David Howard and Phil Niekro Comparison

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David Howard Phil Niekro
Bats Switch Right
Throws Right Right
Position Shortstop Starting Pitcher
Generation Gen X The Silent Generation
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for David Howard and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
68
David Howard
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
0
David Howard
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
318
0
David Howard
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
0
David Howard
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
53.72
0
David Howard
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
245
0
David Howard
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
0
David Howard
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
29
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
2012
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.5
4.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.35
4.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
12.65
12.65
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.46
12.65
Career
162 Game Avg.
10.5
10.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
10.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.286
0.286
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.286
Career
162 Game Avg.
6
408
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
408
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
136
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
136
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2
136
Career
162 Game Avg.
5044
136
Career
162 Game Avg.
9
9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8.4
9
David Howard
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
482
0
David Howard
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.8
0
David Howard
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.56
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
5
340
Career
162 Game Avg.
1809
340
David Howard
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
86
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
22.5
22.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.01
22.5
David Howard
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3342
0
David Howard
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.57
0
David Howard
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.87
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.5
2.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.953
2.5
David Howard
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
0
David Howard
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
0
David Howard
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
12
816
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22677
816
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
2337
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.5
4.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.89
4.5
David Howard
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
0
David Howard
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
87
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
292
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.5
3.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.268
3.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
7
476
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20491
476
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.7
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.286
0.286
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.286
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
54
54
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.76
54

Fielding Stats for David Howard and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
9
2.3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
2.3
Career
162 Game Avg.
635
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
461
117.61
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
117.61
Career
162 Game Avg.
12810
3268.06
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
3268.06
Career
162 Game Avg.
4270
1089.35
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
1089.35
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
882
225.01
Career
162 Game Avg.
386
225.01
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1397
356.4
Career
162 Game Avg.
878
356.4
Career
162 Game Avg.
51
13.01
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
37
13.01
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2330
594.43
Career
162 Game Avg.
1301
594.43
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2279
581.41
Career
162 Game Avg.
1264
581.41
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.81
97.81
Career
162 Game Avg.
97.16
97.81
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.589
3.589
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.463
3.589
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
313
79.85
Career
162 Game Avg.
83
79.85
David Howard
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
David Howard
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
David Howard
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
David Howard
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for David Howard and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
9
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
645
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1795
451
Career
162 Game Avg.
1707
451
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1583
398
Career
162 Game Avg.
1537
398
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.229
0.229
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.229
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.631
0.631
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.631
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
362
91
Career
162 Game Avg.
260
91
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
280
70
Career
162 Game Avg.
210
70
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
57
14
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
14
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
11
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
7
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
82
21
Career
162 Game Avg.
50
21
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.007
0.007
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0.007
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.03
0.03
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0.03
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
145.3
36.49
Career
162 Game Avg.
55.59
36.49
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
480
121
Career
162 Game Avg.
325
121
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
508
128
Career
162 Game Avg.
289
128
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.283
0.283
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.283
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.303
0.303
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.303
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.586
0.586
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.586
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.075
0.075
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0.075
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.203
0.203
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.203
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.515
0.515
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.515
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.275
0.275
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.275
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
169
42
Career
162 Game Avg.
80
42
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
148
37
Career
162 Game Avg.
109
37
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
306
77
Career
162 Game Avg.
182
77
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
154.27
38.75
Career
162 Game Avg.
34.77
38.75
Career
162 Game Avg.
9
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
137
34
Career
162 Game Avg.
17
34
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
2
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
311
78
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
78
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.77
5.77
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.44
5.77
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.44
0.44
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0.44
Career
162 Game Avg.
51
13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
15
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
12
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
21
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
23
6
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
19
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
11
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
54.76
54.76
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
54.76