Duke Esper and Phil Niekro Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Duke Esper 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 Duke Esper 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.

Duke Esper Phil Niekro
Bats Unknown Right
Throws Left Right
Position Relief Pitcher Starting Pitcher
Generation Pre-Generational The Silent Generation
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for Duke Esper and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
9
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
236
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
198
57
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
57
Career
162 Game Avg.
101
101
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
318
101
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
100
100
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
100
Career
162 Game Avg.
50.25
50.25
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
53.72
50.25
Career
162 Game Avg.
152
44
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
245
44
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
29
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
842
243
Career
162 Game Avg.
2012
243
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.39
4.39
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.35
4.39
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.55
4.55
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.46
4.55
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.04
4.04
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
4.04
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.288
0.288
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.288
Career
162 Game Avg.
5183
1493
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
1493
Career
162 Game Avg.
1727.67
497.8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
497.8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2048
590
Career
162 Game Avg.
5044
590
Career
162 Game Avg.
10.67
10.67
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8.4
10.67
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
46
13
Career
162 Game Avg.
482
13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.24
0.24
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.8
0.24
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.19
0.19
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.56
0.19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
669
193
Career
162 Game Avg.
1809
193
Duke Esper
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
86
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.49
3.49
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.01
3.49
Career
162 Game Avg.
453
131
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3342
131
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.36
2.36
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.57
2.36
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.92
1.92
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.87
1.92
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.649
0.649
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.953
0.649
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
24
7
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
32
9
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
9
Duke Esper
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
7824
2254
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22677
2254
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1196
345
Career
162 Game Avg.
2337
345
Career
162 Game Avg.
6.23
6.23
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.89
6.23
Duke Esper
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
0
Duke Esper
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
87
0
Duke Esper
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
292
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.573
1.573
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.268
1.573
Career
162 Game Avg.
7123
2052
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20491
2052
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.07
5.07
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.7
5.07
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.3
0.3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
40.76
40.76
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.76
40.76

Fielding Stats for Duke Esper and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
9
6.13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
6.13
Career
162 Game Avg.
238
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Duke Esper
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
5205
3542.9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
3542.9
Career
162 Game Avg.
1735
1180.97
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
1180.97
Career
162 Game Avg.
67
45.61
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
386
45.61
Career
162 Game Avg.
382
260.02
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
260.02
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
26
17.7
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
17.7
Career
162 Game Avg.
475
323.32
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1301
323.32
Career
162 Game Avg.
449
305.62
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1264
305.62
Career
162 Game Avg.
94.53
94.53
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.16
94.53
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.887
1.887
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.463
1.887
Career
162 Game Avg.
8
5.45
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
5.45
Duke Esper
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Duke Esper
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Duke Esper
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Duke Esper
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Duke Esper and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
9
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
240
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
786
531
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1707
531
Career
162 Game Avg.
739
499
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1537
499
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.241
0.241
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.241
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.607
0.607
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.607
Career
162 Game Avg.
178
120
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
260
120
Career
162 Game Avg.
141
95
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
210
95
Career
162 Game Avg.
26
18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
9
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
25
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
25
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.003
0.003
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0.003
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.011
0.011
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0.011
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
66.92
45.17
Career
162 Game Avg.
55.59
45.17
Career
162 Game Avg.
228
154
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
325
154
Career
162 Game Avg.
222
150
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
289
150
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.282
0.282
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.282
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.309
0.309
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.309
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.591
0.591
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.591
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.068
0.068
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0.068
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.204
0.204
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.204
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.49
0.49
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.49
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.274
0.274
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.274
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
87
59
Career
162 Game Avg.
80
59
Career
162 Game Avg.
83
56
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
56
Career
162 Game Avg.
168
113
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
182
113
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
74.9
50.56
Career
162 Game Avg.
34.77
50.56
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
40
27
Career
162 Game Avg.
17
27
Duke Esper
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
95
64
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
64
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8.27
8.27
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.44
8.27
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.42
0.42
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0.42
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
2
Duke Esper
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Duke Esper
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3
2
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
2
Duke Esper
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
100
100
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
100