Jim Gardner and Phil Niekro Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Jim Gardner 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 Jim Gardner 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.

Jim Gardner Phil Niekro
Bats Unknown Right
Throws Right Right
Position Relief Pitcher Starting Pitcher
Generation Pre-Generational The Silent Generation
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for Jim Gardner and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
5
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
59
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
49
56
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
56
Career
162 Game Avg.
25
25
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
318
25
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
22
22
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
22
Career
162 Game Avg.
53.19
53.19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
53.72
53.19
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
43
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
245
43
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
1
Jim Gardner
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
29
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
181
209
Career
162 Game Avg.
2012
209
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.85
3.85
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.35
3.85
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.97
3.97
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.46
3.97
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.82
3.82
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
3.82
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.278
0.278
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.278
Career
162 Game Avg.
1270
1464
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
1464
Career
162 Game Avg.
423.33
487.91
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
487.91
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
468
539
Career
162 Game Avg.
5044
539
Career
162 Game Avg.
9.95
9.95
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8.4
9.95
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
9
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
482
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.19
0.19
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.8
0.19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.15
0.15
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.56
0.15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
130
150
Career
162 Game Avg.
1809
150
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
86
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.76
2.76
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.01
2.76
Career
162 Game Avg.
115
133
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3342
133
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.44
2.44
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.57
2.44
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.95
1.95
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.87
1.95
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.579
0.579
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.953
0.579
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
6
7
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
23
27
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
27
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
1837
2117
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22677
2117
Career
162 Game Avg.
9
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
270
311
Career
162 Game Avg.
2337
311
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.74
5.74
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.89
5.74
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
0
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
87
0
Jim Gardner
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
292
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.413
1.413
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.268
1.413
Career
162 Game Avg.
1684
1941
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20491
1941
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.58
4.58
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.7
4.58
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.293
0.293
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.293
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
39.05
39.05
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.76
39.05

Fielding Stats for Jim Gardner and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
5
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
81
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Jim Gardner
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1782
3564
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
3564
Career
162 Game Avg.
594
1188
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
1188
Career
162 Game Avg.
51
102
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
386
102
Career
162 Game Avg.
102
204
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
204
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
18
36
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
36
Career
162 Game Avg.
171
342
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1301
342
Career
162 Game Avg.
153
306
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1264
306
Career
162 Game Avg.
89.47
89.47
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.16
89.47
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.889
1.889
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.463
1.889
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
4
Jim Gardner
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Jim Gardner
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Jim Gardner
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Jim Gardner
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Gardner and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
5
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
82
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
259
512
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1707
512
Career
162 Game Avg.
224
443
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1537
443
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.179
0.179
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.179
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.558
0.558
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.558
Career
162 Game Avg.
40
79
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
260
79
Career
162 Game Avg.
33
65
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
210
65
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
7
14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
14
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.004
0.004
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0.004
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.025
0.025
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0.025
Career
162 Game Avg.
17.26
34.09
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55.59
34.09
Career
162 Game Avg.
50
99
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
325
99
Career
162 Game Avg.
71
140
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
289
140
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.274
0.274
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.274
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.223
0.223
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.223
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.497
0.497
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.497
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.045
0.045
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0.045
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.179
0.179
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.179
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.467
0.467
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.467
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.213
0.213
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.213
Career
162 Game Avg.
29
57
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
80
57
Career
162 Game Avg.
16
32
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
32
Career
162 Game Avg.
44
87
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
182
87
Career
162 Game Avg.
18.05
35.66
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
34.77
35.66
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
28
55
Career
162 Game Avg.
17
55
Jim Gardner
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
40
79
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
79
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6.48
6.48
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.44
6.48
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.7
0.7
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0.7
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
8
Jim Gardner
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5
10
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
10
Jim Gardner
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
100
100
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
100