Jake Esch and Phil Niekro Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Jake Esch 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 Jake Esch 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.

Jake Esch Phil Niekro
Bats Right Right
Throws Right Right
Position Starting Pitcher Starting Pitcher
Generation Millenial The Silent Generation
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for Jake Esch and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
51
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
51
Jake Esch
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
318
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
1
Jake Esch
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
53.72
0
Jake Esch
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
245
0
Jake Esch
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
0
Jake Esch
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
29
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
8
136
Career
162 Game Avg.
2012
136
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.54
5.54
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.35
5.54
Career
162 Game Avg.
9.25
9.25
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.46
9.25
Career
162 Game Avg.
7.54
7.54
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
7.54
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.327
0.327
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.327
Career
162 Game Avg.
39
663
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
663
Career
162 Game Avg.
13
221
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
221
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
17
289
Career
162 Game Avg.
5044
289
Career
162 Game Avg.
11.77
11.77
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8.4
11.77
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
4
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
482
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.77
2.77
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.8
2.77
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.56
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
8
136
Career
162 Game Avg.
1809
136
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1
17
Career
162 Game Avg.
86
17
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.54
5.54
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.01
5.54
Career
162 Game Avg.
10
170
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3342
170
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6.92
6.92
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.57
6.92
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.5
2.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.87
2.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.385
1.385
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.953
1.385
Jake Esch
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1
17
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
17
Jake Esch
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
61
1037
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22677
1037
Jake Esch
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
8
136
Career
162 Game Avg.
2337
136
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.54
5.54
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.89
5.54
Jake Esch
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
0
Jake Esch
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
87
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
292
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.923
1.923
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.268
1.923
Career
162 Game Avg.
52
884
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20491
884
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.7
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.31
0.31
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.31
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42.23
42.23
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.76
42.23

Fielding Stats for Jake Esch and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
2
81
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
81
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
121.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
121.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
39
1579.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
1579.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
13
526.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
526.5
Jake Esch
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
386
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
40.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
40.5
Jake Esch
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
40.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1301
40.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
40.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1264
40.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
100
100
Career
162 Game Avg.
97.16
100
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.25
0.25
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.463
0.25
Jake Esch
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
0
Jake Esch
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Jake Esch
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Jake Esch
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Jake Esch
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jake Esch and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
203
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1707
203
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
203
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1537
203
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.2
0.2
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.2
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.4
0.4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.4
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
41
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
260
41
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
41
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
210
41
Jake Esch
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
0
Jake Esch
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Jake Esch
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
0
Jake Esch
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
0
Jake Esch
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0
Jake Esch
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.18
7.3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55.59
7.3
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
41
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
325
41
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
41
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
289
41
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.2
0.2
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.2
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.2
0.2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.4
0.4
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.4
Jake Esch
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.14
0.14
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.14
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.25
0.25
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.25
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.333
0.333
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.333
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
41
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
80
41
Jake Esch
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
41
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
182
41
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.17
6.94
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
34.77
6.94
Jake Esch
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Jake Esch
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
0
Jake Esch
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2
81
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
81
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.5
2.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.44
2.5
Jake Esch
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0
Jake Esch
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
0
Jake Esch
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Jake Esch
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
0
Jake Esch
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Jake Esch
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Jake Esch
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Jake Esch
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0