Chris Hammond and Phil Niekro Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Chris Hammond 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 Chris Hammond 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.

Chris Hammond Phil Niekro
Bats Left Right
Throws Left Right
Position Starting Pitcher Starting Pitcher
Generation Gen X The Silent Generation
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for Chris Hammond and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
14
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
441
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
136
21
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
21
Career
162 Game Avg.
66
66
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
318
66
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
62
62
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
62
Career
162 Game Avg.
51.56
51.56
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
53.72
51.56
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
245
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
29
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
517
80
Career
162 Game Avg.
2012
80
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.14
4.14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.35
4.14
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.09
4.09
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.46
4.09
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.06
4.06
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
4.06
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.269
0.269
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.269
Career
162 Game Avg.
3371
520
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
520
Career
162 Game Avg.
1123.67
173.26
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
173.26
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1163
179
Career
162 Game Avg.
5044
179
Career
162 Game Avg.
9.32
9.32
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8.4
9.32
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
105
16
Career
162 Game Avg.
482
16
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.84
0.84
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.8
0.84
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.24
0.24
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.56
0.24
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
387
60
Career
162 Game Avg.
1809
60
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
32
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
86
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.1
3.1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.01
3.1
Career
162 Game Avg.
712
110
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3342
110
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.7
5.7
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.57
5.7
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.61
1.61
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.87
1.61
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.978
0.978
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.953
0.978
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
31
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
31
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
9
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
4821
743
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22677
743
Career
162 Game Avg.
67
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
572
88
Career
162 Game Avg.
2337
88
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.58
4.58
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.89
4.58
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
54
8
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
32
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
87
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
109
17
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
292
17
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.379
1.379
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.268
1.379
Career
162 Game Avg.
4317
666
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20491
666
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1.3
1.3
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.7
1.3
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.296
0.296
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.296
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
38.61
38.61
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.76
38.61

Fielding Stats for Chris Hammond and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
14
5.14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
5.14
Career
162 Game Avg.
441
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
136
49.96
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
49.96
Career
162 Game Avg.
3371
1238.33
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
1238.33
Career
162 Game Avg.
1123.67
412.78
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
412.78
Career
162 Game Avg.
48
17.63
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
386
17.63
Career
162 Game Avg.
171
62.82
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
62.82
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
16
5.88
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
5.88
Career
162 Game Avg.
235
86.33
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1301
86.33
Career
162 Game Avg.
219
80.45
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1264
80.45
Career
162 Game Avg.
93.19
93.19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.16
93.19
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.497
0.497
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.463
0.497
Career
162 Game Avg.
10
3.67
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
3.67
Chris Hammond
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Hammond and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
14
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
444
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
286
104
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1707
104
Career
162 Game Avg.
238
87
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1537
87
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.202
0.202
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.202
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.626
0.626
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.626
Career
162 Game Avg.
48
18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
260
18
Career
162 Game Avg.
36
13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
210
13
Career
162 Game Avg.
7
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
12
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.017
0.017
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0.017
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.083
0.083
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0.083
Career
162 Game Avg.
21.68
7.91
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55.59
7.91
Career
162 Game Avg.
69
25
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
325
25
Career
162 Game Avg.
76
28
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
289
28
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.266
0.266
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.266
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.29
0.29
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.29
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.556
0.556
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.556
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.088
0.088
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0.088
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.192
0.192
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.192
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.505
0.505
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.505
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.317
0.317
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.317
Career
162 Game Avg.
30
11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
80
11
Career
162 Game Avg.
14
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
40
15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
182
15
Career
162 Game Avg.
22.33
8.15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
34.77
8.15
Chris Hammond
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
28
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
17
10
Chris Hammond
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
96
35
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
35
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.98
2.98
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.44
2.98
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.29
0.29
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0.29
Career
162 Game Avg.
19
7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
7
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
1
Chris Hammond
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Chris Hammond
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Chris Hammond
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0