Orlando Hernandez and Phil Niekro Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Orlando Hernandez 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 Orlando Hernandez 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.

Orlando Hernandez Phil Niekro
Bats Right Right
Throws Right Right
Position Starting Pitcher Starting Pitcher
Generation Baby Boomers The Silent Generation
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for Orlando Hernandez and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
9
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
219
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
211
66
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
66
Career
162 Game Avg.
90
90
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
318
90
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
65
65
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
65
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
58.06
58.06
Career
162 Game Avg.
53.72
58.06
Career
162 Game Avg.
9
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
245
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
29
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
604
188
Career
162 Game Avg.
2012
188
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.13
4.13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.35
4.13
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.79
3.79
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.46
3.79
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.34
4.34
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
4.34
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.239
0.239
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.239
Career
162 Game Avg.
3944
1225
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
1225
Career
162 Game Avg.
1314.67
408.21
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
408.21
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1181
367
Career
162 Game Avg.
5044
367
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
8.08
8.08
Career
162 Game Avg.
8.4
8.08
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
177
55
Career
162 Game Avg.
482
55
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.21
1.21
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.8
1.21
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.81
0.81
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.56
0.81
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
479
149
Career
162 Game Avg.
1809
149
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
18
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
86
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.28
3.28
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.01
3.28
Career
162 Game Avg.
1086
337
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3342
337
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7.43
7.43
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.57
7.43
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4.96
4.96
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.87
4.96
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.19
1.19
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.953
1.19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
27
8
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
67
21
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
21
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
7
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
5558
1726
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22677
1726
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
641
199
Career
162 Game Avg.
2337
199
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.39
4.39
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.89
4.39
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
31
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
42
13
Career
162 Game Avg.
87
13
Career
162 Game Avg.
62
19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
292
19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1.263
1.263
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.268
1.263
Career
162 Game Avg.
4939
1534
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20491
1534
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.93
2.93
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.7
2.93
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.263
0.263
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.263
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
38.05
38.05
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.76
38.05

Fielding Stats for Orlando Hernandez and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
9
6.66
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
6.66
Career
162 Game Avg.
219
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
211
156.08
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
156.08
Career
162 Game Avg.
3944
2917.48
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
2917.48
Career
162 Game Avg.
1314.67
972.49
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
972.49
Career
162 Game Avg.
101
74.71
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
386
74.71
Career
162 Game Avg.
171
126.49
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
126.49
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
4
2.96
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
2.96
Career
162 Game Avg.
276
204.16
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1301
204.16
Career
162 Game Avg.
272
201.21
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1264
201.21
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
98.55
98.55
Career
162 Game Avg.
97.16
98.55
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.242
1.242
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.463
1.242
Career
162 Game Avg.
17
12.58
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
12.58
Orlando Hernandez
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Orlando Hernandez
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Orlando Hernandez
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Orlando Hernandez
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Orlando Hernandez and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
9
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
220
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
132
97
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1707
97
Career
162 Game Avg.
116
85
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1537
85
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.155
0.155
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.155
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.455
0.455
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.455
Career
162 Game Avg.
18
13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
260
13
Career
162 Game Avg.
14
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
210
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Orlando Hernandez
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
3
Orlando Hernandez
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0
Orlando Hernandez
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.06
2.99
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55.59
2.99
Career
162 Game Avg.
23
17
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
325
17
Career
162 Game Avg.
19
14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
289
14
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.144
0.144
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.144
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.198
0.198
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.198
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.342
0.342
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.342
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.043
0.043
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0.043
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.114
0.114
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.114
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.276
0.276
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.276
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.24
0.24
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.24
Career
162 Game Avg.
6
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
80
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
11
8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
182
8
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.49
1.83
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
34.77
1.83
Orlando Hernandez
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
1
Orlando Hernandez
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
41
30
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
30
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.22
3.22
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.44
3.22
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.02
0.02
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0.02
Career
162 Game Avg.
15
11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
11
Orlando Hernandez
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Orlando Hernandez
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3
2
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
2
Orlando Hernandez
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
100
100
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
100