Lee Gooch and Phil Niekro Comparison

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Who is the better baseball player Lee Gooch 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.

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Lee Gooch Phil Niekro
Bats Right Right
Throws Right Right
Position Right Field Starting Pitcher
Generation The Lost Generation The Silent Generation
Hall of Fame No Yes

Fielding Stats for Lee Gooch and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
1
10.13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
10.13
Career
162 Game Avg.
16
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Lee Gooch
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
0
Lee Gooch
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
0
Lee Gooch
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
24
243
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
386
243
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
10.13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
10.13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3
30.38
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
30.38
Career
162 Game Avg.
28
283.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1301
283.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
25
253.13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1264
253.13
Career
162 Game Avg.
89.29
89.29
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.16
89.29
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.563
1.563
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.463
1.563
Lee Gooch
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
0
Lee Gooch
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Lee Gooch
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Lee Gooch
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Lee Gooch
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lee Gooch and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
19
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
66
563
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1707
563
Career
162 Game Avg.
61
520
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1537
520
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.295
0.295
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.295
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.727
0.727
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.727
Career
162 Game Avg.
18
153
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
260
153
Career
162 Game Avg.
15
128
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
210
128
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
17
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
17
Lee Gooch
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
9
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
26
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
26
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.016
0.016
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0.016
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.056
0.056
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0.056
Career
162 Game Avg.
7.82
66.67
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55.59
66.67
Career
162 Game Avg.
23
196
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
325
196
Career
162 Game Avg.
22
188
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
289
188
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.333
0.333
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.333
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.377
0.377
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.377
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.71
0.71
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.71
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.082
0.082
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0.082
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.244
0.244
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.244
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.628
0.628
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.628
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.34
0.34
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.34
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
34
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
80
34
Career
162 Game Avg.
8
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
11
94
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
182
94
Career
162 Game Avg.
8.97
76.46
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
34.77
76.46
Lee Gooch
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
34
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
34
Lee Gooch
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
10
85
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
85
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6.6
6.6
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.44
6.6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.4
0.4
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0.4
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
9
Lee Gooch
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Lee Gooch
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
0
Lee Gooch
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Lee Gooch
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Lee Gooch
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Lee Gooch
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0