Fred Fussell and Phil Niekro Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Fred Fussell 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 Fred Fussell 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.

Fred Fussell Phil Niekro
Bats Left Right
Throws Left Right
Position Starting Pitcher Starting Pitcher
Generation The Lost Generation The Silent Generation
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for Fred Fussell and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
4
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
80
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
27
23
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
23
Career
162 Game Avg.
14
14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
318
14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
17
17
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
17
Career
162 Game Avg.
45.16
45.16
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
53.72
45.16
Career
162 Game Avg.
11
9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
245
9
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
29
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
159
135
Career
162 Game Avg.
2012
135
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.86
4.86
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.35
4.86
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.78
4.78
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.46
4.78
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.95
3.95
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
3.95
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.301
0.301
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.301
Career
162 Game Avg.
884
751
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
751
Career
162 Game Avg.
294.67
250.47
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
250.47
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
365
310
Career
162 Game Avg.
5044
310
Career
162 Game Avg.
11.15
11.15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8.4
11.15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
16
14
Career
162 Game Avg.
482
14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.49
0.49
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.8
0.49
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.2
0.2
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.56
0.2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
88
75
Career
162 Game Avg.
1809
75
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
86
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.69
2.69
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.01
2.69
Career
162 Game Avg.
103
88
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3342
88
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.15
3.15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.57
3.15
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.29
1.29
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.87
1.29
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.648
0.648
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.953
0.648
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
10
9
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
5
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
4
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1307
1111
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22677
1111
Career
162 Game Avg.
33
28
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
28
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
183
156
Career
162 Game Avg.
2337
156
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.59
5.59
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.89
5.59
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
0
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
87
0
Fred Fussell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
292
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.537
1.537
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.268
1.537
Career
162 Game Avg.
1214
1032
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20491
1032
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.29
2.29
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.7
2.29
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.314
0.314
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.314
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
39.92
39.92
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.76
39.92

Fielding Stats for Fred Fussell and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
4
8.1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
8.1
Career
162 Game Avg.
80
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Fred Fussell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
0
Fred Fussell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
0
Fred Fussell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
10
20.25
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
386
20.25
Career
162 Game Avg.
57
115.43
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
115.43
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
5
10.13
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
10.13
Career
162 Game Avg.
72
145.8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1301
145.8
Career
162 Game Avg.
67
135.68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1264
135.68
Career
162 Game Avg.
93.06
93.06
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.16
93.06
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.838
0.838
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.463
0.838
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
6.08
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
6.08
Fred Fussell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Fred Fussell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Fred Fussell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Fred Fussell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Fussell and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
4
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
80
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
106
215
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1707
215
Career
162 Game Avg.
100
203
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1537
203
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.15
0.15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.15
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.439
0.439
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.439
Career
162 Game Avg.
15
30
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
260
30
Career
162 Game Avg.
11
22
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
210
22
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
4
Fred Fussell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.02
0.02
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0.02
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.133
0.133
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0.133
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.35
10.84
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55.59
10.84
Career
162 Game Avg.
23
47
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
325
47
Career
162 Game Avg.
20
41
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
289
41
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.189
0.189
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.189
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.23
0.23
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.23
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.419
0.419
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.419
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.08
0.08
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0.08
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.142
0.142
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.142
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.329
0.329
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.329
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.181
0.181
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.181
Career
162 Game Avg.
11
22
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
80
22
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
12
24
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
182
24
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.4
6.88
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
34.77
6.88
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
8
Fred Fussell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
26
53
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
53
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.08
4.08
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.44
4.08
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.15
0.15
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0.15
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
2
Fred Fussell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
0
Fred Fussell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Fred Fussell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Fred Fussell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Fred Fussell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0