Bob Gibson and Phil Niekro Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Bob Gibson 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 Bob Gibson 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.

Bob Gibson Phil Niekro
Bats Right Right
Throws Right Right
Position Relief Pitcher Starting Pitcher
Generation Baby Boomers The Silent Generation
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for Bob Gibson and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
5
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
98
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
18
12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
12
Career
162 Game Avg.
12
12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
318
12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
18
18
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
18
Career
162 Game Avg.
40
40
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
53.72
40
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
245
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
13
9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
29
9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
127
88
Career
162 Game Avg.
2012
88
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.24
4.24
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.35
4.24
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.38
4.38
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.46
4.38
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.04
5.04
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
5.04
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.243
0.243
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.243
Career
162 Game Avg.
809
561
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
561
Career
162 Game Avg.
269.67
187.12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
187.12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
241
167
Career
162 Game Avg.
5044
167
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
8.04
8.04
Career
162 Game Avg.
8.4
8.04
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
29
20
Career
162 Game Avg.
482
20
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.97
0.97
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.8
0.97
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.3
0.3
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.56
0.3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
166
115
Career
162 Game Avg.
1809
115
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
8
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
86
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.54
5.54
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.01
5.54
Career
162 Game Avg.
166
115
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3342
115
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.54
5.54
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.57
5.54
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.69
1.69
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.87
1.69
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.231
1.231
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.953
1.231
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
17
12
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1188
824
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22677
824
Career
162 Game Avg.
50
35
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
35
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
145
101
Career
162 Game Avg.
2337
101
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.84
4.84
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.89
4.84
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
16
11
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
13
9
Career
162 Game Avg.
87
9
Career
162 Game Avg.
22
15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
292
15
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.509
1.509
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.268
1.509
Career
162 Game Avg.
991
688
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20491
688
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1.48
1.48
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.7
1.48
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.261
0.261
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.261
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
39.65
39.65
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.76
39.65

Fielding Stats for Bob Gibson and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
5
8.27
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
8.27
Career
162 Game Avg.
98
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
18
29.76
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
29.76
Career
162 Game Avg.
809
1337.33
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
1337.33
Career
162 Game Avg.
269.67
445.78
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
445.78
Career
162 Game Avg.
30
49.59
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
386
49.59
Career
162 Game Avg.
26
42.98
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
42.98
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2
3.31
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
3.31
Career
162 Game Avg.
58
95.88
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1301
95.88
Career
162 Game Avg.
56
92.57
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1264
92.57
Career
162 Game Avg.
96.55
96.55
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.16
96.55
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.571
0.571
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.463
0.571
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
3.31
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
3.31
Bob Gibson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Bob Gibson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Bob Gibson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Bob Gibson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Gibson and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
5
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
98
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Bob Gibson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1707
0
Bob Gibson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1537
0
Bob Gibson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0
Bob Gibson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0
Bob Gibson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
260
0
Bob Gibson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
210
0
Bob Gibson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
0
Bob Gibson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Bob Gibson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
0
Bob Gibson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
0
Bob Gibson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0
Bob Gibson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0
Bob Gibson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55.59
0
Bob Gibson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
325
0
Bob Gibson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
289
0
Bob Gibson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0
Bob Gibson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0
Bob Gibson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0
Bob Gibson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0
Bob Gibson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0
Bob Gibson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0
Bob Gibson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0
Bob Gibson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
80
0
Bob Gibson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
0
Bob Gibson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
182
0
Bob Gibson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
34.77
0
Bob Gibson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Bob Gibson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
0
Bob Gibson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
0
Bob Gibson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.44
0
Bob Gibson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0
Bob Gibson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
0
Bob Gibson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
0
Bob Gibson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Bob Gibson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Bob Gibson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Bob Gibson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0