Jay Hughes and Phil Niekro Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Jay Hughes 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 Jay Hughes 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.

Jay Hughes Phil Niekro
Bats Right Right
Throws Right Right
Position Relief Pitcher Starting Pitcher
Generation Pre-Generational The Silent Generation
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for Jay Hughes and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
4
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
134
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
128
65
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
65
Career
162 Game Avg.
83
83
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
318
83
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
40
40
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
40
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
67.48
67.48
Career
162 Game Avg.
53.72
67.48
Career
162 Game Avg.
111
56
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
245
56
Career
162 Game Avg.
8
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
4
Jay Hughes
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
29
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
365
185
Career
162 Game Avg.
2012
185
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.02
3.02
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.35
3.02
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.09
3.09
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.46
3.09
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.7
3.7
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
3.7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.244
0.244
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.244
Career
162 Game Avg.
3264
1656
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
1656
Career
162 Game Avg.
1088
552.12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
552.12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1004
509
Career
162 Game Avg.
5044
509
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
8.31
8.31
Career
162 Game Avg.
8.4
8.31
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
16
8
Career
162 Game Avg.
482
8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.13
0.13
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.8
0.13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.12
0.12
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.56
0.12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
375
190
Career
162 Game Avg.
1809
190
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
86
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.1
3.1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.01
3.1
Career
162 Game Avg.
363
184
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3342
184
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.57
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.71
2.71
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.87
2.71
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.678
0.678
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.953
0.678
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
33
17
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
17
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
53
27
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
27
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
4539
2303
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22677
2303
Career
162 Game Avg.
6
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
515
261
Career
162 Game Avg.
2337
261
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.26
4.26
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.89
4.26
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
87
0
Jay Hughes
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
292
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1.267
1.267
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.268
1.267
Career
162 Game Avg.
4111
2086
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20491
2086
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.84
3.84
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.7
3.84
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.264
0.264
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.264
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.55
37.55
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
37.76
37.55

Fielding Stats for Jay Hughes and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
4
4.32
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
4.32
Career
162 Game Avg.
150
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Jay Hughes
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
3576
3862.08
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
3862.08
Career
162 Game Avg.
1192
1287.36
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
1287.36
Career
162 Game Avg.
107
115.56
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
386
115.56
Career
162 Game Avg.
290
313.2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
313.2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
29
31.32
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
31.32
Career
162 Game Avg.
426
460.08
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1301
460.08
Career
162 Game Avg.
397
428.76
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1264
428.76
Career
162 Game Avg.
93.19
93.19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.16
93.19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.647
2.647
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.463
2.647
Career
162 Game Avg.
16
17.28
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
17.28
Jay Hughes
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Jay Hughes
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Jay Hughes
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Jay Hughes
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jay Hughes and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
4
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
149
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
504
548
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1707
548
Career
162 Game Avg.
452
491
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1537
491
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.219
0.219
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.219
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.627
0.627
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.627
Career
162 Game Avg.
99
108
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
260
108
Career
162 Game Avg.
70
76
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
210
76
Career
162 Game Avg.
17
18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
9
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
29
32
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
32
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
Career
162 Game Avg.
44.14
47.99
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55.59
47.99
Career
162 Game Avg.
143
155
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
325
155
Career
162 Game Avg.
140
152
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
289
152
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.278
0.278
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.278
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.316
0.316
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.316
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.594
0.594
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.594
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.097
0.097
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0.097
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.204
0.204
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.204
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.527
0.527
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.527
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.257
0.257
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.257
Career
162 Game Avg.
67
73
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
80
73
Career
162 Game Avg.
55
60
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
60
Career
162 Game Avg.
119
129
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
182
129
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
46.8
50.88
Career
162 Game Avg.
34.77
50.88
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
39
42
Career
162 Game Avg.
17
42
Jay Hughes
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
76
83
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
83
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6.63
6.63
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.44
6.63
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.51
0.51
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0.51
Career
162 Game Avg.
11
12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
12
Jay Hughes
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2
2
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
2
Jay Hughes
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
100
100
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
100