Rick Honeycutt and Phil Niekro Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Rick Honeycutt 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 Rick Honeycutt 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.

Rick Honeycutt Phil Niekro
Bats Left Right
Throws Left Right
Position Starting Pitcher Starting Pitcher
Generation Baby Boomers The Silent Generation
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for Rick Honeycutt and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
21
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
797
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
268
23
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
23
Career
162 Game Avg.
109
109
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
318
109
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
143
143
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
143
Career
162 Game Avg.
43.25
43.25
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
53.72
43.25
Career
162 Game Avg.
47
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
245
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
11
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
38
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
29
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
893
76
Career
162 Game Avg.
2012
76
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.72
3.72
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.35
3.72
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.71
3.71
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.46
3.71
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.13
4.13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
4.13
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.264
0.264
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.264
Career
162 Game Avg.
6480
553
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
553
Career
162 Game Avg.
2160
184.29
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
184.29
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2183
186
Career
162 Game Avg.
5044
186
Career
162 Game Avg.
9.1
9.1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8.4
9.1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
185
16
Career
162 Game Avg.
482
16
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.77
0.77
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.8
0.77
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.23
0.23
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.56
0.23
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
657
56
Career
162 Game Avg.
1809
56
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
81
7
Career
162 Game Avg.
86
7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.74
2.74
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.01
2.74
Career
162 Game Avg.
1038
89
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3342
89
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.33
4.33
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.57
4.33
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.3
1.3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.87
1.3
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.785
0.785
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.953
0.785
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
45
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
50
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
23
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
9141
780
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22677
780
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
118
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
83
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1034
88
Career
162 Game Avg.
2337
88
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.31
4.31
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.89
4.31
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
99
8
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
73
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
87
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
235
20
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
292
20
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.315
1.315
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.268
1.315
Career
162 Game Avg.
8262
705
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20491
705
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1.3
1.3
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.7
1.3
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.279
0.279
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.279
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
38.09
38.09
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.76
38.09

Fielding Stats for Rick Honeycutt and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
21
4.27
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
4.27
Career
162 Game Avg.
797
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
268
54.47
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
54.47
Career
162 Game Avg.
6480
1317.14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
1317.14
Career
162 Game Avg.
2160
439.05
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
439.05
Career
162 Game Avg.
99
20.12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
386
20.12
Career
162 Game Avg.
428
87
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
87
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
32
6.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
6.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
559
113.62
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1301
113.62
Career
162 Game Avg.
527
107.12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1264
107.12
Career
162 Game Avg.
94.28
94.28
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.16
94.28
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.661
0.661
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.463
0.661
Career
162 Game Avg.
21
4.27
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
4.27
Rick Honeycutt
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Rick Honeycutt
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Rick Honeycutt
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Rick Honeycutt
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Honeycutt and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
21
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
801
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
228
46
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1707
46
Career
162 Game Avg.
182
37
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1537
37
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.132
0.132
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.132
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.469
0.469
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.469
Career
162 Game Avg.
24
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
260
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
21
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
210
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
1
Rick Honeycutt
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Rick Honeycutt
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
1
Rick Honeycutt
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0
Rick Honeycutt
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
6.01
1.22
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55.59
1.22
Career
162 Game Avg.
27
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
325
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
289
8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.184
0.184
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.184
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.148
0.148
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.148
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.333
0.333
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.333
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.016
0.016
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0.016
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.12
0.12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.288
0.288
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.288
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.174
0.174
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.174
Career
162 Game Avg.
13
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
80
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
9
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
22
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
182
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.57
0.92
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
34.77
0.92
Rick Honeycutt
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
18
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
17
4
Rick Honeycutt
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
44
9
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
9
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.18
5.18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.44
5.18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.41
0.41
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0.41
Career
162 Game Avg.
28
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
6
Rick Honeycutt
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Rick Honeycutt
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
100
100
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
100