Eric Gagne and Phil Niekro Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Eric Gagne 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 Eric Gagne 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.

Eric Gagne Phil Niekro
Bats Right Right
Throws Right Right
Position Relief Pitcher Starting Pitcher
Generation Gen X The Silent Generation
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for Eric Gagne and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
10
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
402
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
48
8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
8
Career
162 Game Avg.
33
33
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
318
33
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
26
26
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
26
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55.93
55.93
Career
162 Game Avg.
53.72
55.93
Eric Gagne
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
245
0
Eric Gagne
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
187
32
Career
162 Game Avg.
29
32
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
248
42
Career
162 Game Avg.
2012
42
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.47
3.47
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.35
3.47
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.12
3.12
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.46
3.12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.51
3.51
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
3.51
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.219
0.219
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.219
Career
162 Game Avg.
1931
327
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
327
Career
162 Game Avg.
643.67
108.88
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
108.88
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
518
88
Career
162 Game Avg.
5044
88
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
7.24
7.24
Career
162 Game Avg.
8.4
7.24
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
76
13
Career
162 Game Avg.
482
13
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.06
1.06
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.8
1.06
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.19
0.19
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.56
0.19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
226
38
Career
162 Game Avg.
1809
38
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
13
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
86
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.16
3.16
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.01
3.16
Career
162 Game Avg.
718
121
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3342
121
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
10.04
10.04
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.57
10.04
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.79
1.79
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.87
1.79
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.467
1.467
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.953
1.467
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
18
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
33
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
2664
451
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22677
451
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
269
46
Career
162 Game Avg.
83
46
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
268
45
Career
162 Game Avg.
2337
45
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.75
3.75
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.89
3.75
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
24
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
15
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
87
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
32
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
292
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1.156
1.156
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.268
1.156
Career
162 Game Avg.
2366
400
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20491
400
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.67
0.67
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.7
0.67
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.271
0.271
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.271
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.25
37.25
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
37.76
37.25

Fielding Stats for Eric Gagne and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
10
4.03
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
4.03
Career
162 Game Avg.
402
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
48
19.34
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
19.34
Career
162 Game Avg.
1931
778.16
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
778.16
Career
162 Game Avg.
643.67
259.39
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
259.39
Career
162 Game Avg.
38
15.31
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
386
15.31
Career
162 Game Avg.
64
25.79
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
25.79
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1
0.4
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
0.4
Career
162 Game Avg.
103
41.51
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1301
41.51
Career
162 Game Avg.
102
41.1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1264
41.1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
99.03
99.03
Career
162 Game Avg.
97.16
99.03
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.254
0.254
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.463
0.254
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
1.61
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
1.61
Eric Gagne
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Eric Gagne
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Eric Gagne
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Eric Gagne
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Eric Gagne and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
10
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
402
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
99
40
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1707
40
Career
162 Game Avg.
86
35
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1537
35
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.14
0.14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.14
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.445
0.445
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.445
Career
162 Game Avg.
12
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
260
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
8
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
210
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.012
0.012
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0.012
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.083
0.083
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0.083
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.98
1.2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55.59
1.2
Career
162 Game Avg.
19
8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
325
8
Career
162 Game Avg.
13
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
289
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.131
0.131
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.131
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.221
0.221
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.221
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.352
0.352
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.352
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.081
0.081
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0.081
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.114
0.114
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.114
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.26
0.26
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.26
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.183
0.183
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.183
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
80
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
7
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
182
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.47
0.19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
34.77
0.19
Eric Gagne
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
0
Eric Gagne
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
25
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.96
3.96
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.44
3.96
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.04
0.04
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0.04
Career
162 Game Avg.
12
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
5
Eric Gagne
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
1
Eric Gagne
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Eric Gagne
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0