.23
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.16
93.23
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.782
0.782
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.463
0.782
Career
162 Game Avg.
7
4.95
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
4.95
Sammy Ellis
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Sammy Ellis
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Sammy Ellis
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Sammy Ellis
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sammy Ellis and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
7
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
231
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
352
247
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1707
247
Career
162 Game Avg.
299
210
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1537
210
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.104
0.104
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.104
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.364
0.364
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.364
Career
162 Game Avg.
31
22
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
260
22
Career
162 Game Avg.
28
20
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
210
20
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
2
Sammy Ellis
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Sammy Ellis
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
2
Sammy Ellis
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0
Sammy Ellis
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.25
3.69
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55.59
3.69
Career
162 Game Avg.
34
24
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
325
24
Career
162 Game Avg.
51
36
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
289
36
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.145
0.145
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.145
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.114
0.114
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.114
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.259
0.259
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.259
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.01
0.01
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0.01
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.094
0.094
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.094
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.199
0.199
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.199
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.188
0.188
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.188
Career
162 Game Avg.
19
13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
80
13
Career
162 Game Avg.
7
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
26
18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
182
18
Sammy Ellis
Career
162 Game Avg.
-3.21
-2.25
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
34.77
-2.25
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
18
13
Career
162 Game Avg.
17
13
Sammy Ellis
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
134
94
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
94
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.63
2.63
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.44
2.63
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.13
0.13
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0.13
Career
162 Game Avg.
33
23
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
23
Sammy Ellis
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
2
Sammy Ellis
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Sammy Ellis
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Sammy Ellis
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Sammy Ellis
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0