Rich Hill and Phil Niekro Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Rich Hill 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 Rich Hill 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.

Rich Hill 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 Rich Hill and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
18
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
350
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
221
43
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
43
Career
162 Game Avg.
82
82
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
318
82
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
59
59
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
59
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
58.16
58.16
Career
162 Game Avg.
53.72
58.16
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
245
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
0
Rich Hill
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
29
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
538
105
Career
162 Game Avg.
2012
105
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.85
3.85
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.35
3.85
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.51
3.51
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.46
3.51
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.83
3.83
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
3.83
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.228
0.228
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.228
Career
162 Game Avg.
3777
734
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
734
Career
162 Game Avg.
1259
244.61
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
244.61
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1065
207
Career
162 Game Avg.
5044
207
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
7.61
7.61
Career
162 Game Avg.
8.4
7.61
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
151
29
Career
162 Game Avg.
482
29
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.08
1.08
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.8
1.08
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.43
0.43
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.56
0.43
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
482
94
Career
162 Game Avg.
1809
94
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
21
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
86
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.45
3.45
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.01
3.45
Career
162 Game Avg.
1294
251
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3342
251
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
9.25
9.25
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.57
9.25
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.7
3.7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.87
3.7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.411
1.411
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.953
1.411
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
22
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
73
14
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
8
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
5279
1026
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22677
1026
Career
162 Game Avg.
13
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
574
112
Career
162 Game Avg.
2337
112
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.1
4.1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.89
4.1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
37
7
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
26
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
87
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
87
17
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
292
17
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1.229
1.229
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.268
1.229
Career
162 Game Avg.
4661
906
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20491
906
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1.64
1.64
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.7
1.64
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.274
0.274
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.274
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.74
37.74
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
37.76
37.74

Fielding Stats for Rich Hill and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
17
8.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
8.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
324
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
195
97.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
97.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
3404
1702
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
1702
Career
162 Game Avg.
1134.67
567.33
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
567.33
Career
162 Game Avg.
28
14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
386
14
Career
162 Game Avg.
119
59.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
59.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
14
7
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
7
Career
162 Game Avg.
161
80.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1301
80.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
147
73.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1264
73.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
91.3
91.3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.16
91.3
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.454
0.454
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.463
0.454
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
1.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
1.5
Rich Hill
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
9
4.5
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0
4.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5
2.5
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
2.5

Hitting Stats for Rich Hill and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
18
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
351
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
126
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1707
126
Career
162 Game Avg.
256
118
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1537
118
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.113
0.113
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.113
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.305
0.305
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.305
Career
162 Game Avg.
29
13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
260
13
Career
162 Game Avg.
24
11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
210
11
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
2
Rich Hill
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Rich Hill
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
2
Rich Hill
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0
Rich Hill
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.89
1.79
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55.59
1.79
Career
162 Game Avg.
34
16
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
325
16
Career
162 Game Avg.
34
16
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
289
16
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.124
0.124
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.124
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.133
0.133
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.133
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.257
0.257
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.257
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.02
0.02
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0.02
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.089
0.089
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.089
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.169
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.169
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.199
0.199
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.199
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
80
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
13
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
17
8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
182
8
Rich Hill
Career
162 Game Avg.
-5.73
-2.64
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
34.77
-2.64
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
1
Rich Hill
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
111
51
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
51
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.47
2.47
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.44
2.47
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.03
0.03
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0.03
Career
162 Game Avg.
12
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
4
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
2
Rich Hill
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Rich Hill
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Rich Hill
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0