Matt Harvey and Phil Niekro Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Matt Harvey 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 Matt Harvey 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.

Matt Harvey 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 Matt Harvey and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
9
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
180
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
172
65
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
65
Career
162 Game Avg.
50
50
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
318
50
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
66
66
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
66
Career
162 Game Avg.
43.1
43.1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
53.72
43.1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
245
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
0
Matt Harvey
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
29
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
475
179
Career
162 Game Avg.
2012
179
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.42
4.42
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.35
4.42
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.94
3.94
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.46
3.94
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.83
3.83
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
3.83
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.26
0.26
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.26
Career
162 Game Avg.
2899
1095
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
1095
Career
162 Game Avg.
966.33
365.06
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
365.06
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
969
366
Career
162 Game Avg.
5044
366
Career
162 Game Avg.
9.02
9.02
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8.4
9.02
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
124
47
Career
162 Game Avg.
482
47
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.15
1.15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.8
1.15
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.69
0.69
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.56
0.69
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
274
104
Career
162 Game Avg.
1809
104
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
10
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
86
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.55
2.55
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.01
2.55
Career
162 Game Avg.
867
328
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3342
328
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8.07
8.07
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.57
8.07
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4.82
4.82
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.87
4.82
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.181
1.181
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.953
1.181
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
27
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
33
12
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
4099
1549
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22677
1549
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
498
188
Career
162 Game Avg.
2337
188
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.64
4.64
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.89
4.64
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
32
12
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
26
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
87
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
68
26
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
292
26
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.286
1.286
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.268
1.286
Career
162 Game Avg.
3734
1411
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20491
1411
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.77
2.77
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.7
2.77
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.297
0.297
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.297
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
38.18
38.18
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.76
38.18

Fielding Stats for Matt Harvey and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
9
8.1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
8.1
Career
162 Game Avg.
180
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
172
154.8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
154.8
Career
162 Game Avg.
2899
2609.1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
2609.1
Career
162 Game Avg.
966.33
869.7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
869.7
Career
162 Game Avg.
53
47.7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
386
47.7
Career
162 Game Avg.
115
103.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
103.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
7
6.3
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
6.3
Career
162 Game Avg.
175
157.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1301
157.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
168
151.2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1264
151.2
Career
162 Game Avg.
96
96
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.16
96
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.933
0.933
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.463
0.933
Career
162 Game Avg.
7
6.3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
6.3
Matt Harvey
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
15
13.5
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0
13.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2
1.8
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
1.8

Hitting Stats for Matt Harvey and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
9
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
181
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
275
246
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1707
246
Career
162 Game Avg.
255
228
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1537
228
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.106
0.106
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.106
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.313
0.313
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.313
Career
162 Game Avg.
27
24
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
260
24
Career
162 Game Avg.
19
17
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
210
17
Career
162 Game Avg.
7
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
6
Matt Harvey
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
8
7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
7
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.004
0.004
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0.004
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.037
0.037
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0.037
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
3.58
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55.59
3.58
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
33
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
325
33
Career
162 Game Avg.
31
28
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
289
28
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.113
0.113
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.113
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.145
0.145
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.145
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.258
0.258
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.258
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.039
0.039
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0.039
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.087
0.087
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.087
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.172
0.172
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.172
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.178
0.178
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.178
Career
162 Game Avg.
8
7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
80
7
Career
162 Game Avg.
14
13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
13
Career
162 Game Avg.
21
19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
182
19
Matt Harvey
Career
162 Game Avg.
-8.39
-7.51
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
34.77
-7.51
Matt Harvey
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
4
Matt Harvey
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
108
97
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
97
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.55
2.55
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.44
2.55
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.04
0.04
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0.04
Career
162 Game Avg.
16
14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
14
Matt Harvey
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
10
9
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
9
Matt Harvey
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Matt Harvey
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Matt Harvey
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0