Sammy Esposito and Phil Niekro Comparison

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Who is the better baseball player Sammy Esposito 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.

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Sammy Esposito Phil Niekro
Bats Right Right
Throws Right Right
Position Third Base Starting Pitcher
Generation The Silent Generation The Silent Generation
Hall of Fame No Yes

Fielding Stats for Sammy Esposito and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
10
3.18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
3.18
Career
162 Game Avg.
509
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
195
62.06
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
62.06
Career
162 Game Avg.
7110
2262.91
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
2262.91
Career
162 Game Avg.
2370
754.3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
754.3
Career
162 Game Avg.
317
100.89
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
386
100.89
Career
162 Game Avg.
659
209.74
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
209.74
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
13.37
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
37
13.37
Career
162 Game Avg.
1018
324
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1301
324
Career
162 Game Avg.
976
310.63
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1264
310.63
Career
162 Game Avg.
95.87
95.87
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.16
95.87
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.917
1.917
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.463
1.917
Career
162 Game Avg.
82
26.1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
26.1
Sammy Esposito
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Sammy Esposito
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Sammy Esposito
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Sammy Esposito
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sammy Esposito and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
10
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
560
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
970
281
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1707
281
Career
162 Game Avg.
792
229
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1537
229
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.207
0.207
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.207
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.656
0.656
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.656
Career
162 Game Avg.
164
47
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
260
47
Career
162 Game Avg.
127
37
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
210
37
Career
162 Game Avg.
27
8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
7
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.01
0.01
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0.01
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.049
0.049
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0.049
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
78.4
22.68
Career
162 Game Avg.
55.59
22.68
Career
162 Game Avg.
219
63
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
325
63
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
313
91
Career
162 Game Avg.
289
91
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.323
0.323
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.323
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.277
0.277
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.277
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.599
0.599
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.599
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.069
0.069
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0.069
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.214
0.214
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.214
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.57
0.57
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.57
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.235
0.235
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.235
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
130
38
Career
162 Game Avg.
80
38
Career
162 Game Avg.
73
21
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
21
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
195
56
Career
162 Game Avg.
182
56
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
85.55
24.75
Career
162 Game Avg.
34.77
24.75
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
145
42
Career
162 Game Avg.
17
42
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
1
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
127
37
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
37
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7.64
7.64
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.44
7.64
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.14
1.14
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.05
1.14
Career
162 Game Avg.
21
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
8
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
23
7
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
2
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
14
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
50
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
50