Gene Ford and Phil Niekro Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Gene Ford 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 Gene Ford 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.

Gene Ford Phil Niekro
Bats Right Right
Throws Right Right
Position Relief Pitcher Starting Pitcher
Generation The Greatest Generation The Silent Generation
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for Gene Ford and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
68
Gene Ford
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
0
Gene Ford
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
318
0
Gene Ford
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
0
Gene Ford
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
53.72
0
Gene Ford
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
245
0
Gene Ford
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
0
Gene Ford
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
29
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
17
231
Career
162 Game Avg.
2012
231
Career
162 Game Avg.
9.56
9.56
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.35
9.56
Career
162 Game Avg.
7.81
7.81
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.46
7.81
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.81
5.81
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
5.81
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.329
0.329
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.329
Career
162 Game Avg.
48
653
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
653
Career
162 Game Avg.
16
217.6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
217.6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
23
313
Career
162 Game Avg.
5044
313
Career
162 Game Avg.
12.94
12.94
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8.4
12.94
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1
14
Career
162 Game Avg.
482
14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.56
0.56
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.8
0.56
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.2
0.2
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.56
0.2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
12
163
Career
162 Game Avg.
1809
163
Gene Ford
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
86
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
6.75
6.75
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.01
6.75
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
27
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3342
27
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.13
1.13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.57
1.13
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.4
0.4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.87
0.4
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.875
0.875
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.953
0.875
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2
27
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
27
Gene Ford
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
0
Gene Ford
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
82
1115
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22677
1115
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
54
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
54
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
17
231
Career
162 Game Avg.
2337
231
Career
162 Game Avg.
9.56
9.56
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.89
9.56
Gene Ford
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
0
Gene Ford
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
87
0
Gene Ford
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
292
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.188
2.188
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.268
2.188
Career
162 Game Avg.
70
952
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20491
952
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.4
3.4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.7
3.4
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.324
0.324
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.324
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
46.13
46.13
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.76
46.13

Fielding Stats for Gene Ford and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
2
64.8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
64.8
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Gene Ford
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
0
Gene Ford
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
0
Gene Ford
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
64.8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
386
64.8
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
97.2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
97.2
Gene Ford
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1301
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1264
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
100
100
Career
162 Game Avg.
97.16
100
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.463
1
Gene Ford
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
0
Gene Ford
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gene Ford and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
6
194
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1707
194
Career
162 Game Avg.
6
194
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1537
194
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.167
0.167
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.167
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.333
0.333
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.333
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
32
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
260
32
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
32
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
210
32
Gene Ford
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
0
Gene Ford
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Gene Ford
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
0
Gene Ford
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
0
Gene Ford
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0
Gene Ford
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.15
4.85
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55.59
4.85
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
32
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
325
32
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
32
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
289
32
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.167
0.167
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.167
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.167
0.167
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.167
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.333
0.333
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.333
Gene Ford
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.117
0.117
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.117
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.2
0.2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.25
0.25
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.25
Gene Ford
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
80
0
Gene Ford
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
0
Gene Ford
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
182
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.07
2.17
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
34.77
2.17
Gene Ford
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Gene Ford
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
0
Gene Ford
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2
65
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
65
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.44
3
Gene Ford
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0
Gene Ford
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
0
Gene Ford
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Gene Ford
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
0
Gene Ford
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Gene Ford
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Gene Ford
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0