Paul Erickson and Phil Niekro Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Paul Erickson 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 Paul Erickson 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.

Paul Erickson Phil Niekro
Bats Right Right
Throws Right Right
Position Starting Pitcher Starting Pitcher
Generation The Greatest Generation The Silent Generation
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for Paul Erickson and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
8
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
207
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
86
28
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
28
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
37
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
318
37
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
48
48
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
48
Career
162 Game Avg.
43.53
43.53
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
53.72
43.53
Career
162 Game Avg.
27
9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
245
9
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
6
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
29
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
349
115
Career
162 Game Avg.
2012
115
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.86
3.86
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.35
3.86
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.97
3.97
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.46
3.97
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.23
4.23
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
4.23
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.245
0.245
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.245
Career
162 Game Avg.
2443
803
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
803
Career
162 Game Avg.
814.33
267.51
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
267.51
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
774
254
Career
162 Game Avg.
5044
254
Career
162 Game Avg.
8.55
8.55
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8.4
8.55
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
41
13
Career
162 Game Avg.
482
13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.45
0.45
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.8
0.45
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.2
0.2
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.56
0.2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
425
140
Career
162 Game Avg.
1809
140
Paul Erickson
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
86
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.7
4.7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.01
4.7
Career
162 Game Avg.
432
142
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3342
142
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.77
4.77
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.57
4.77
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.09
2.09
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.87
2.09
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.052
1.052
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.953
1.052
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
19
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
19
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
6
Paul Erickson
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
3606
1185
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22677
1185
Career
162 Game Avg.
57
19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
393
129
Career
162 Game Avg.
2337
129
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.34
4.34
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.89
4.34
Paul Erickson
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
0
Paul Erickson
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
87
0
Paul Erickson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
292
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.472
1.472
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.268
1.472
Career
162 Game Avg.
3162
1039
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20491
1039
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1.9
1.9
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.7
1.9
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.268
0.268
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.268
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
39.85
39.85
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.76
39.85

Fielding Stats for Paul Erickson and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
8
6.26
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
6.26
Career
162 Game Avg.
207
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Paul Erickson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
0
Paul Erickson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
0
Paul Erickson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
33
25.83
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
386
25.83
Career
162 Game Avg.
148
115.83
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
115.83
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
4
3.13
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
3.13
Career
162 Game Avg.
185
144.78
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1301
144.78
Career
162 Game Avg.
181
141.65
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1264
141.65
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.84
97.84
Career
162 Game Avg.
97.16
97.84
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.874
0.874
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.463
0.874
Career
162 Game Avg.
7
5.48
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
5.48
Paul Erickson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Paul Erickson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Paul Erickson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Paul Erickson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Paul Erickson and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
8
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
207
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
276
216
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1707
216
Career
162 Game Avg.
258
202
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1537
202
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.147
0.147
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.147
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.426
0.426
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.426
Career
162 Game Avg.
38
30
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
260
30
Career
162 Game Avg.
25
20
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
210
20
Career
162 Game Avg.
9
7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
7
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
13
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.012
0.012
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0.012
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.079
0.079
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0.079
Career
162 Game Avg.
10.81
8.46
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55.59
8.46
Career
162 Game Avg.
58
45
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
325
45
Career
162 Game Avg.
45
35
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
289
35
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.163
0.163
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.163
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.225
0.225
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.225
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.388
0.388
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.388
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.078
0.078
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0.078
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.13
0.13
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.29
0.29
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.29
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.211
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.211
Career
162 Game Avg.
12
9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
80
9
Career
162 Game Avg.
11
9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
9
Career
162 Game Avg.
20
16
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
182
16
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.35
3.4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
34.77
3.4
Paul Erickson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
7
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
5
Paul Erickson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
89
70
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
70
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.1
3.1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.44
3.1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.08
0.08
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0.08
Career
162 Game Avg.
11
9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
9
Paul Erickson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
4
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
3
Paul Erickson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Paul Erickson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Paul Erickson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Paul Erickson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0