John Ericks and Phil Niekro Comparison

Who is the better baseball player John Ericks 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 John Ericks 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.

John Ericks 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 John Ericks and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
3
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
57
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
22
26
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
26
Career
162 Game Avg.
8
8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
318
8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
14
14
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
14
Career
162 Game Avg.
36.36
36.36
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
53.72
36.36
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
245
1
John Ericks
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
14
17
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
29
17
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
86
103
Career
162 Game Avg.
2012
103
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.78
4.78
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.35
4.78
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.65
4.65
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.46
4.65
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.28
4.28
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
4.28
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.268
0.268
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.268
Career
162 Game Avg.
486
580
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
580
Career
162 Game Avg.
162
193.26
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
193.26
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
171
204
Career
162 Game Avg.
5044
204
Career
162 Game Avg.
9.5
9.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8.4
9.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
19
23
Career
162 Game Avg.
482
23
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.06
1.06
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.8
1.06
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.33
0.33
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.56
0.33
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
73
87
Career
162 Game Avg.
1809
87
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
6
7
Career
162 Game Avg.
86
7
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.06
4.06
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.01
4.06
Career
162 Game Avg.
132
157
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3342
157
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7.33
7.33
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.57
7.33
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.32
2.32
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.87
2.32
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.265
1.265
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.953
1.265
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
13
16
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
16
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
724
864
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22677
864
Career
162 Game Avg.
23
27
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
27
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
97
116
Career
162 Game Avg.
2337
116
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.39
5.39
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.89
5.39
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
6
7
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
6
7
Career
162 Game Avg.
87
7
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
292
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.506
1.506
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.268
1.506
Career
162 Game Avg.
637
760
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20491
760
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1.7
1.7
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.7
1.7
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.305
0.305
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.305
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
40.22
40.22
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.76
40.22

Fielding Stats for John Ericks and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
3
8.53
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
8.53
Career
162 Game Avg.
57
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
22
62.53
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
62.53
Career
162 Game Avg.
486
1381.26
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
1381.26
Career
162 Game Avg.
162
460.42
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
460.42
Career
162 Game Avg.
8
22.74
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
386
22.74
Career
162 Game Avg.
14
39.79
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
39.79
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3
8.53
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
8.53
Career
162 Game Avg.
25
71.05
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1301
71.05
Career
162 Game Avg.
22
62.53
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1264
62.53
Career
162 Game Avg.
88
88
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.16
88
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.386
0.386
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.463
0.386
John Ericks
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
0
John Ericks
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
John Ericks
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
John Ericks
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
John Ericks
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Ericks and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
3
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
57
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
119
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1707
119
Career
162 Game Avg.
36
102
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1537
102
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.083
0.083
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.083
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.31
0.31
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.31
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
260
9
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
210
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
3
John Ericks
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
John Ericks
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
3
John Ericks
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0
John Ericks
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.26
0.73
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55.59
0.73
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
325
11
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
289
9
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.071
0.071
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.071
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.111
0.111
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.111
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.183
0.183
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.183
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.028
0.028
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0.028
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.06
0.06
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.06
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.118
0.118
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.118
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.13
0.13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.13
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
80
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
182
9
John Ericks
Career
162 Game Avg.
-1.73
-4.92
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
34.77
-4.92
John Ericks
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
John Ericks
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
0
John Ericks
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
13
37
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
37
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.23
3.23
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.44
3.23
John Ericks
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
6
17
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
17
John Ericks
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
3
John Ericks
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
John Ericks
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
John Ericks
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
John Ericks
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0