Jeff Heathcock and Phil Niekro Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Jeff Heathcock 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 Jeff Heathcock 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.

Jeff Heathcock Phil Niekro
Bats Right Right
Throws Right Right
Position Relief Pitcher Starting Pitcher
Generation Baby Boomers The Silent Generation
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for Jeff Heathcock and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
4
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
56
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
13
16
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
16
Career
162 Game Avg.
9
9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
318
9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
9
9
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
9
Career
162 Game Avg.
50
50
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
53.72
50
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
245
1
Jeff Heathcock
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
29
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
66
80
Career
162 Game Avg.
2012
80
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.76
3.76
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.35
3.76
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.19
3.19
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.46
3.19
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.38
4.38
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
4.38
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.246
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.246
Career
162 Game Avg.
474
576
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
576
Career
162 Game Avg.
158
191.86
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
191.86
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
146
177
Career
162 Game Avg.
5044
177
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
8.32
8.32
Career
162 Game Avg.
8.4
8.32
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
16
19
Career
162 Game Avg.
482
19
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.91
0.91
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.8
0.91
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.29
0.29
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.56
0.29
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
42
51
Career
162 Game Avg.
1809
51
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
7
9
Career
162 Game Avg.
86
9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.39
2.39
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.01
2.39
Career
162 Game Avg.
64
78
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3342
78
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.65
3.65
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.57
3.65
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.14
1.14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.87
1.14
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.671
0.671
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.953
0.671
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
4
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
4
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
654
794
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22677
794
Career
162 Game Avg.
18
22
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
22
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
79
96
Career
162 Game Avg.
2337
96
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.5
4.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.89
4.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
8
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
7
9
Career
162 Game Avg.
87
9
Career
162 Game Avg.
9
11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
292
11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1.19
1.19
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.268
1.19
Career
162 Game Avg.
593
720
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20491
720
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1.41
1.41
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.7
1.41
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.249
0.249
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.249
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.25
37.25
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
37.76
37.25

Fielding Stats for Jeff Heathcock and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
4
11.57
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
11.57
Career
162 Game Avg.
56
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
13
37.61
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
37.61
Career
162 Game Avg.
474
1371.21
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
1371.21
Career
162 Game Avg.
158
457.07
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
457.07
Career
162 Game Avg.
13
37.61
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
386
37.61
Career
162 Game Avg.
27
78.11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
78.11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2
5.79
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
5.79
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
121.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1301
121.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
40
115.71
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1264
115.71
Career
162 Game Avg.
95.24
95.24
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.16
95.24
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.714
0.714
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.463
0.714
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
5.79
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
5.79
Jeff Heathcock
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Jeff Heathcock
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Jeff Heathcock
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Jeff Heathcock
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jeff Heathcock and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
4
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
56
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
43
124
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1707
124
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
101
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1537
101
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.029
0.029
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.029
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.279
0.279
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.279
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
260
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
210
3
Jeff Heathcock
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
0
Jeff Heathcock
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Jeff Heathcock
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
0
Jeff Heathcock
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
0
Jeff Heathcock
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0
Jeff Heathcock
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0.14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55.59
0.14
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
325
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
289
14
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.116
0.116
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.116
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.029
0.029
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.029
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.145
0.145
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.145
Jeff Heathcock
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.059
0.059
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.059
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.143
0.143
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.143
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.067
0.067
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.067
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
80
3
Jeff Heathcock
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
182
3
Jeff Heathcock
Career
162 Game Avg.
-1.98
-5.71
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
34.77
-5.71
Jeff Heathcock
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
12
Jeff Heathcock
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
20
58
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
58
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.15
2.15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.44
2.15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.2
0.2
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0.2
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
12
Jeff Heathcock
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
3
Jeff Heathcock
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Jeff Heathcock
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Jeff Heathcock
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Jeff Heathcock
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0