Dan Griner and Phil Niekro Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Dan Griner 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 Dan Griner 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.

Dan Griner Phil Niekro
Bats Left Right
Throws Right Right
Position Starting Pitcher Starting Pitcher
Generation The Lost Generation The Silent Generation
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for Dan Griner and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
6
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
135
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
81
41
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
41
Career
162 Game Avg.
28
28
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
318
28
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
55
55
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
55
Career
162 Game Avg.
33.73
33.73
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
53.72
33.73
Career
162 Game Avg.
43
22
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
245
22
Career
162 Game Avg.
7
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
6
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
29
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
261
131
Career
162 Game Avg.
2012
131
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.49
3.49
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.35
3.49
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.72
3.72
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.46
3.72
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.74
3.74
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
3.74
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.271
0.271
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.271
Career
162 Game Avg.
2021
1018
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
1018
Career
162 Game Avg.
673.67
339.33
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
339.33
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
700
353
Career
162 Game Avg.
5044
353
Career
162 Game Avg.
9.35
9.35
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8.4
9.35
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
22
11
Career
162 Game Avg.
482
11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.29
0.29
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.8
0.29
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.16
0.16
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.56
0.16
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
202
102
Career
162 Game Avg.
1809
102
Dan Griner
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
86
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.7
2.7
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.01
2.7
Career
162 Game Avg.
244
123
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3342
123
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.26
3.26
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.57
3.26
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.81
1.81
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.87
1.81
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.662
0.662
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.953
0.662
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
11
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
32
16
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
16
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
4
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
2817
1419
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22677
1419
Career
162 Game Avg.
43
22
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
22
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
331
167
Career
162 Game Avg.
2337
167
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.42
4.42
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.89
4.42
Dan Griner
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
0
Dan Griner
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
87
0
Dan Griner
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
292
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.339
1.339
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.268
1.339
Career
162 Game Avg.
2583
1301
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20491
1301
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.45
2.45
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.7
2.45
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.29
0.29
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.29
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.63
37.63
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
37.76
37.63

Fielding Stats for Dan Griner and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
6
7.15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
7.15
Career
162 Game Avg.
136
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Dan Griner
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
0
Dan Griner
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
0
Dan Griner
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
18
21.44
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
386
21.44
Career
162 Game Avg.
173
206.07
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
206.07
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
4
4.76
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
4.76
Career
162 Game Avg.
195
232.28
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1301
232.28
Career
162 Game Avg.
191
227.52
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1264
227.52
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.95
97.95
Career
162 Game Avg.
97.16
97.95
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.404
1.404
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.463
1.404
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1.19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
1.19
Dan Griner
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Dan Griner
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Dan Griner
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Dan Griner
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dan Griner and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
6
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
138
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
246
289
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1707
289
Career
162 Game Avg.
219
257
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1537
257
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.237
0.237
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.237
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.638
0.638
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.638
Career
162 Game Avg.
52
61
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
260
61
Career
162 Game Avg.
39
46
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
210
46
Career
162 Game Avg.
11
13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
2
Dan Griner
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
13
15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
15
Dan Griner
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0
Dan Griner
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
21.61
25.37
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55.59
25.37
Career
162 Game Avg.
67
79
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
325
79
Career
162 Game Avg.
72
85
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
289
85
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.293
0.293
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.293
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.306
0.306
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.306
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.599
0.599
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.599
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.068
0.068
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0.068
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.208
0.208
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.208
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.53
0.53
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.53
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.364
0.364
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.364
Career
162 Game Avg.
18
21
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
80
21
Career
162 Game Avg.
16
19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
19
Career
162 Game Avg.
34
40
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
182
40
Career
162 Game Avg.
23.14
27.16
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
34.77
27.16
Dan Griner
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20
23
Career
162 Game Avg.
17
23
Dan Griner
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
76
89
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
89
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.24
3.24
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.44
3.24
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.26
0.26
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0.26
Career
162 Game Avg.
7
8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
8
Dan Griner
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Dan Griner
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2
2
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
66.67
66.67
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
66.67