Xavier Hernandez and Phil Niekro Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Xavier 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 Xavier 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.

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

Pitching Stats for Xavier Hernandez and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
10
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
463
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
7
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
40
40
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
318
40
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
35
35
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
35
Career
162 Game Avg.
53.33
53.33
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
53.72
53.33
Xavier Hernandez
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
245
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
35
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
29
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
291
43
Career
162 Game Avg.
2012
43
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.9
3.9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.35
3.9
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.65
3.65
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.46
3.65
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.9
3.9
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
3.9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.244
0.244
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.244
Career
162 Game Avg.
2013
296
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
296
Career
162 Game Avg.
671
98.55
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
98.55
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
621
91
Career
162 Game Avg.
5044
91
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
8.33
8.33
Career
162 Game Avg.
8.4
8.33
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
67
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
482
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.9
0.9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.8
0.9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.14
0.14
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.56
0.14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
266
39
Career
162 Game Avg.
1809
39
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
36
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
86
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.57
3.57
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.01
3.57
Career
162 Game Avg.
562
83
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3342
83
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7.54
7.54
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.57
7.54
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.21
1.21
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.87
1.21
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.234
1.234
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.953
1.234
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
46
7
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
20
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
3
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
2879
423
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22677
423
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
169
25
Career
162 Game Avg.
83
25
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
324
48
Career
162 Game Avg.
2337
48
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.35
4.35
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.89
4.35
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
28
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
22
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
87
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
48
7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
292
7
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.322
1.322
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.268
1.322
Career
162 Game Avg.
2543
373
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20491
373
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.7
0.7
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.7
0.7
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.283
0.283
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.283
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
38.62
38.62
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.76
38.62

Fielding Stats for Xavier Hernandez and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
10
3.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
3.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
463
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
7
2.45
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
2.45
Career
162 Game Avg.
2013
704.33
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
704.33
Career
162 Game Avg.
671
234.78
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
234.78
Career
162 Game Avg.
40
14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
386
14
Career
162 Game Avg.
64
22.39
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
22.39
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2
0.7
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
0.7
Career
162 Game Avg.
106
37.09
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1301
37.09
Career
162 Game Avg.
104
36.39
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1264
36.39
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
98.11
98.11
Career
162 Game Avg.
97.16
98.11
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.225
0.225
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.463
0.225
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
1.4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
1.4
Xavier Hernandez
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Xavier Hernandez and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
10
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
464
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
43
15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1707
15
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1537
13
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0.027
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.027
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.209
0.209
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.209
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
260
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
210
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.01
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55.59
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
325
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
289
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.07
0.07
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.07
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0.027
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.027
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.097
0.097
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.097
Xavier Hernandez
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.038
0.038
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.038
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.081
0.081
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.081
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.059
0.059
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.059
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
80
1
Xavier Hernandez
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
182
1
Xavier Hernandez
Career
162 Game Avg.
-2.82
-0.98
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
34.77
-0.98
Xavier Hernandez
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
1
Xavier Hernandez
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
20
7
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
7
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.15
2.15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.44
2.15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.1
0.1
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0.1
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
1
Xavier Hernandez
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0