Shawn Estes and Phil Niekro Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Shawn Estes 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 Shawn Estes 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.

Shawn Estes Phil Niekro
Bats Right Right
Throws Left Right
Position Starting Pitcher Starting Pitcher
Generation Gen X The Silent Generation
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for Shawn Estes and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
13
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
283
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
281
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
101
101
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
318
101
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
93
93
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
93
Career
162 Game Avg.
52.06
52.06
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
53.72
52.06
Career
162 Game Avg.
14
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
245
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
8
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
2
Shawn Estes
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
29
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
879
211
Career
162 Game Avg.
2012
211
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.71
4.71
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.35
4.71
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.73
4.73
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.46
4.73
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.42
4.42
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
4.42
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.27
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.27
Career
162 Game Avg.
5035
1210
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
1210
Career
162 Game Avg.
1678.33
403.27
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
403.27
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1708
410
Career
162 Game Avg.
5044
410
Career
162 Game Avg.
9.16
9.16
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8.4
9.16
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
158
38
Career
162 Game Avg.
482
38
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.85
0.85
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.8
0.85
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.56
0.56
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.56
0.56
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
858
206
Career
162 Game Avg.
1809
206
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
36
9
Career
162 Game Avg.
86
9
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.6
4.6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.01
4.6
Career
162 Game Avg.
1210
291
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3342
291
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6.49
6.49
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.57
6.49
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4.28
4.28
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.87
4.28
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.232
1.232
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.953
1.232
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
79
19
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
57
14
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
9
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
7403
1779
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22677
1779
Shawn Estes
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
950
228
Career
162 Game Avg.
2337
228
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.09
5.09
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.89
5.09
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
102
25
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
25
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
49
12
Career
162 Game Avg.
87
12
Career
162 Game Avg.
241
58
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
292
58
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.529
1.529
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.268
1.529
Career
162 Game Avg.
6337
1523
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20491
1523
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.36
3.36
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.7
3.36
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.305
0.305
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.305
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
39.7
39.7
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.76
39.7

Fielding Stats for Shawn Estes and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
13
7.44
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
7.44
Career
162 Game Avg.
283
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
281
160.86
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
160.86
Career
162 Game Avg.
5035
2882.23
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
2882.23
Career
162 Game Avg.
1678.33
960.74
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
960.74
Career
162 Game Avg.
96
54.95
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
386
54.95
Career
162 Game Avg.
292
167.15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
167.15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
18
10.3
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
10.3
Career
162 Game Avg.
406
232.41
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1301
232.41
Career
162 Game Avg.
388
222.11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1264
222.11
Career
162 Game Avg.
95.57
95.57
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.16
95.57
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.371
1.371
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.463
1.371
Career
162 Game Avg.
25
14.31
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
14.31
Shawn Estes
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Shawn Estes
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Shawn Estes
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Shawn Estes
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shawn Estes and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
13
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
311
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
596
310
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1707
310
Career
162 Game Avg.
498
259
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1537
259
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.159
0.159
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.159
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.497
0.497
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.497
Career
162 Game Avg.
79
41
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
260
41
Career
162 Game Avg.
58
30
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
210
30
Career
162 Game Avg.
15
8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
21
11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.008
0.008
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0.008
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.051
0.051
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0.051
Career
162 Game Avg.
21.52
11.21
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55.59
11.21
Career
162 Game Avg.
110
57
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
325
57
Career
162 Game Avg.
97
51
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
289
51
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.163
0.163
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.163
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.221
0.221
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.221
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.384
0.384
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.384
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.062
0.062
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0.062
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.128
0.128
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.128
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.302
0.302
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.302
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.227
0.227
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.227
Career
162 Game Avg.
50
26
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
80
26
Career
162 Game Avg.
28
15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
15
Career
162 Game Avg.
74
39
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
182
39
Career
162 Game Avg.
14.61
7.61
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
34.77
7.61
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
15
8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
8
Shawn Estes
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
166
86
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
86
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.59
3.59
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.44
3.59
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.09
0.09
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0.09
Career
162 Game Avg.
78
41
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
41
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
7
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
50
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
50