Kelvim Escobar and Phil Niekro Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Kelvim Escobar 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 Kelvim Escobar 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.

Kelvim Escobar 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 Kelvim Escobar and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
12
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
411
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
202
33
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
33
Career
162 Game Avg.
101
101
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
318
101
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
91
91
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
91
Career
162 Game Avg.
52.6
52.6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
53.72
52.6
Career
162 Game Avg.
10
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
245
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
59
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
29
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
695
115
Career
162 Game Avg.
2012
115
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.15
4.15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.35
4.15
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.97
3.97
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.46
3.97
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.75
3.75
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
3.75
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.254
0.254
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.254
Career
162 Game Avg.
4521
748
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
748
Career
162 Game Avg.
1507
249.33
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
249.33
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1461
242
Career
162 Game Avg.
5044
242
Career
162 Game Avg.
8.73
8.73
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8.4
8.73
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
137
23
Career
162 Game Avg.
482
23
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.82
0.82
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.8
0.82
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.33
0.33
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.56
0.33
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
611
101
Career
162 Game Avg.
1809
101
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
28
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
86
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.65
3.65
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.01
3.65
Career
162 Game Avg.
1310
217
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3342
217
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7.82
7.82
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.57
7.82
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.19
3.19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.87
3.19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.275
1.275
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.953
1.275
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
54
9
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
47
8
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
6483
1073
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22677
1073
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
132
22
Career
162 Game Avg.
83
22
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
755
125
Career
162 Game Avg.
2337
125
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.51
4.51
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.89
4.51
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
33
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
39
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
87
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
125
21
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
292
21
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.375
1.375
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.268
1.375
Career
162 Game Avg.
5753
952
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20491
952
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1.84
1.84
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.7
1.84
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.301
0.301
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.301
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
38.72
38.72
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.76
38.72

Fielding Stats for Kelvim Escobar and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
12
4.73
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
4.73
Career
162 Game Avg.
411
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
202
79.62
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
79.62
Career
162 Game Avg.
4521
1782
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
1782
Career
162 Game Avg.
1507
594
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
594
Career
162 Game Avg.
84
33.11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
386
33.11
Career
162 Game Avg.
131
51.64
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
51.64
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
8
3.15
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
3.15
Career
162 Game Avg.
223
87.9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1301
87.9
Career
162 Game Avg.
215
84.74
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1264
84.74
Career
162 Game Avg.
96.41
96.41
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.16
96.41
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.523
0.523
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.463
0.523
Career
162 Game Avg.
12
4.73
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
4.73
Kelvim Escobar
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Kelvim Escobar
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Kelvim Escobar
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Kelvim Escobar
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelvim Escobar and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
12
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
411
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
29
11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1707
11
Career
162 Game Avg.
27
11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1537
11
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.111
0.111
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.111
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.276
0.276
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.276
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
260
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
210
1
Kelvim Escobar
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
0
Kelvim Escobar
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Kelvim Escobar
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
0
Kelvim Escobar
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
0
Kelvim Escobar
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0
Kelvim Escobar
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.3
0.12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55.59
0.12
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
325
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
289
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.103
0.103
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.103
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.111
0.111
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.111
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.215
0.215
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.215
Kelvim Escobar
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.074
0.074
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.074
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.125
0.125
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.125
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.214
0.214
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.214
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
80
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
182
1
Kelvim Escobar
Career
162 Game Avg.
-0.73
-0.29
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
34.77
-0.29
Kelvim Escobar
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Kelvim Escobar
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
0
Kelvim Escobar
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
13
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.23
2.23
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.44
2.23
Kelvim Escobar
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
1
Kelvim Escobar
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
0
Kelvim Escobar
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Kelvim Escobar
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Kelvim Escobar
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Kelvim Escobar
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0