Sonny Gray and Phil Niekro Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Sonny Gray 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 Sonny Gray 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.

Sonny Gray Phil Niekro
Bats Right Right
Throws Right Right
Position Starting Pitcher Starting Pitcher
Generation Millenial The Silent Generation
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for Sonny Gray and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
10
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
247
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
238
66
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
66
Career
162 Game Avg.
90
90
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
318
90
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
77
77
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
77
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
53.89
53.89
Career
162 Game Avg.
53.72
53.89
Career
162 Game Avg.
6
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
245
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
1
Sonny Gray
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
29
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
549
151
Career
162 Game Avg.
2012
151
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.56
3.56
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.35
3.56
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.25
3.25
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.46
3.25
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.52
3.52
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
3.52
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.23
0.23
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.23
Career
162 Game Avg.
4161
1146
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
1146
Career
162 Game Avg.
1387
381.85
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
381.85
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1192
328
Career
162 Game Avg.
5044
328
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
7.73
7.73
Career
162 Game Avg.
8.4
7.73
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
138
38
Career
162 Game Avg.
482
38
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.9
0.9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.8
0.9
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.56
0.56
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.56
0.56
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
489
135
Career
162 Game Avg.
1809
135
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
5
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
86
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.17
3.17
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.01
3.17
Career
162 Game Avg.
1338
368
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3342
368
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8.68
8.68
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.57
8.68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.42
5.42
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.87
5.42
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.317
1.317
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.953
1.317
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
91
25
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
25
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
45
12
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
4
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
5774
1590
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22677
1590
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
605
167
Career
162 Game Avg.
2337
167
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.93
3.93
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.89
3.93
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
20
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
37
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
87
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
103
28
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
292
28
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1.212
1.212
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.268
1.212
Career
162 Game Avg.
5183
1427
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20491
1427
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.45
2.45
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.7
2.45
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.277
0.277
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.277
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.47
37.47
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
37.76
37.47

Fielding Stats for Sonny Gray and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
9
6.54
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
6.54
Career
162 Game Avg.
223
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
214
155.46
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
155.46
Career
162 Game Avg.
3802
2761.99
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
2761.99
Career
162 Game Avg.
1267.33
920.66
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
920.66
Career
162 Game Avg.
145
105.34
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
386
105.34
Career
162 Game Avg.
168
122.05
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
122.05
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
12
8.72
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
8.72
Career
162 Game Avg.
325
236.1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1301
236.1
Career
162 Game Avg.
313
227.38
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1264
227.38
Career
162 Game Avg.
96.31
96.31
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.16
96.31
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.404
1.404
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.463
1.404
Career
162 Game Avg.
14
10.17
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
10.17
Sonny Gray
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Sonny Gray
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
11
7.99
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0
7.99
Sonny Gray
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sonny Gray and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
10
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
250
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
118
76
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1707
76
Career
162 Game Avg.
99
64
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1537
64
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.141
0.141
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.141
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.428
0.428
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.428
Career
162 Game Avg.
14
9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
260
9
Career
162 Game Avg.
13
8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
210
8
Sonny Gray
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Sonny Gray
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
1
Sonny Gray
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0
Sonny Gray
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.49
1.61
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55.59
1.61
Career
162 Game Avg.
16
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
325
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
17
11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
289
11
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.144
0.144
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.144
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.162
0.162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.162
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.306
0.306
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.306
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.02
0.02
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0.02
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.105
0.105
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.105
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.221
0.221
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.221
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.219
0.219
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.219
Career
162 Game Avg.
8
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
80
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
11
7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
182
7
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.03
0.67
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
34.77
0.67
Sonny Gray
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
2
Sonny Gray
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
35
23
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
23
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.37
3.37
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.44
3.37
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.09
0.09
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0.09
Career
162 Game Avg.
16
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
10
Sonny Gray
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
1
Sonny Gray
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Sonny Gray
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Sonny Gray
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Sonny Gray
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0